1951 Clemson Tigers football team

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1951 Clemson Tigers football
Gator Bowl, L 0–14 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. T–19
1951 record7–3 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBob Patton
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1951 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 7–3 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the Southern Conference, was tied with Holy Cross at No. 19 in the final AP Poll, lost to Miami (FL) in the 1952 Gator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 196 to 97.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Bob Patton was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Billy Hair with 1,004 passing yards and 698 rushing yards and end Glenn Smith with 42 points (7 touchdowns).[3]

Billy Hair and Glenn Smith were selected as first-team players on the 1951 All-Southern Conference football team.[4] Four Clemson players were named to the All-South Carolina football team for 1951: Hair, Smith, tackle Bob Patton, and guard Dan DiMucci.[5]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22 Presbyterian*
W 53–6
September 29 at Rice*
W 20–14
October 6 at NC State No. 18
W 6–0
October 13 at No. 20 Pacific (CA)* No. 16
L 7–21
October 25 at South Carolina
L 0–2035,000[6]
November 3 Wake Forest
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 21–624,000
November 10 Boston College*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
W 21–214,000
November 17 at Furman
W 34–14
November 24 Auburn*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
W 34–018,500[7]
January 1, 1952 vs. Miami (FL)* No. 19
L 0–1434,577
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "1951 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–42. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  4. ^ Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22.
  5. ^ Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 23.
  6. ^ "Defense Is Offense As Birds Shine". The Greenville News. October 26, 1951. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson batters Auburn 34–0, in homecoming". The State. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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