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1951 William & Mary Indians football team

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1951 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumCary Field
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 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1951 college football season.[1] The season was notable for a scandal that involved former head coach Rube McCray tampering with football players' transcripts and credits to enable NCAA eligibility.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22Boston University*W 34–25
September 29at No. 4 Oklahoma*L 7–49
October 6VMIL 7–20
October 13vs. Wake ForestW 7–6
October 20at NC StateW 35–28
October 27at RichmondW 20–14
November 3at Penn*W 20–12
November 10VPIW 28–7
November 17DukeW 14–13
November 24at No. 15 Virginia*L 0–46

NFL Draft selections

= Pro Football Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1952 20 12 241 Ed Weber Los Angeles Rams Back

References