1951 Clemson Tigers football team

1951 Clemson Tigers football
Gator Bowl, L 0–14 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 19
1951 record 7–3 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach Frank Howard (12th year)
Captain Bob Patton
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 Maryland + 5 0 0     10 0 0
VMI + 5 0 0     7 3 0
Washington and Lee 5 1 0     6 4 0
William & Mary 5 1 0     7 3 0
#19 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 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1951 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 22* Presbyterian Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 53–6
September 29* at Rice Rice StadiumHouston, TX W 20–14
October 6 at NC State #18 Riddick StadiumRaleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) W 6–0
October 13* at #20 Pacific #16 Pacific Memorial StadiumStockton, CA L 7–21
October 25 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) L 0–20
November 3 Wake Forest Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 21–6
November 10* Boston College Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 21–2
November 17 at Furman Sirrine StadiumGreenville, SC W 34–14
November 24* Auburn Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 34–0
January 1, 1952* vs. Miami (FL) #19 Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) L 0–14
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.
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