1951 South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football team

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.

1951 South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football
SDIC champion
ConferenceSouth Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Record8–0 (6–0 SDIC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Doug Blackwell
  • Ralph Teslow
Home stadiumO'Harra Stadium
1951 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
South Dakota Mines $ 6 –0 –08 –0 –0
Southern State 6 –1 –06 –1 –1
Black Hills 3 –1 –06 –2 –0
Northern State 3 –2 –04 –4 –0
Huron 3 –3 –05 –3 –0
Yankton 3 –3 –03 –4 –0
General Beadle 1 –4 –01 –5 –0
Sioux Falls 0 –5 –00 –7 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 0 –6 –00 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 team was inducted as a group in 2006 into the South Dakota Mines Athletic Hall of Fame.[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at HuronHuron, SDW 19–0[4]
September 28Dakota Wesleyan
W 32–6[5][6]
October 5Southern State
  • O'Harra Stadium
  • Rapid City, SD
W 22–7[7][8]
October 128:00 p.m.Valley City State*
  • O'Harra Stadium
  • Rapid City, SD
W 19–14[9][10]
October 201:00 p.m.at General BeadleMadison, SDW 14–0[11][12]
October 268:00 p.m.Sioux Falls
  • O'Harra Stadium
  • Rapid City, SD
W 26–0[13][14]
November 32:30 p.m.at Dickinson State*Dickinson, NDW 6–0[15][16]
November 122:00 p.m.Black Hills
  • O'Harra Stadium
  • Rapid City, SD (rivalry)
W 20–74,000[17][18]

[19]

References
  1. "1951 Football Schedule". South Dakkota Mines Hardrockers. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. "Blackwell, Teslow Elected Co-Captains Of Hardrockers". Rapid City Journal. November 16, 1951. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1951 Hardrockers Football Team". South Dakota Mines Athletic Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  4. "'Rockers Stop Huron". The Rapid City Daily Journal. Rapid City, South Dakota. September 22, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved March 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. "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 .
  6. "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 .
  7. "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 .
  8. "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 .
  9. "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 .
  10. "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 .
  11. "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 .
  12. "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 .
  13. "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 .
  14. "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 .
  15. "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 .
  16. "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 .
  17. 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 .
  18. 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 .
  19. "Year-By-Year". South Dakota School of Mines Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.


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