1951 Maryland State Hawks football team

1951 Maryland State Hawks football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–1
Head coach	Vernon McCain (3rd season)

1951 Southern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Virginia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Maryland State			–					7	–	1	–	0
Arkansas State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Stetson			–					8	–	1	–	2
Florida State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Northeast Louisiana State			–					6	–	2	–	0
Texas Southern			–					7	–	3	–	1
Miami (FL)			–					8	–	3	–	0
Tampa			–					7	–	3	–	1
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	0
Memphis State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Sewanee			–					5	–	3	–	0
McNeese State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Louisville			–					5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					6	–	5	–	0
Grambling			–					4	–	5	–	1
Navy			–					2	–	6	–	1
Delta State			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Maryland State Hawks football team was an American football team that represented Maryland State College (now known as University of Maryland Eastern Shore) during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Vernon McCain, the team compiled an 8–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 57.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
	Shaw		W 40–0
September 28	at Grambling	Grambling, LA	W 7–6
September 29	at Central State	Wilberforce, OH	W 7–6
October 6	Brooklyn	Princess Anne, MD	W 52–0
October 13	at Hampton	Armstrong Field Hampton, VA	L 0–20
	NAAS Chincoteague		W 43–6
November 3	at Delaware State	Dover, DE	W 18–6
November 10	Wilkes	Princess Anne, MD	W 26–7
November 17	Virginia Union	Princess Anne, MD	W 40–6