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
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–8 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Carl Snavely (9th season)
Captain	Joe Dudeck, Bob Gantt
Home stadium	Kenan Memorial 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	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	2:30 p.m.	NC State	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		W 21–0	43,000	[2]
September 29	2:00 p.m.	Georgia*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 16–28	36,000–41,000	[3]
October 6	2:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Texas*	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		L 20–45	32,000	[4]
October 13	2:00 p.m.	South Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		W 21–6	30,000–34,000	[5]
October 20	2:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	CBS	L 7–14	31,000	[6][7]
October 27	2:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)		L 7–39	24,000	[8]
November 3	2:00 p.m.	No. 1 Tennessee*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		L 0–27	41,000	[9]
November 10	2:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (South's Oldest Rivalry)		L 14–34	25,000	[10]
November 17	2:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		L 7–12	44,000–45,500	[11]
November 24	2:00 p.m.	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (Victory Bell)		L 7–19	41,300–50,000	[12]
*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. "North Carolina beats N.C. State eleven, 21–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 23, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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. "N.C. eleven wins, 21 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Maryland edges Carolina". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 21, 1951. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "CBS Field Sequential Color System".
8. "Wake Forest mauls North Carolina, 39–7". The News and Courier. October 28, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tennessee flogs UNC, 27–0". The Times Dispatch. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Virginia rips Tar Heels by 34–14 score". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 11, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Notre Dame edges Tar Heels". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Fourth period rally by Duke subdues North Carolina, 19–7". The State. November 25, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1951 North Carolina Tar Heels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
14. "University of North Carolina 1952 Football Blue Book".