1951 NC State Wolfpack football team

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1951 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
VMI + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington and Lee 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
George Washington 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Richmond 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
VPI 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1951 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 1951 college football season. The Wolfpack were led by eighth-year head coach Beattie Feathers and played their home games at Riddick Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina. They competed as members of the Southern Conference, finishing with a conference record of 2–6, and a 3–7 record overall. Feathers was fired as head coach at the conclusion of the season.[1] He had a record of 37–38–3 at NC State.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15
Catawba*
W 34–07,000[2]
September 22at
Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
    		• L 0–2143,000[3]
    September 29Wake Forest
    • Riddick Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
    		L 6–2122,300[4]
    October 6No. 18 Clemson
    • Riddick Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
    		L 0–620,000[5]
    October 13at Duke
    		L 21–2723,000[6]
    October 20William & Mary
    • Riddick Stadium
    • Raleigh, NC
    		L 28–357,000[7]
    October 27at VPI
    		W 19–1410,000[8]
    November 2at
    duPont Manual Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
    		• L 2–261,000[9]
    November 10vs. Davidson
    		W 31–07,000[10]
    November 17at No. 5 Maryland
    		L 0–5317,140[11]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    References

    1. The Atlanta Constitution
      . December 4, 1951. p. 14.
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    12. ^ "1951 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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