1951 Trenton State Lions football team

The 1951 Trenton State Lions football team was an American football team that represented New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton, commonly known as Trenton State Teachers College (now known as The College of New Jersey) as an independent during the 1951 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach George Ackerman, the Lions compiled a perfect 6–0 record, held every opponent to seven points or less, and outscored all opponents by a total of 174 to 26. It was the first undefeated season in Trenton State history and came on the heels of an 11-year, 45-game losing streak that ended in 1949.[1]

1951 Trenton State Lions football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–0
Head coach
Seasons
 1950
1952 
1951 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Bucknell  900
No. 6 Princeton  900
Susquehanna  600
Trenton State  600
Northeastern  601
No. 19 Holy Cross  820
Carnegie Tech  620
Hofstra  621
Cornell  630
No. 16 Boston University  640
Temple  640
Columbia  530
Villanova  530
Fordham  540
Franklin & Marshall  540
Penn  540
Penn State  540
Syracuse  540
Buffalo  440
Colgate  450
Dartmouth  450
Drexel  340
Harvard  351
Boston College  360
Yale  252
Pittsburgh  370
Geneva  250
Army  270
Brown  270
NYU  170
Tufts  072
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's leaders included running back Mike Angelotti and quarterback Tibbet Csic.

The team played its home games in Trenton, New Jersey.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29at King's (PA)
W 20–7[2]
October 6New Britain
W 19–7[3]
October 13at National AggiesDoylestown, PennsylvaniaW 33–0
October 20at New York AggiesFarmingdale, NYW 47–0[4]
November 3at CheyneyCheyney, PAW 26–6[5]
November 8Montclair StateTrenton, NJW 29–6[6]

References

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  1. "Trenton State 11 Undefeated For 1st Time". Paterson Evening News. November 9, 1951. p. 28 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "King's Stars Hurt For Trenton Tilt at Plains". Wilkes-Barre Record. September 29, 1951. p. 16 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Trenton Teachers Beat New Britain Blue Devils, 19-7". The Hartford Courant. October 7, 1951. p. IV-4 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Trenton Defeats L. I. Aggies". The Farmingdale Post. October 25, 1951. p. 5 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Trenton Teachers Rout Cheyney, 26-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1951. p. S5 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Trenton Ends Undefeated; Once Winless 11 Seasons". Atlantic City Press. November 9, 1951. pp. 23, 24 via Newspapers.com.