1951 NC State Wolfpack football team

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.

1951 NC State Wolfpack football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–7 (2–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Beattie Feathers (8th season)
Home stadium	Riddick Stadium
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	Catawba*	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 34–0	7,000	[2]
September 22	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–21	43,000	[3]
September 29	Wake Forest	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 6–21	22,300	[4]
October 6	No. 18 Clemson	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 0–6	20,000	[5]
October 13	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 21–27	23,000	[6]
October 20	William & Mary	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 28–35	7,000	[7]
October 27	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 19–14	10,000	[8]
November 2	at Louisville*	duPont Manual Stadium Louisville, KY	L 2–26	1,000	[9]
November 10	vs. Davidson	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 31–0	7,000	[10]
November 17	at No. 5 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–53	17,140	[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 .
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.