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.

1951 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1951 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22NC StateW 21–0
September 29Georgia*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 16–2841,000[1]
October 6at No. 6 Texas*L 20–4532,000[2]
October 13South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 21–6
October 20at No. 7 MarylandL 7–1431,237
October 27at Wake ForestL 7–3924,000
November 3No. 1 Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–2741,000[3]
November 10at Virginia*L 14–34
November 17Notre Dame*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–1244,500
November 24at DukeL 7–1950,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "Georgia batters Tar Heels, 28–16". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas runners smash over Tar Heels, 45–20". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tennessee flogs UNC, 27–0". The Times Dispatch. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "1951 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
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