1951 Illinois Wesleyan Titans football team

American college football season

1951 Illinois Wesleyan Titans football
CCI champion
Conference	College Conference of Illinois
Record	8–0 (5–0 CCI)
Head coach	Libero Bertagnolli (1st season)
Home stadium	Illinois Wesleyan Stadium
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 College Conference of Illinois football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Illinois Wesleyan $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	0
Wheaton (IL)	3	–	1	–	0	6	–	2	–	0
Lake Forest	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
Millikin	3	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Illinois College	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Augustana (IL)	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	4	–	1
North Central (IL)	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Elmhurst	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Carthage	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

The 1951 Illinois Wesleyan Titans football team represented Illinois Wesleyan University as a member of the College Conference of Illinois (CCI) during the 1951 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Libero Bertagnolli, the Titans compiled a perfect overall record of 8–0 with a mark of 5–0 in conference, winning the CCI title.^[1] The team played home games at Illinois Wesleyan Stadium in Bloomington, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	8:00 p.m.	Ripon*	Illinois Wesleyan Stadium Bloomington, IL	W 21–12	2,500	^[2]^[3]
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at Augustana (IL)	Illinois Wesleyan Stadium Rock Island, IL	W 13–12		^[4]^[5]
October 6	2:00 p.m.	at Illinois State Normal*	McCormick Field Normal, IL	W 13–6		^[6]^[7]
October 13	8:00 p.m.	Elmhurst	Illinois Wesleyan Stadium Bloomington, IL	W 14–13		^[8]^[9]
October 20	1:30 p.m.	at Millikin	J.M.U. Field Decatur, IL	W 26–7	3,811	^[10]^[11]
October 27	2:00 p.m.	Illinois College	Illinois Wesleyan Stadium Bloomington, IL	W 27–20	4,600	^[12]^[13]
November 3		at Lake Forest	Farwell Field Lake Forest, IL	W 20–12		^[14]^[15]
November 17	1:30 p.m.	Washington University*	Illinois Wesleyan Stadium Bloomington, IL	W 14–7		^[16]^[17]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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References

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^ "Titans, Normal Open Local College Season Today, Tonight". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. September 22, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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^ "Normal, IWU Clash for 59th Time Today". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. October 6, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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^ "Elmhurst Bluejays Face Titans Tonight". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. October 13, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Young, Fred (October 14, 1951). "Wesleyan Beats Elmhurst, 14-13". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. p. 9. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Millard, Howard V. (October 19, 1951). "J.M.U.-I.W.U. Meet Saturday In 44th Game". The Decatur Review. Decatur, Illinois. p. 10. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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^ "Titans Put Win Streak on Line". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. October 27, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Young, Fred (October 28, 1951). "Wesleyan Clinches Share of CCI Title". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. p. 12. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lake Forest Favored Over Wesleyan 11". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. October 27, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Alsene, Ed (November 4, 1951). "Wesleyan Wins CCI Crown". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. p. 10. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "College Football". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. November 16, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved March 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Bears 14-7 Victims of Unbeaten, Untied Underdog Wesleyan". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. October 14, 1951. p. 2F. Retrieved January 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Illinois Wesleyan Football All-Time Year-By-Year Results" (PDF). Illinois Wesleyan University Athletics. p. 3. Retrieved March 3, 2024.