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1952 Army

4–⁠4–⁠1, coached by Red Blaik.

Schedule and results

Army in 1952, game by game: won vs. South Carolina 28–7; lost at No. 7 USC 0–22; won vs. Dartmouth 37–7; lost vs. Pittsburgh 14–22; tied at Columbia 14–14; won vs. VMI 42–14; lost at No. 3 Georgia Tech 6–45; won at Pennsylvania 14–13; lost vs. Navy 0–7+30−39Won 28–7 vs. South Carolina+21South CarolinaLost 0–22 at No. 7 USC-22No. 7 USCWon 37–7 vs. Dartmouth+30DartmouthLost 14–22 vs. Pittsburgh-8PittsburghTied 14–14 at Columbia0ColumbiaWon 42–14 vs. VMI+28VMILost 6–45 at No. 3 Georgia Tech-39No. 3 Georgia TechWon 14–13 at Pennsylvania+1PennsylvaniaLost 0–7 vs. Navy-7Navy
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsSouth CarolinaW 28–⁠753%
Oct 4at7USCL 0–⁠2232%
Oct 11vsDartmouthW 37–⁠763%
Oct 18vsPittsburghL 14–⁠2260%
Oct 25atColumbiaT 14–⁠1449%
Nov 1vsVMIW 42–⁠1460%
Nov 8at3Georgia TechL 6–⁠4517%
Nov 15atPennsylvaniaW 14–⁠1337%
Nov 29vsNavyL 0–⁠738%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Navy 7–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

Photographs from 1952

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Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
155–⁠151
Coach
Red Blaik
Elo
1504 +17 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
5.9 No. 45 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Alfred Paulekas