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1951 North Carolina Tar Heels football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1951 record2–8 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coachCarl Snavely (9th season)
Home stadiumKenan Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Maryland § 5 0 0     10 0 0
VMI § 5 0 0     7 3 0
Washington & Lee 5 1 0     6 4 0
William & Mary 5 1 0     7 3 0
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
Virginia Tech 1 7 0     2 8 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22NC StateW 21–0
September 29Georgia*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 16–28
October 6at No. 6 Texas*L 20–45
October 13South Carolina
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)
W 21–6
October 20at No. 7 MarylandL 7–14
October 27at Wake Forest
L 7–39
November 3No. 1 Tennessee*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 0–27
November 10at Virginia*L 14–34
November 17Notre Dame*
  • Kenan Memorial Stadium
  • Chapel Hill, NC
L 7–12
November 24at DukeL 7–19
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game time

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