The 1951 Lenoir Rhyne Bears football team represented Lenoir Rhyne College—now known as Lenoir–Rhyne University—as a member of the North State Conference (NSC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Clarence Stasavich, the Bears compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the NSC title.^[1] Lenoir Rhyne was invited to the Pythian Bowl, where Bears defeated the California Vulcans.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	8:00 p.m.	at Erskine*	Fairgrounds Stadium Greenwood, SC	W 28–0	1,000	[2][3][4]
September 22	8:00 p.m.	at Davidson*	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 21–7	5,000	[5][6]
September 29	8:00 p.m.	Newberry*	Lenoir Rhyne College Field Hickory, NC	W 7–6	3,500	[7][8]
October 6	7:00 p.m.	at Appalachian State	College Field Boone, NC	W 20–0	6,500	[9][10][11]
October 13	8:00 p.m.	at Tampa*	Phillips Field Tampa, FL	L 14–27	8,500	[12][13][14][15]
October 20	8:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina	Memorial Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 33–7	2,000	[16][17]
October 27	8:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	College Stadium Greenville, NC	W 41–14	3,000	[18][19]
November 3	8:00 p.m.	Guilford	Lenoir Rhyne College Field Hickory, NC	W 33–0	5,000	[20][21]
November 10	8:00 p.m.	Elon	Lenoir Rhyne College Field Hickory, NC	W 48–14	8,200	[22][23]
November 22	2:00 p.m.	Catawba	Lenoir Rhyne College Field Hickory, NC	W 33–13	10,000	[24][25]
December 8	2:00 p.m.	vs. California (PA)*	Shuford Stadium Salisbury, NC (Pythian Bowl)	W 13–7	4,500	[26][27]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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