1952 Houston
8–2 (3–0 Missouri Valley Conference), coached by Clyde Lee. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulsa 33–7Oct 11
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Texas A&M | L 13–21 | 47% |
| Sep 27 | at Arkansas | W 17–7 | 32% |
| Oct 4 | at Oklahoma State | W 10–7 | 50% |
| Oct 11 | vs Tulsa | W 33–7 | 43% |
| Oct 25 | at Arizona State | W 6–0 | 40% |
| Nov 1 | at Texas Tech | W 20–7 | 55% |
| Nov 8 | vs 14Ole Miss | L 0–6 | 49% |
| Nov 15 | vs Baylor | W 28–6 | 45% |
| Nov 29 | vsDetroit Mercy | W 33–19 | 80% |
| Dec 6 | vs Wyoming | W 20–0 | 63% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Wyoming 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll; Missouri Valley Conference champions.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 9: 19
Missouri Valley Conference champions3–0 in the conference
- Record
- 8–2
- Conference
- 3–0 first in Missouri Valley Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 19
- Points
- 180–80
- Coach
- Clyde Lee
- Elo
- 1622 +162 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 12.5 No. 22 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offense
- Split-T
1952 Missouri Valley Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Houston | 3–0 | 8–2 | |
| Tulsa | 3–1 | 8–2–1 | 12 |
| Oklahoma State | 2–2 | 3–7 | |
| Detroit Mercy | 1–3 | 3–6 | |
| Wichita State | 0–3 | 3–6–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.