Record*: 31-34-3, .478 W-L% (8th of 10) (Schedule and Results)
*W-L-T adjusted to 32-35-1 by NCAA.
SRS: 0.40 (6th of 10) ▪ SOS: 1.33 (5th of 10)
Conference Champion: Oklahoma
Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 2 (Nebraska and Oklahoma)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 1 (Oklahoma)
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 29, 1951 | Sat | Kansas | 53 | Iowa State | 33 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 2 | Oct 6, 1951 | Sat | Colorado | 35 | (20) Kansas | 27 | ||
| 3 | Oct 6, 1951 | Sat | Nebraska | 6 | Kansas State | 6 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 4 | Oct 13, 1951 | Sat | Colorado | 34 | Missouri | 13 | ||
| 5 | Oct 13, 1951 | Sat | Iowa State | 32 | Kansas State | 6 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 6 | Oct 20, 1951 | Sat | Colorado | 20 | @ | Kansas State | 7 | |
| 7 | Oct 20, 1951 | Sat | Iowa State | 21 | Missouri | 14 | ||
| 8 | Oct 20, 1951 | Sat | (19) Oklahoma | 33 | Kansas | 21 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 9 | Oct 27, 1951 | Sat | Kansas | 33 | Kansas State | 14 | ||
| 10 | Oct 27, 1951 | Sat | Missouri | 35 | Nebraska | 19 | ||
| 11 | Oct 27, 1951 | Sat | Oklahoma | 55 | Colorado | 14 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 12 | Nov 3, 1951 | Sat | Colorado | 47 | Iowa State | 20 | ||
| 13 | Nov 3, 1951 | Sat | Kansas | 27 | @ | Nebraska | 7 | |
| 14 | Nov 3, 1951 | Sat | (17) Oklahoma | 33 | @ | Kansas State | 0 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 15 | Nov 10, 1951 | Sat | Nebraska | 34 | @ | Iowa State | 27 | |
| 16 | Nov 10, 1951 | Sat | (14) Oklahoma | 34 | @ | Missouri | 20 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 17 | Nov 17, 1951 | Sat | Colorado | 36 | @ | Nebraska | 14 | |
| 18 | Nov 17, 1951 | Sat | Kansas State | 14 | @ | Missouri | 12 | |
| 19 | Nov 17, 1951 | Sat | (12) Oklahoma | 35 | Iowa State | 6 | ||
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 20 | Nov 24, 1951 | Sat | (12) Oklahoma | 27 | @ | Nebraska | 0 | |
| Rk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 21 | Dec 1, 1951 | Sat | Kansas | 41 | Missouri | 28 |