1951 William & Mary Indians football team

See also: the William & Mary scandal of 1951 – a scandal that involved former head coach Rube McCray tampering with football players' transcripts and credits to enable NCAA eligibility.

1951 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
1951 record	7–3 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Marvin Bass (1st year)
Home stadium	Cary Field
Seasons

1951 Southern Conference football standings
	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22*	Boston U.	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 34–25
September 29*	at #4 Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma	L 7–49
October 6	Virginia Military Institute	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 7–20
October 13	vs. Wake Forest	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (Tobacco Bowl)	W 7–6
October 20	at N.C. State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	W 35–28
October 27	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 20–14
November 3*	at Pennsylvania	Franklin Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	W 20–12
November 10	Virginia Tech	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 28–7
November 17	Duke	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 14–13
November 24*	at #15 Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	L 0–46
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Associated Press.