1951 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1951 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	4–5 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach	Arthur Morton (3rd season)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1951 Southeastern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Georgia Tech +	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	1
No. 1 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
LSU	4	–	2	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	4	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 15 Kentucky	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Auburn	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Alabama	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Florida	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Tulane	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1951 college football season. Head coach Arthur Morton was fired after his third consecutive losing season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22	Arkansas State*	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 32–0
September 29	at No. 1 Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, Tennessee	L 0–14
October 6	No. 13 Georgia	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi	W 6–0
October 13	at Kentucky	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 0–27
October 27	Alabama	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi (rivalry)	L 0–7
November 3	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans	W 10–7
November 10	at Memphis State*	Crump Stadium Memphis, Tennessee	W 27–20
November 17	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (rivalry)	L 0–3
December 1	Ole Miss	Scott Field Starkville, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	L 7–49
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game