1951 NC State Wolfpack football team

1951 Southern Conference football standings
	+ – 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
September 22	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–21
September 29	Wake Forest	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 6–21	22,300
October 6	No. 18 Clemson	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 0–6
October 13	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 21–27	23,000
October 20	William & Mary	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 28–35
October 27	at VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 19–14	10,000
November 2	at Louisville*	Parkway Field Louisville, KY	L 2–26
November 10	vs. Davidson	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 31–0	7,000	^[2]
November 17	at No. 5 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–53	17,140
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Beattie Feathers Fired by NC State". The Atlanta Constitution. December 4, 1951. p. 14.
^ 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 .
^ "1951 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2018.

v t NC State Wolfpack football
Venues	Riddick Stadium (1907–1965) Carter–Finley Stadium (1966–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Clemson: Textile Bowl East Carolina North Carolina Wake Forest
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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