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1951 Western Conference Schedule and Results

Record: 40-35-7, .530 W-L% (5th of 10) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 11.35 (2nd of 10), SOS: 10.68 (1st of 10)

Conference Champion: Illinois

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 4 (Illinois, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 2 (Illinois and Wisconsin)

27 Games

27 Games Table
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
1	Oct 6, 1951	Sat	(8) Illinois	14		Wisconsin	10
2	Oct 6, 1951	Sat	Purdue	34		Iowa	30
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
3	Oct 13, 1951	Sat	Michigan	33		Indiana	14
4	Oct 13, 1951	Sat	Northwestern	21	@	Minnesota	7
5	Oct 13, 1951	Sat	(9) Ohio State	6	@	Wisconsin	6
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
6	Oct 20, 1951	Sat	Indiana	32	@	(17) Ohio State	10
7	Oct 20, 1951	Sat	Michigan	21	@	Iowa	0
8	Oct 20, 1951	Sat	Wisconsin	31	@	Purdue	7
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
9	Oct 27, 1951	Sat	(4) Illinois	21	@	Indiana	0
10	Oct 27, 1951	Sat	Michigan	54		Minnesota	27
11	Oct 27, 1951	Sat	Ohio State	47		Iowa	21
12	Oct 27, 1951	Sat	(14) Wisconsin	41	@	(13) Northwestern	0
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
13	Nov 3, 1951	Sat	(3) Illinois	7		(15) Michigan	0
14	Nov 3, 1951	Sat	Minnesota	20	@	Iowa	20
15	Nov 3, 1951	Sat	Ohio State	3		Northwestern	0
16	Nov 3, 1951	Sat	(10) Wisconsin	6		Indiana	0
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
17	Nov 10, 1951	Sat	(2) Illinois	40		Iowa	13
18	Nov 10, 1951	Sat	Minnesota	16		Indiana	14
19	Nov 10, 1951	Sat	Purdue	35	@	Northwestern	14
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
20	Nov 17, 1951	Sat	(3) Illinois	0	@	Ohio State	0
21	Nov 17, 1951	Sat	Northwestern	6	@	Michigan	0
22	Nov 17, 1951	Sat	Purdue	19		Minnesota	13
23	Nov 17, 1951	Sat	(8) Wisconsin	34		Iowa	7
Rk	Date	Day	Winner	Pts		Loser	Pts	Notes
24	Nov 24, 1951	Sat	(6) Illinois	3	@	Northwestern	0
25	Nov 24, 1951	Sat	Michigan	7		Ohio State	0
26	Nov 24, 1951	Sat	Purdue	21	@	Indiana	13
27	Nov 24, 1951	Sat	(8) Wisconsin	30	@	Minnesota	6