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.
[1] Lenoir Rhyne was invited to the Pythian Bowl, where Bears defeated the California Vulcans.
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