1951 George Washington Colonials football team

The 1951 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as part of the Southern Conference during the 1951 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bo Rowland, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record (2–3–1 in the SoCon).^[1]

1951 George Washington Colonials football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–6–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Bo Rowland (4th season)
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
Seasons ← 1950 1952 →

1951 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 0–33	15,000	[2]
September 29	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 0–20	20,000	[3]
October 6	at No. 9 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 6–33	25,732	[4]
October 12	VPI	George Washington HS Stadium Alexandria, VA	W 38–13	5,500	[5]
October 19	Wake Forest	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 13–27	10,000	[6]
October 26	Furman	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	T 19–19	8,200	[7]
November 3	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 20–14		[8]
November 17	at No. 9 Kentucky*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 13–47	20,000	[9]
November 30	Richmond	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 19–20		[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game