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1952 George Washington

6–⁠2–⁠1 (5–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

George Washington in 1952, game by game: won at NC State 39–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 33–28; lost at No. 15 Virginia 0–50; won at Virginia Tech 6–0; tied vs. VMI 20–20; lost at West Virginia 0–24; won vs. Bucknell 21–7; won vs. Davidson 40–13; won at Richmond 29–7+39−50Won 39–0 at NC State+39NC StateWon 33–28 vs. Washington and Lee+5Washington and …Lost 0–50 at No. 15 Virginia-50No. 15 VirginiaWon 6–0 at Virginia Tech+6Virginia TechTied 20–20 vs. VMI0VMILost 0–24 at West Virginia-24West VirginiaWon 21–7 vs. Bucknell+14BucknellWon 40–13 vs. Davidson+27DavidsonWon 29–7 at Richmond+22Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atNC StateW 39–⁠047%
Oct 4vsWashington and LeeW 33–⁠2856%
Oct 11at15VirginiaL 0–⁠5026%
Oct 18atVirginia TechW 6–⁠059%
Oct 25vsVMIT 20–⁠2062%
Nov 1atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠2448%
Nov 8vsBucknellW 21–⁠783%
Nov 15vsDavidsonW 40–⁠1382%
Nov 22atRichmondW 29–⁠777%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Richmond 29–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 49 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠1–⁠1 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
188–⁠149
Coach
—
Elo
1505 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−10.8 No. 86 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1952 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠08–⁠216
West Virginia5–⁠17–⁠2
Wake Forest5–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
William & Mary4–⁠14–⁠5
George Washington5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠45–⁠6
Furman2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠45–⁠5
Washington and Lee3–⁠43–⁠7
VMI2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
NC State2–⁠43–⁠7
North Carolina1–⁠22–⁠6
The Citadel1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠7
Clemson0–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠61–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.