1951 Morehead State Eagles football team

The 1951 Morehead State Eagles football team was an American football team that represented Morehead State College—now known as Morehead State University—as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Ellis T. Johnson, the Eagles compiled an overall record of 1–7 with a mark of 0–6 in conference play, placing last out of seven teams in the OVC.

1951 Morehead State Eagles football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	1–7 (0–6 OVC)
Head coach	Ellis T. Johnson (13th season)

1951 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Murray State $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Eastern Kentucky	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Marshall	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Evansville	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Tennessee Tech	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Western Kentucky	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Morehead State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	9:00 p.m.	at Evansville	Reitz Bowl Evansville, IN	L 6–33	7,000
September 22		at Marshall	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	L 6–21
September 29		East Tennessee State*	Morehead, KY	W 14–0
October 6		Tennessee Tech	Morehead, KY	L 14–17
October 13	8:30 p.m.	at Western Kentucky	Bowling Green, KY	L 7–20
October 20		Middle Tennessee*	Morehead, KY	L 13–33
October 27	7:30 p.m.	at Eastern Kentucky	Hanger Stadium Richmond, KY (Old Hawg Rifle)	L 0–6
November 3		Murray State	Morehead, KY	L 0–14	2,800
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time