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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]
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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1951 South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football | |
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SDIC champion | |
Conference | South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference |
Record | 8–0 (6–0 SDIC) |
Head coach |
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Captains |
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Home stadium | O'Harra Stadium |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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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