The 1951 North Carolina Tar Heels football team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1951 college football season.
The Tar Heels were led by ninth-year head coach Carl Snavely, and played their home games at Kenan Memorial Stadium.
The team competed as a member of the Southern Conference.
The team was ranked at No.
67 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.