1951 South Carolina Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Wadiak
Home stadiumCarolina Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 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
No. 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
VPI 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 South Carolina Gamecocks football team was an American football team that represented the University of South Carolina as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1951 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Rex Enright, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SoCon.[1] The team was ranked at No. 68 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Duke
L 6–3428,000[3]
September 29The Citadel
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 26–722,000[4]
October 6Furman
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–612,000[5]
October 13at North Carolina
L 6–2130,000–34,000[6]
October 25Clemson
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
W 20–035,000[7]
November 3George Washington
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
L 14–20[8]
November 10at West Virginia
W 34–1318,000[9]
November 17at Virginia*
L 27–2810,000[10]
November 24Wake Forest
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Columbia, SC
W 21–618,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1951 South Carolina Gamecocks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  2. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Duke swamps Gamecocks, 34–6". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 23, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gamecocks wallop Citadel Cadets, 26–7". The Charlotte Observer. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Steve Wadiak leads Gamecocks to 21–6 victory". The State. October 7, 1951. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "N.C. eleven wins, 21 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Defense is offense as birds shine". The Greenville News. October 26, 1951. p. 18. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Colonials defeat Gamecocks, 20–14". Florence Morning News. November 4, 1951. Retrieved August 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecocks wallop Mountaineers, 34–13". Florence Morning News. November 11, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Cavaliers barley nip Gamecocks". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "South Carolina wins, 21 to 6, as defense stops Wake Forest". The Sunday Star. November 25, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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