1952 North Carolina

2–⁠6 (1–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Carl Snavely.

Schedule and results

North Carolina in 1952, game by game: lost vs. No. 11 Texas 7–28; lost vs. Wake Forest 7–9; lost at No. 16 Notre Dame 14–34; lost at No. 12 Tennessee 14–41; lost vs. Virginia 7–34; won at South Carolina 27–19; lost vs. No. 20 Duke 0–34; won at Miami 34–7+27−34Lost 7–28 vs. No. 11 Texas-21No. 11 TexasLost 7–9 vs. Wake Forest-2Wake ForestLost 14–34 at No. 16 Notre Dame-20No. 16 Notre DameLost 14–41 at No. 12 Tennessee-27No. 12 TennesseeLost 7–34 vs. Virginia-27VirginiaWon 27–19 at South Carolina+8South CarolinaLost 0–34 vs. No. 20 Duke-34No. 20 DukeWon 34–7 at Miami+27Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 34–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 127 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠2 tied for 11th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
110–⁠206
Coach
Carl Snavely
Elo
1462 +2 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.4 No. 63 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
George Norris and Bud Wallace

1952 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠08–⁠216
West Virginia5–⁠17–⁠2
Wake Forest5–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
William & Mary4–⁠14–⁠5
George Washington5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠45–⁠6
Furman2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠45–⁠5
Washington and Lee3–⁠43–⁠7
VMI2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
NC State2–⁠43–⁠7
North Carolina1–⁠22–⁠6
The Citadel1–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠7
Clemson0–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠61–⁠9

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