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1952 Michigan State

9–⁠0, coached by Biggie Munn, finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Michigan State in 1952, game by game: won at Michigan 27–13; won at Oregon State 17–14; won vs. Texas A&M 48–6; won vs. Syracuse 48–7; won vs. No. 17 Penn State 34–7; won at No. 8 Purdue 14–7; won at Indiana 41–14; won vs. No. 6 Notre Dame 21–3; won vs. Marquette 62–13+49Won 27–13 at Michigan+14MichiganWon 17–14 at Oregon State+3Oregon StateWon 48–6 vs. Texas A&M+42Texas A&MWon 48–7 vs. Syracuse+41SyracuseWon 34–7 vs. No. 17 Penn State+27No. 17 Penn StateWon 14–7 at No. 8 Purdue+7No. 8 PurdueWon 41–14 at Indiana+27IndianaWon 21–3 vs. No. 6 Notre Dame+18No. 6 Notre DameWon 62–13 vs. Marquette+49Marquette
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atMichiganW 27–⁠1360%
Oct 4atOregon StateW 17–⁠1466%
Oct 11vsTexas A&MW 48–⁠677%
Oct 18vsSyracuseW 48–⁠777%
Oct 25vs17Penn StateW 34–⁠778%
Nov 1at8PurdueW 14–⁠765%
Nov 8atIndianaW 41–⁠1484%
Nov 15vs6Notre DameW 21–⁠369%
Nov 22vsMarquetteW 62–⁠1389%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Marquette 62–⁠13; No. 1 in the final AP poll.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 122 on file).

AP poll, week by week

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

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 championsNo. 1 in the final AP poll, and a title the school claims

Record
9–⁠0
Conference
—
AP final
No. 1 peak No. 1
Points
312–⁠84
Coach
Biggie Munn
Elo
1798 +123 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
28.2 No. 1 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Donald McAuliffe
Most valuable player
Dick Tamburo