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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
Home stadiumBuccaneer Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 South Texas Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Del Mar $ 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Wharton 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Victoria 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

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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 3Whartondagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming

References

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  1. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Rangers Punch Out 14-7 Triumph Over Stubborn Del Mar Vikings". The Kilgore News Herald. September 21, 1951. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Emil Tagliabue (September 21, 1951). "Vikings Fall, 14-7, Before Powerful Kilgore Rangers". Corpus Christi Caller. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vikings Throttle Lutherans, 58-6". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1951. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Penalty-Laden Vikings Rip Schreiner, 41-13". Corpus Christi Caller. October 6, 1951. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Roy Swann (October 13, 1951). "Viking Scoring Spree Routs Owlets, 46-13". Corpus Christi Caller. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vikings Score Fourth Victory In Row, 40-14". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 21, 1951. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Del Mar Blasts Wharton, 33-7". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 5, 1951. pp. 1D, 2D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vikings Breeze To 72-13 Victory Over Wranglers". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 11, 1951. pp. 1D, 2D.
  10. ^ Louis Anderson (November 18, 1951). "Vikings Trample Over UofH Reserves, 52-14". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bowl Bound Vikings Make STC Title Sweep". The Victoria Advocate. November 23, 1951. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Vikings Wreck 'Cats In Memorial Bowl". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. December 9, 1951. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
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