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1951 NC State

3–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Southern Conference), coached by Beattie Feathers.

Schedule and results

NC State in 1951, game by game: won vs. Catawba 34–0; lost at North Carolina 0–21; lost vs. Wake Forest 6–21; lost vs. No. 18 Clemson 0–6; lost at Duke 21–27; lost vs. William & Mary 28–35; won at Virginia Tech 19–14; lost at Louisville 2–26; won vs. Davidson 31–0; lost at No. 5 Maryland 0–53+34−53Won 34–0 vs. Catawba+34CatawbaLost 0–21 at North Carolina-21North CarolinaLost 6–21 vs. Wake Forest-15Wake ForestLost 0–6 vs. No. 18 Clemson-6No. 18 ClemsonLost 21–27 at Duke-6DukeLost 28–35 vs. William & Mary-7William & MaryWon 19–14 at Virginia Tech+5Virginia TechLost 2–26 at Louisville-24LouisvilleWon 31–0 vs. Davidson+31DavidsonLost 0–53 at No. 5 Maryland-53No. 5 Maryland
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 15vsCatawbaW 34–⁠086%
Sep 22atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠2136%
Sep 29vsWake ForestL 6–⁠2136%
Oct 6vs18ClemsonL 0–⁠633%
Oct 13atDukeL 21–⁠2723%
Oct 20vsWilliam & MaryL 28–⁠3551%
Oct 27atVirginia TechW 19–⁠1463%
Nov 2atLouisvilleL 2–⁠2661%
Nov 10vsDavidsonW 31–⁠072%
Nov 17at5MarylandL 0–⁠539%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Maryland 53–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The tied 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 12th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
141–⁠203
Coach
Beattie Feathers
Elo
1381 −89 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.5 No. 75 of 116 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1952

The 1952 draft
Rd 4Elmer Costa OGCleveland Browns

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Alex WebsterBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1951 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1951 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland5–⁠010–⁠03
VMI5–⁠07–⁠3
William & Mary5–⁠17–⁠3
Washington and Lee5–⁠16–⁠4
Clemson3–⁠17–⁠319
Duke4–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Wake Forest5–⁠36–⁠4
South Carolina5–⁠35–⁠4
George Washington2–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
West Virginia2–⁠35–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠32–⁠8
NC State2–⁠63–⁠7
Richmond2–⁠63–⁠8
The Citadel1–⁠34–⁠6
Furman1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠51–⁠8
Virginia Tech1–⁠72–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.