1951 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

The 1951 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1951 college football season. The Tar Heels were led by ninth-year head coach Carl Snavely, and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium. The team competed as a member of the Southern Conference. The team was ranked at No. 67 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[1]

1951 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–8 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJoe Dudeck, Bob Gantt
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
1951 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 0 010 0 0
VMI + 5 0 07 3 0
Washington and Lee 5 1 06 4 0
William & Mary 5 1 07 3 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 1 07 3 0
Duke 4 2 05 4 1
South Carolina 5 3 06 4 0
Wake Forest 5 3 06 4 0
George Washington 2 3 12 6 1
North Carolina 2 3 02 8 0
West Virginia 2 3 05 5 0
NC State 2 6 03 7 0
Richmond 2 6 03 8 0
The Citadel 1 3 04 6 0
Furman 1 4 13 6 1
Davidson 1 5 01 8 0
VPI 1 7 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 222:30 p.m.NC StateW 21–043,000[2]
September 292:00 p.m.Georgia*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 16–2836,000[2][3]
October 62:00 p.m.at No. 6 Texas*L 20–4532,000[2][4]
October 132:00 p.m.South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 21–634,000[2]
October 202:00 p.m.at No. 7 MarylandCBSL 7–1431,000[2][5]
October 272:00 p.m.at Wake ForestL 7–3924,000[2]
November 32:00 p.m.No. 1 Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–2741,000[2][6]
November 102:00 p.m.at Virginia*L 14–3425,000[2]
November 172:00 p.m.Notre Dame*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–1244,000[2]
November 242:00 p.m.at DukeL 7–1941,300[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "University of North Carolina 1952 Football Blue Book".
  3. "Georgia batters Tar Heels, 28–16". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas runners smash over Tar Heels, 45–20". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "CBS Field Sequential Color System".
  6. "Tennessee flogs UNC, 27–0". The Times Dispatch. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "1951 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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