1951 College Football Season
As originally compiled by John Moynahan and ku528808:
The NCAA took control of most broadcasts for this season, and local-only broadcasts were eliminated. As a test to gauge how television would affect local attendance, 2 games were blacked out in each city on a rotating basis.
September 29
Yale @ Navy - NBC, Bill Stern Joe Hasel
Duke @ Pittsburgh - NBC, Jim Britt, Bob Stanton*
*Duke-Pitt was the first network telecast broadcast live to the west coast.
California @ Penn - CBS, Connie Desmond*
*Cal-Penn was the first football game ever broadcast in color, using CBS's experimental color wheel system.
October 6
Wisconsin @ Illinois - NBC, Bill Stern, Joe Hasel
Princeton @ Navy - CBS, Connie Desmond, Bob Cooke
October 13
SMU @ Notre Dame - NBC, Mel Allen, Bob Stanton
Dartmouth @ Army - CBS, Connie Desmond, Dr. Mal Stevens
October 20
Cornell @ Yale - NBC, Bill Stern, Ray Michael
Indiana @ Ohio State - NBC, Mel Allen Bob Stanton
North Carolina @ Maryland - CBS, Connie Desmond, Bob Cooke
October 27
Wisconsin @ Northwestern - NBC, Mel Allen, Bob Stanton
Cornell @ Princeton - NBC, Jim Britt, Joe Hill
Dartmouth @ Harvard - NBC, Bill Stern, Ray Michael
Fort Myer vs Bolling AFB - CBS, Jim Simpson
November 3
USC vs Army @ Yankee Stadium - NBC, Mel Allen, Bob Stanton
Michigan @ Illinois - NBC, Bill Stern, Ray Michael
Norfolk vs Fort Belvoir - CBS, Connie Desmond, Jim Simpson
November 10
Michigan State @ Notre Dame - NBC, Mel Allen, Bob Stanton
Fort Lee vs Rifles - CBS, Jim Simpson
November 17
Navy @ Columbia - NBC, Mel Allen, Bob Stanton
NC State @ Maryland - NBC, Bob Wolff, Ray Peterson
Colorado @ Nebraska - NBC, Bill Stern, Ray Michael
Fort Myer vs Fort Lee - CBS, Connie Desmond, Jim Simpson
November 24
Michigan @ Ohio State - NBC, Mel Allen, Bob Stanton
Westover vs Bolling AFB - CBS, Connie Desmond, Jim Simpson
December 1
Army vs Navy @ Philadelphia - NBC, Jim Britt
Notre Dame @ USC - NBC, Mel Allen, Bob Stanton
December 20
Poinsettia Bowl, Bolling AFB vs NTC San Diego - NBC, Tom Harmon