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1951 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1951
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
APRank	T–19
record	7–3
conf_record	3–1
head_coach	Frank Howard
hc_year	12th
captain	Bob Patton
stadium	Memorial Stadium
bowl	Gator Bowl
bowl_result	L 0–14 vs. Miami (FL)

The 1951 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1951 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 7–3 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the Southern Conference, was tied with Holy Cross at No. 19 in the final AP Poll, lost to Miami (FL) in the 1952 Gator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 196 to 97. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Bob Patton was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Billy Hair with 1,004 passing yards and 698 rushing yards and end Glenn Smith with 42 points (7 touchdowns).

Billy Hair and Glenn Smith were selected as first-team players on the 1951 All-Southern Conference football team. Four Clemson players were named to the All-South Carolina football team for 1951: Hair, Smith, tackle Bob Patton, and guard Dan DiMucci.

Schedule

| September 22 |8:00 p.m.|| || Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 53–6||

| September 29 |9:15 p.m.|at| Rice || Rice Stadium | Houston, TX |W 20–14|35,000|

| October 6 |8:00 p.m.|at| NC State |18| Riddick Stadium | Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) |W 6–0|20,000|

| October 13 |11:00 p.m.|at| No. 20 Pacific (CA) |16| Pacific Memorial Stadium | Stockton, CA |L 7–21||

| October 25 |2:00 p.m.|at| South Carolina || Carolina Stadium | Columbia, SC (rivalry) |L 0–20|35,000|

| November 3 |2:00 p.m.|| Wake Forest || Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 21–6|24,000|

| November 10 |2:00 p.m.|| Boston College || Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry) |W 21–2|14,000|

| November 17 |2:00 p.m.|at| Furman || Sirrine Stadium | Greenville, SC |W 34–14||

| November 24 |2:00 p.m.|| Auburn || Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry) |W 34–0|18,500|

| January 1, 1952 ||vs| Miami (FL) |19| Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) |L 0–14|37,208|

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1951 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22.
Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 23.
(September 23, 1951). "Clemson's Bengals smash Hose, 53–6". The Charlotte Observer.
(September 30, 1951). "Clemson nips Owls, 20–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(October 7, 1951). "Clemson edges Wolfpack, 6–0". The Atlanta Journal.
(October 14, 1951). "COP churns past Clemson 21–7 to stay undefeated". The Press Democrat.
(October 26, 1951). "Defense Is Offense As Birds Shine". The Greenville News.
(November 4, 1951). "Clemson rips Deacons 21–6". The Nashville Tennessean.
(November 11, 1951). "Hair provides Clemson's spark as B.C. bows, 21–2". The Boston Globe.
(November 18, 1951). "Tigers lace Furman in lively tilt, 34–14". The Charlotte Observer.
(November 25, 1951). "Clemson batters Auburn 34–0, in homecoming". The State.
(January 2, 1952). "Revengeful Miami blanks Clemson in Gator 14–0". The State.
. (1951). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1951"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/86/). *[[Clemson University]]*.

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