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1952 Georgia Tech

12–⁠0 (6–⁠0 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bobby Dodd, finished No. 2 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Georgia Tech in 1952, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 54–6; won vs. Florida 17–14; won at SMU 20–7; won vs. Tulane 14–0; won vs. Auburn 33–0; won vs. Vanderbilt 30–0; won at No. 6 Duke 28–7; won vs. Army 45–6; won vs. No. 12 Alabama 7–3; won vs. Florida State 30–0; won at Georgia 23–9; won vs. No. 6 Ole Miss 24–7+48Won 54–6 vs. The Citadel+48The CitadelWon 17–14 vs. Florida+3FloridaWon 20–7 at SMU+13SMUWon 14–0 vs. Tulane+14TulaneWon 33–0 vs. Auburn+33AuburnWon 30–0 vs. Vanderbilt+30VanderbiltWon 28–7 at No. 6 Duke+21No. 6 DukeWon 45–6 vs. Army+39ArmyWon 7–3 vs. No. 12 Alabama+4No. 12 AlabamaWon 30–0 vs. Florida State+30Florida StateWon 23–9 at Georgia+14GeorgiaWon 24–7 vs. No. 6 Ole Miss+17No. 6 Ole Miss
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsThe CitadelW 54–⁠685%
Sep 27vsFloridaW 17–⁠1475%
Oct 4atSMUW 20–⁠764%
Oct 11vsTulaneW 14–⁠079%
Oct 18vsAuburnW 33–⁠088%
Oct 25vsVanderbiltW 30–⁠082%
Nov 1at6DukeW 28–⁠745%
Nov 8vsArmyW 45–⁠683%
Nov 15vs12AlabamaW 7–⁠377%
Nov 22vsFlorida StateW 30–⁠097%
Nov 29atGeorgiaW 23–⁠970%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs6Ole MissSugar BowlW 24–⁠762%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Ole Miss 24–⁠7 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 2 in the final AP poll; Southeastern Conference champions.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 6
  3. Wk 3: 5
  4. Wk 4: 4
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 4
  7. Wk 7: 3
  8. Wk 8: 2
  9. Wk 9: 2
  10. Wk 10: 3
  11. Final: 2

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1952.

National championsa title the school claims

Southeastern Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanHal Miller, OT

Record
12–⁠0
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 2 peak No. 2
Points
325–⁠59
Coach
Bobby Dodd
Elo
1800 +154 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
27.4 No. 3 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Frank Broyles
Defensive coordinator
Ray Graves
Captains
George Morris and Hal Miller
Offense
Split-T

All-SEC

7 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Buck MartinEAP-2; UP-1
  • Hal MillerOTAP-1; UP-2
  • Pete BrownCAP-1; UP-2
  • Leon HardemanRBAP-1; UP-1
  • Sam HensleyDEAP-1
  • George MorrisLB
  • Bobby MoorheadDBAP-1

Second team

  • Orville VereenOGAP-2; UP-2
  • Jake ShoemakerOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1952 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1952 Southeastern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech6–⁠012–⁠02
Tennessee5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠18
Ole Miss4–⁠0–⁠28–⁠1–⁠27
Alabama4–⁠210–⁠29
Georgia4–⁠37–⁠4
Florida3–⁠38–⁠315
Mississippi State3–⁠45–⁠4
Tulane3–⁠55–⁠5
Kentucky1–⁠3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠220
LSU2–⁠53–⁠7
Vanderbilt1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Auburn0–⁠72–⁠8

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