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American college football season

1951 Lenoir Rhyne Bears football
NSC champion
Pythian Bowl, W 13–7 vs. California (PA)
ConferenceNorth State Conference
Record10–1 (6–0 NSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLenoir Rhyne College Field
Seasons← 19501952 →
1951 North State Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Lenoir Rhyne $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Elon 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Catawba 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Appalachian State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
East Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Western Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Guilford 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1951 Lenoir Rhyne Bears football team represented Lenoir Rhyne College—now known as Lenoir–Rhyne University—as a member of the North State Conference (NSC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Clarence Stasavich, the Bears compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the NSC title. Lenoir Rhyne was invited to the Pythian Bowl, where Bears defeated the California Vulcans.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 158:00 p.m.at Erskine*W 28–01,000
September 228:00 p.m.at Davidson*W 21–75,000
September 298:00 p.m.Newberry*W 7–63,500
October 67:00 p.m.at Appalachian StateW 20–06,500
October 138:00 p.m.at Tampa*L 14–278,500
October 208:00 p.m.at Western CarolinaW 33–72,000
October 278:00 p.m.at East CarolinaW 41–143,000
November 38:00 p.m.Guilford
  • Lenoir Rhyne College Field
  • Hickory, NC
W 33–05,000
November 108:00 p.m.Elon
  • Lenoir Rhyne College Field
  • Hickory, NC
W 48–148,200
November 222:00 p.m.Catawba
  • Lenoir Rhyne College Field
  • Hickory, NC
W 33–1310,000
December 82:00 p.m.vs. California (PA)*W 13–74,500

References

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