1951 NC State Wolfpack football team

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

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

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.