1952 Northwestern
2–6–1 (2–5 Western Conference), coached by Robert Voigts. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Indiana 23–13Oct 25
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | at 16USC | L 0–31 | 36% |
| Oct 4 | vs Vanderbilt | T 20–20 | 63% |
| Oct 11 | at Minnesota | L 26–27 | 53% |
| Oct 18 | vs Michigan | L 14–48 | 51% |
| Oct 25 | vs Indiana | W 23–13 | 57% |
| Nov 1 | vs Ohio State | L 21–24 | 46% |
| Nov 8 | at 18Wisconsin | L 20–24 | 21% |
| Nov 15 | vs Iowa | L 14–39 | 67% |
| Nov 22 | at Illinois | W 28–26 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Illinois 28–26; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Western Conference.
In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 133 on file).
- Record
- 2–6–1
- Conference
- 2–5 tied for 6th in Western Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 166–252
- Coach
- Robert Voigts
- Elo
- 1424 −95 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 2.5 No. 56 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Tom Roche
- Most valuable player
- Chuck Ilren
All-Big Ten
2 first teamFirst team
Joe CollierEAP-1; UP-1- Ray HuizingaOTUP-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
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 4–1–1 | 6–3–1 | 11 |
 Purdue | 4–1–1 | 4–3–2 | 18 |
| Ohio State | 5–2 | 6–3 | 17 |
| Michigan | 4–2 | 5–4 | |
| Minnesota | 3–1–2 | 4–3–2 | |
| Illinois | 2–5 | 4–5 | |
| Northwestern | 2–5 | 2–6–1 | |
| Iowa | 2–5 | 2–7 | |
| Indiana | 1–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.