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North Carolina

SOCON · 1951 Season · Final

Failing −
Record
2–8
0.200 Win %
Conference
10th
2–3 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
697–557–48
0.554 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1948
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 13 · Top 25: 27
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 28 seasons · 4 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare North Carolina head-to-head · History & Eras

1951 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 25NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 21–0
6Week 6 · Oct 2Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC5–5L 16–28
7Week 7 · Oct 9Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC7–3L 20–45
8Week 8 · Oct 16South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON5–4W 21–6
9Week 9 · Oct 23Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HIND SOCON10–0L 7–14
10Week 10 · Oct 30Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 7–39
11Week 11 · Nov 6Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC10–1L 0–27
12Week 12 · Nov 13Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–1L 14–34
13Week 13 · Nov 20Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1L 7–12
14Week 14 · Nov 27Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON5–4–1L 7–19

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
5.086
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-12
-20+8
  • South Carolina +5
  • NC State +3
  • Maryland 0
  • Tennessee -1
  • Virginia -1
  • Notre Dame -2
  • Texas -3
  • Wake Forest -4
  • Duke -4
  • Georgia -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #86Better than 38%
Win % Place 107thBetter than 23%

0.200 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#84W14#85Regular Season Final#86Post-Season W1#86Post-Season W3#86Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
-12
-25
+15
-7
-32
-27
-20
-5
-12

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#101946#51947#31948#261949#681950

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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