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1951 South Dakota Mines Hardrockers football
SDIC champion
Conference South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference
Record8–0 (6–0 SDIC)
Head coach
Captains
  • Doug Blackwell
  • Ralph Teslow
Home stadium O'Harra Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Huron Huron, SDW 19–0 [4]
September 28 Dakota Wesleyan
W 32–6 [5] [6]
October 5 Southern 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 Beadle Madison, 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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  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 Open access icon.
  19. ^ "Year-By-Year". South Dakota School of Mines Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.


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