1951 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

1951 South Carolina Gamecocks football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Rex Enright (11th season)
Captain	Steve Wadiak
Home stadium	Carolina Stadium (capacity: 34,000)
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 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1951 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SoCon. ^[1] The team was ranked at No. 68 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Duke	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 6–34	28,000
September 29	The Citadel	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 26–7
October 6	Furman	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 21–6	12,000	[3]
October 13	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 6–21
October 25	Clemson	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	W 20–0	35,000	[4]
November 3	George Washington	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 14–20		[5]
November 10	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 34–13
November 17	at Virginia *	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 27–28	12,000
November 24	Wake Forest	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 21–6	18,000
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1951 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
2. "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Steve Wadiak leads Gamecocks to 21–6 victory". The State. October 7, 1951. Retrieved September 13, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Defense is offense as birds shine". The Greenville News. October 26, 1951. p. 18. Retrieved August 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Colonials defeat Gamecocks, 20–14". Florence Morning News. November 4, 1951. Retrieved August 10, 2021– via Newspapers.com.