1952 Clemson
2–6–1 (0–1 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Howard. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Presbyterian 53–13Sep 20
By 40 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Presbyterian | W 53–13 | 94% |
| Sep 27 | vs Villanova | L 7–14 | 56% |
| Oct 4 | at 3Maryland | L 0–28 | 22% |
| Oct 11 | at Florida | L 13–54 | 42% |
| Oct 23 | at South Carolina | L 0–6 | 43% |
| Oct 31 | at Boston College | W 13–0 | 47% |
| Nov 8 | vs Fordham | T 12–12 | 69% |
| Nov 15 | at Kentucky | L 14–27 | 27% |
| Nov 22 | at Auburn | L 0–3 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Auburn 3–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 15th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 96th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 2–6–1
- Conference
- 0–1 tied for 15th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 112–157
- Coach
- Frank Howard
- Elo
- 1473 −88 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −1.9 No. 66 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- George Rodgers
All-Southern Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Jim WardBINS-1
From Wikipedia’s 1952 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1952 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 5–0 | 8–2 | 16 |
 West Virginia | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
 Wake Forest | 5–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 William & Mary | 4–1 | 4–5 | |
| George Washington | 5–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
 Furman | 2–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| South Carolina | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Washington and Lee | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
 VMI | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 NC State | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
 North Carolina | 1–2 | 2–6 | |
 The Citadel | 1–3–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Davidson | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
| Clemson | 0–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Richmond | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.