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North Carolina Football Team History


North Carolina Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
 Chapel Hill, NC
Founded: 1789
Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 60,000
Colors: Carolina Blue & White
Coach: Carl G. Snavely
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 Carl G. Snavely enters his 9th season as Head Coach at North Carolina.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. North Carolina State  21   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Georgia  16   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Texas  20   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. South Carolina  21   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Maryland  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Wake Forest  7   39   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Tennessee  0   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Virginia  14   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Notre Dame  7   12   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Duke  7   19   L       
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record2-8
  Points Scored120
  Scoring Average12.0
  Points Allowed224
  Defense Average22.4
  Opponents Record66-31
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record0-5
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1951 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 10-038175Won  28-13  James M. Jim Tatum
Clemson 7-319697Lost  0-14  Frank Howard
Wake Forest 6-4200142   Tom Rogers
Duke 5-4-1201157   William D. Bill Murray
South Carolina 5-4175135   Rex Enright
West Virginia 5-5225190   Arthur Pappy Lewis
North Carolina State 3-7141203   Beattie Feathers
North Carolina 2-8120224   Carl G. Snavely
Virginia Tech 2-8105311   Frank O. Moselely

1951 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1951 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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