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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.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 15 | Catawba* | | W 34–0 | 7,000 | [2] |
September 22 | at North Carolina | | L 0–21 | 43,000 | [3] |
September 29 | Wake Forest | - Riddick Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
| L 6–21 | 22,300 | [4] |
October 6 | No. 18 Clemson | - Riddick Stadium
- Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
| L 0–6 | 20,000 | [5] |
October 13 | at Duke | | L 21–27 | 23,000 | [6] |
October 20 | William & Mary | - Riddick Stadium
- Raleigh, NC
| L 28–35 | 7,000 | [7] |
October 27 | at VPI | | W 19–14 | 10,000 | [8] |
| at Louisville* | | L 2–26 | 1,000 | [9] |
November 10 | vs. Davidson | | W 31–0 | 7,000 | [10] |
November 17 | at No. 5 Maryland | | L 0–53 | 17,140 | [11] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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- ^ "Beattie Feathers Fired by NC State". The Atlanta Constitution. December 4, 1951. p. 14.
- ^ "N.C. State wallops Catawba, 34 to 0, as Webster leads assault". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 16, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina beats N.C. State eleven, 21–0". The Baltimore Sun. September 23, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest triumphs 21–6 over Wolfpack". The State. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson edges Wolfpack, 6–0". The Atlanta Journal. October 7, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke dumps N.C. State, 27–21". The Greenville News. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hard luck still dogs Wolfpack". Greensboro Daily News. October 21, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State hard-pressed to defeat Gobblers". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U.L. stuns N.C. State 26–2 as Cardinal defense shines". The Courier-Journal. November 3, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ 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 .
- ^ "Merciless Maryland mauls helpless N.C. State, 53 to 0". The Knoxville Journal. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1951 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
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