The Notre Dame Fighting Irish were 7-2-1 in 1951.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 241 | 3,267 | 773 | 4.2 | 2,100 | 593 | 3.5 | 1,167 | 180 | 6.5 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 28th | 9th | 2nd | 13th | 8th | 2nd | 14th | 7th | 10th | 7th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 122 | 2,512 | 4.0 | 1,294 | 409 | 3.2 | 1,218 | 220 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 86th | 11th | 11th | 9th | 2nd | 9th | 16th | 15th | 7th | ||||||||||
Net | +119 | +755 | +773 | +0.2 | +806 | +184 | +0.4 | -51 | -40 | +0.9 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 19th | 7th | 2nd | 16th | 5th | 4th | 13th | 10th | 15th | 10th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |