1951 Del Mar Vikings football team

The 1951 Del Mar Vikings football team represented Del Mar College of Corpus Christi, Texas, as a member of the South Texas Conference (STC) during the 1951 junior college football season. Led by head coach Ed Kelley, the Vikings compiled a 9–1 record (2–0 against conference opponents), won the STC championship, and defeated Pearl River in the 1951 Memorial Bowl. Del Mar was ranked at No. 88 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings. It was the highest ranked junior college team.[1]

1951 Del Mar Vikings football
STC champion
Memorial Bowl champion
Memorial Bowl, W 33–6 vs. Pearl River
ConferenceSouth Texas Conference
Record9–1 (2–0 STC)
Head coach
  • Ed Kelley
Home stadiumBuccaneer Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 South Texas Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Del Mar $200910
Wharton110631
Victoria020270
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Kilgore*Kilgore, TXL 7–14[2][3]
September 29Texas Lutheran*
  • Buccaneer Stadium
  • Corpus Christi, TX
W 58–61,500[4]
October 5at Schreiner*Kerrville, TXW 41–13[5]
October 12Rice Owlets*Houston, TXW 46–13[6]
October 20Ranger*Corpus Christi, TXW 40–14[7]
November 3Wharton
  • Buccaneer Stadium
  • Corpus Christi, TX
W 33–75,000[8]
November 10Cisco*
  • Buccaneer Stadium
  • Corpus Christi, TX
W 72–13500[9]
November 17Houston "B" team*
  • Buccaneer Stadium
  • Corpus Christi, TX
W 52–15500[10]
November 22at Victoria
W 24–0[11]
December 8at Pearl River*Jackson, MS (Memorial Bowl)W 33–612,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References