1951 Troy State Red Wave football team

American college football season

1951 Troy State Red Wave football
Conference	Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record	2–7 (0–3 AIC)
Head coach	Jim Grantham (1st season)
Home stadium	Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1950 1952 →

The 1951 Troy State Red Wave football team represented Troy State Teachers College (now known as Troy University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Grantham, the Red Wave compiled an overall record of 2–7, with a mark of 0–3 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 29	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–40	8,459
October 6	Southwestern Louisiana*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 7–44
October 13	Jacksonville State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (rivalry)	L 7–13
October 20	Arkansas State*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 0–39
October 27	Florence State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	L 6–39
November 2	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	L 0–71
November 10	at Austin Peay*	Municipal Stadium Clarksville, TN	W 20–13
November 17	at Livingston State	McConnell Field Livingston, AL	L 7–13
November 22	Miami Air Base*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	W 33–13
*Non-conference game

"FSU Seminoles beat Troy State 34 to 0". Pensacola News Journal. September 30, 1951. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bulldogs romp over Troy State 44–7". The Daily Advertiser. October 7, 1951. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Passes give Jacksonville 13–7 win over highly-touted Troy". The Anniston Star. October 14, 1951. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Arkansas State swamps Wave". The Troy Messenger. October 22, 1951. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Florence wallops Troy State, 39–6". The Huntsville Times. October 28, 1951. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bogalusa boys account for 4 TD's as Lions win 71–0". Bogalusa Bulletin. November 4, 1951. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Govs lose 20 to 13". Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. November 12, 1951. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wave bows to Livingston, 13–7". The Troy Messenger. November 18, 1951. Retrieved November 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Troy rips Miami Air Station, 33–13". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1951. Retrieved November 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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