1951 Memphis State Tigers football team

1951 Memphis State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3
Head coach
Home stadiumCrump Stadium
1951 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Virginia    8 1 0
Maryland State    7 1 0
Arkansas State    10 2 0
Stetson    8 1 2
Florida State    6 2 0
Northeast Louisiana State    6 2 0
Texas Southern    7 3 1
Miami (FL)    8 3 0
Tampa    7 3 1
Delaware    5 3 0
Memphis State    5 3 0
Sewanee    5 3 0
McNeese State    5 4 1
Louisville    5 4 0
Chattanooga    6 5 0
Grambling    4 5 1
Navy    2 6 1
Delta State    1 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Memphis State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Memphis State College (now known as the University of Memphis) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Ralph Hatley, Memphis State compiled a 5–3 record.

The Tigers were ranked at No. 82 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.