Bowls and playoffs
The 1951 football postseason, including games played in 1952.
Bowls
Cotton Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Kentucky 20 · TCU 7
January 1, 1952
Location not documented
Gator Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Miami (FL) 14 · Clemson 0
January 1, 1952
Location not documented
Orange Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Georgia Tech 17 · Baylor 14
January 1, 1952
Location not documented
Rose Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Illinois 40 · Stanford 7
January 1, 1952
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
Salad Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Houston 26 · Dayton 21
January 1, 1952
Phoenix
Sugar Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Maryland 28 · Tennessee 13
January 1, 1952
Location not documented
Sun Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Texas Tech 25 · Pacific 14
January 1, 1952
Location not documented
Tangerine Bowl
Major college football · Postseason bowl
Stetson 35 · Arkansas St. 20
January 1, 1952
Location not documented
Burley Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Charleston (WV) 27 · Lebanon Valley 20
November 22, 1951
Johnson City, TN
Cigar Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Brooke Army Medical 20 · Camp LeJeune Marines 0
December 29, 1951
Tampa, FL
Corn Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Lewis 21 · William Jewell 12
November 22, 1951
Bloomington, IL
Cosmopolitan Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
McNeese St. 13 · Louisiana Col. 6
Date not documented
Alexandria, LA
Iodine Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Allen 33 · Morris College 14
December 1, 1951
Charleston, SC
Lions Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Grambling 52 · Bishop 0
December 1, 1951
Ruston, LA
Orange Blossom Classic
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Florida A&M 67 · N.C. Central 6
December 1, 1951
Miami
Pear Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Pacific (OR) 25 · UC Davis 7
November 24, 1951
Medford, OR
Phillips Field Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Tampa 7 · Brandeis 0
December 8, 1951
Tampa, FL
Pineapple Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
San Diego St. 34 · Hawaii 13
January 1, 1952
Honolulu
Prairie View Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Prairie View 27 · Ark.-Pine Bluff 26
January 1, 1952
Also called Bayou City Bowl
Pretzel Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
West Chester 32 · Albright 9
November 24, 1951
Reading, PA
Pythian Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Lenoir-Rhyne 13 · California (PA) 7
December 8, 1951
Salisbury, NC
Refrigerator Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Arkansas St. 46 · Camp Breckinridge 12
December 2, 1951
Evansville, IN
Steel Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Bethune-Cookman 27 · Texas College 13
January 1, 1952
Birmingham, AL
Tropical Bowl
Historical college football · Postseason bowl
Morris Brown 21 · Alcorn 0
December 18, 1951
Location not documented
All-star games
Blue-Gray All-Star Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Gray 20 · Blue 14
December 29, 1951
Location not documented
Chicago College All-Star Football
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
Los Angeles 10 · All-Stars 7
August 15, 1952
Location not documented
East-West Shrine Classic
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
East 15 · West 14
December 29, 1951
Location not documented
North-South All-Star Shrine Game
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
South 35 · North 7
December 25, 1951
Location not documented
Senior Bowl
Collegiate all-star · All-star showcase
North 20 · South 6
January 5, 1952
Location not documented
This directory follows documented editions. Dates, results, and selection rules that have not been documented are marked on each event’s page.