1951 Northwestern Wildcats football team explained

Year:	1951
Team:	Northwestern Wildcats
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Record:	5–4
Conf Record:	2–4
Head Coach:	Bob Voigts
Hc Year:	5th
Mvp:	John Steeb
Captain:	Don MacRae^[1]

The 1951 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1951 Big Ten Conference football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4 record (2–4 in Big Ten, sixth), and were outscored 124 to 112.^[2]

Against Navy on October 20, Charlie Hren rushed for 218 yards to set a school record.^[3] It stood for 18 years, until Mike Adamle shattered it with 316 yards against Wisconsin in 1969.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Year-by-Year Results. 2007. 147. PDF. https://web.archive.org/web/20190316165052/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nw/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/nu-mg-07-history.pdf. March 16, 2019. live. March 14, 2019.
2. Web site: Northwestern Yearly Results (1950-1954). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. August 7, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905175057/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/n/northwestern/1950-1954_yearly_results.php. dead.
3. News: Northwestern downs an erring Navy, 16 to 7 . Milwaukee Journal . Lynch . R.G. . October 21, 1951 . 1, sports.
4. News: Northwestern 'runs' . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . October 19, 1969 . 2B.
5. News: Adamle's 316 leads N'western . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . October 19, 1969 . 8, sports.