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1952 Indiana

2–⁠7 (1–⁠5 Western Conference), coached by Bernie Crimmins.

Schedule and results

Indiana in 1952, game by game: lost at No. 20 Ohio State 13–33; won vs. Iowa 20–13; lost at Michigan 13–28; won vs. Temple 33–0; lost at Northwestern 13–23; lost at Pittsburgh 7–28; lost vs. No. 1 Michigan State 14–41; lost vs. No. 15 Wisconsin 14–37; lost at Purdue 16–21+33−27Lost 13–33 at No. 20 Ohio State-20No. 20 Ohio StateWon 20–13 vs. Iowa+7IowaLost 13–28 at Michigan-15MichiganWon 33–0 vs. Temple+33TempleLost 13–23 at Northwestern-10NorthwesternLost 7–28 at Pittsburgh-21PittsburghLost 14–41 vs. No. 1 Michigan State-27No. 1 Michigan StateLost 14–37 vs. No. 15 Wisconsin-23No. 15 WisconsinLost 16–21 at Purdue-5Purdue
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27at20Ohio StateL 13–⁠3330%
Oct 4vsIowaW 20–⁠1358%
Oct 11atMichiganL 13–⁠2833%
Oct 18vsTempleW 33–⁠068%
Oct 25atNorthwesternL 13–⁠2343%
Nov 1atPittsburghL 7–⁠2835%
Nov 8vs1Michigan StateL 14–⁠4116%
Nov 15vs15WisconsinL 14–⁠3726%
Nov 22atPurdueL 16–⁠2122%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Purdue 21–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Western Conference.

In program history: The 102nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).

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.

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠5 9th in Western Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
143–⁠224
Coach
Bernie Crimmins
Elo
1384 −68 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.8 No. 61 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gene Gedman
Most valuable player
Gene Gedman

All-Big Ten

1 first team

First team

  • Gene GedmanBAP-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 Western Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wisconsin4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠111
Purdue4–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠218
Ohio State5–⁠26–⁠317
Michigan4–⁠25–⁠4
Minnesota3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Illinois2–⁠54–⁠5
Northwestern2–⁠52–⁠6–⁠1
Iowa2–⁠52–⁠7
Indiana1–⁠52–⁠7

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