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1952 LSU

3–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Southeastern Conference), coached by Gaynell Tinsley.

Schedule and results

LSU in 1952, game by game: lost vs. Texas 14–35; lost vs. Alabama 20–21; won at No. 17 Rice 27–7; won at Kentucky 34–7; lost vs. Georgia 14–27; lost at No. 2 Maryland 6–34; lost at Ole Miss 0–28; lost vs. No. 8 Tennessee 3–22; lost vs. Mississippi State 14–33; won at Tulane 16–0+27−28Lost 14–35 vs. Texas-21TexasLost 20–21 vs. Alabama-1AlabamaWon 27–7 at No. 17 Rice+20No. 17 RiceWon 34–7 at Kentucky+27KentuckyLost 14–27 vs. Georgia-13GeorgiaLost 6–34 at No. 2 Maryland-28No. 2 MarylandLost 0–28 at Ole Miss-28Ole MissLost 3–22 vs. No. 8 Tennessee-19No. 8 TennesseeLost 14–33 vs. Mississippi State-19Mississippi Sta…Won 16–0 at Tulane+16Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsTexasL 14–⁠3548%
Sep 27vsAlabamaL 20–⁠2158%
Oct 4at17RiceW 27–⁠734%
Oct 11atKentuckyW 34–⁠735%
Oct 18vsGeorgiaL 14–⁠2765%
Oct 25at2MarylandL 6–⁠3419%
Nov 1atOle MissL 0–⁠2833%
Nov 8vs8TennesseeL 3–⁠2235%
Nov 15vsMississippi StateL 14–⁠3363%
Nov 29atTulaneW 16–⁠034%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 16–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 92nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 10th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
148–⁠214
Coach
Gaynell Tinsley
Elo
1512 −39 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
8.9 No. 32 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-SEC

1 second team

Second team

  • George BrancatoDBAP-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

Conference page
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.