1951 South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football team
American college football season
| 1951 South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football | |
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SDIC champion | |
| Conference | South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference |
| Record | 8–0 (6–0 SDIC) |
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| Home stadium | O'Harra Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota Mines $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern State | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Black Hills | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Huron | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yankton | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| General Beadle | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sioux Falls | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dakota Wesleyan | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football team was an American football team that represented the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology as a member of the South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference (SDIC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by Marvin Lewellyn in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Hardrockers compiled a perfect overall record of 8–0 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the SDIC title. They held opponents to seven or fewer points in seven games, including four shutouts, and outscored all opponents by a total of 158 to 34.[1] Right halfback Doug Blackwell and center Ralph Teslow were selected as the team's co-captains.[2] The team played its home games at O'Harra Stadium in Rapid City, South Dakota.
The 1951 team was inducted as a group in 2006 into the South Dakota Mines Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Huron | Huron, SD | W 19–0 | [4] | ||
| September 28 | Dakota Wesleyan | W 32–6 | [5][6] | |||
| October 5 | Southern State |
| W 22–7 | [7][8] | ||
| October 12 | 8:00 p.m. | Valley City State* |
| W 19–14 | [9][10] | |
| October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at General Beadle | Madison, SD | W 14–0 | [11][12] | |
| October 26 | 8:00 p.m. | Sioux Falls |
| W 26–0 | [13][14] | |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | at Dickinson State* | Dickinson, ND | W 6–0 | [15][16] | |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Black Hills |
| W 20–7 | 4,000 | [17][18] |
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References
- ^ "1951 Football Schedule". South Dakkota Mines Hardrockers. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Blackwell, Teslow Elected Co-Captains Of Hardrockers". Rapid City Journal. November 16, 1951. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1951 Hardrockers Football Team". South Dakota Mines Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "'Rockers Stop Huron". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. September 22, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "Two Changes Made As Miners Open Tonight". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. September 28, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Rockers Rock DWU Bengals For 2nd Win". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. September 29, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Weather Might Play Part In Mines-Pointers Tilt Tonight". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. October 5, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Taut Defense, "Nickle-Dime' Offense Wins For 'Rockers". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. October 6, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Mines Seek Fourth In Row; Host Valley City Tonight". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. October 12, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Miners Stave Off Late VCTC Bid For Fourth Win, 19-14". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. October 13, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Miners Seek Fifth Straight Victory At Beadle Saturday". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. October 19, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Mines Trips Beadle, 14-0". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. October 21, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Miners Eye Sixth Straight Win Here Tonight; Meet Sioux Falls". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. October 26, 1951. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Miners Explode In Fourth Quarter; Thump Braves". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. October 27, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Rapid City, Mines Games Postponed". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. November 2, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Miners Keep Unmarred Record; Trip Savages". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. November 4, 1951. p. 9. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hockstedler, Bill (November 11, 1951). "Winner Takes All In Mines-'Jacket Tilt Here Monday". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. p. 9. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hockstedler, Bill (November 13, 1951). "'Rockers Rock 'Jackets 20-7, For SDIC Crown". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. p. 12. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Year-By-Year". South Dakota School of Mines Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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