1951 Emory and Henry Wasps football team

The 1951 Emory and Henry Wasps football team represented Emory and Henry College as a member of the Smoky Mountain Conference and the Virginia Little Six Conference during the 1951 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Conley Snidow, the Wasps compiled an overall record of 9–0–1 with marks of 2–0 in Smoky Mountain play and 2–0 against Virginia Little Six opponents, winning both conference titles. Emory and Henry played three home games at Bristol Municipal Stadium in Bristol, Tennessee and one at Fullerton Field in Emory, Virginia. The Wasps featured a split-T offense.^[1]

1951 Emory and Henry Wasps football
Smokey Mountain champion Virginia Little Six champion
Conference	Smoky Mountain Conference, Virginia Little Six Conference
Record	9–0–1 (2–0 Smoky Mountain, 2–0 Virginia Little Six)
Head coach	Conley Snidow (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Split-T
Home stadium	Bristol Municipal Stadium, Fullerton Field
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Emory and Henry $	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
East Tennessee State	1	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Carson–Newman	0	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

1951 Virginia Little Six Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Emory and Henry $	2	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	1
Randolph–Macon	1	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Hampden–Sydney	1	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Bridgewater	0	–	2	–	0			1	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15		Elon*	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	W 20–14	5,000	[2][3]
September 22		vs. Concord*	Municipal Stadium Bluefield, WV	W 40–12		[1][4]
September 29		at Carson–Newman	Jefferson City, TN	W 21–6		[5]
October 6		Hampden–Sydney	Fullerton Field Emory, VA	W 33–7	5,000	[6]
October 13	8:00 p.m.	Guilford*	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	W 35–6	7,000	[7][8]
October 20	2:00 p.m.	vs. Maryville (TN)*	Latture Field Abingdon, VA	W 38–12		[9][10]
October 26	8:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee*	Horace Jones Field Murfreesboro, TN	T 20–20		[11][12][13]
November 3	8:00 p.m.	Eastern Tennessee State	Bristol Municipal Stadium Bristol, TN	W 28–7		[14][15]
November 10	8:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina*	Memorial Stadium Cullowhee, NC	W 13–7		[16][17]
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Randolph–Macon	Ashland, VA	W 39–20		[18][19]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time