1951 NC State Wolfpack football team

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 15Catawba*
W 34–07,000[2]
September 22at North Carolina
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 Louisville*
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. ^ "Beattie Feathers Fired by NC State". The Atlanta Constitution. December 4, 1951. p. 14.
  2. ^ "N.C. State wallops Catawba, 34 to 0, as Webster leads assault". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 16, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "North Carolina beats N.C. State eleven, 21–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 23, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wake Forest triumphs 21–6 over Wolfpack". The State. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson edges Wolfpack, 6–0". The Atlanta Journal. October 7, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duke dumps N.C. State, 27–21". The Greenville News. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hard luck still dogs Wolfpack". Greensboro Daily News. October 21, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State hard-pressed to defeat Gobblers". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "U.L. stuns N.C. State 26–2 as Cardinal defense shines". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Allen, Eddie (November 11, 1951). "Pack Runs Riddle Davidson By 31-0". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 14B. Retrieved January 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Merciless Maryland mauls helpless N.C. State, 53 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1951 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2018.