1952 NC State
3–7 (2–4 Southern Conference), coached by Horace Hendrickson. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 28–6Oct 11
By 22 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vsGeorge Washington | L 0–39 | 53% |
| Oct 4 | at Georgia | L 0–49 | 21% |
| Oct 11 | vs Davidson | W 28–6 | 70% |
| Oct 18 | vs 5Duke | L 0–57 | 24% |
| Oct 25 | vs Florida State | W 13–7 | 75% |
| Nov 1 | at Wake Forest | L 6–21 | 20% |
| Nov 8 | atWashington and Lee | W 25–14 | 33% |
| Nov 15 | at 14Pittsburgh | L 6–48 | 25% |
| Nov 22 | at William & Mary | L 6–41 | 26% |
| Nov 29 | at Texas Tech | L 7–54 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Texas Tech 54–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 2–4 tied for 11th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 91–336
- Coach
- Horace Hendrickson
- Elo
- 1341 −79 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −18.3 No. 100 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1952 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 5–0 | 8–2 | 16 |
 West Virginia | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
| Wake Forest | 5–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| William & Mary | 4–1 | 4–5 | |
| George Washington | 5–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
 Furman | 2–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 South Carolina | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Washington and Lee | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
 VMI | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 NC State | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
 North Carolina | 1–2 | 2–6 | |
 The Citadel | 1–3–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Davidson | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
 Clemson | 0–1 | 2–6–1 | |
 Richmond | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.