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1952 Oregon

2–⁠7–⁠1 (2–⁠5 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Len Casanova.

Schedule and results

Oregon in 1952, game by game: lost at UCLA 6–13; lost vs. Nebraska 13–28; won at Idaho 20–14; lost vs. No. 3 California 7–41; lost at Washington 0–49; tied vs. Montana 14–14; lost vs. Pacific 6–14; lost vs. Washington State 6–19; won at Stanford 21–20; lost vs. Oregon State 19–22+7−49Lost 6–13 at UCLA-7UCLALost 13–28 vs. Nebraska-15NebraskaWon 20–14 at Idaho+6IdahoLost 7–41 vs. No. 3 California-34No. 3 CaliforniaLost 0–49 at Washington-49WashingtonTied 14–14 vs. Montana0MontanaLost 6–14 vs. Pacific-8PacificLost 6–19 vs. Washington State-13Washington StateWon 21–20 at Stanford+1StanfordLost 19–22 vs. Oregon State-3Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atUCLAL 6–⁠1318%
Sep 27vsNebraskaL 13–⁠2849%
Oct 4atIdahoW 20–⁠1435%
Oct 11vs3CaliforniaL 7–⁠4119%
Oct 18atWashingtonL 0–⁠4926%
Oct 25vsMontanaT 14–⁠1459%
Nov 1vsPacificL 6–⁠1441%
Nov 8vsWashington StateL 6–⁠1931%
Nov 15atStanfordW 21–⁠2015%
Nov 22vsOregon StateL 19–⁠2241%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon State 22–⁠19; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Pacific Coast Conference.

In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 109 on file).

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.

Record
2–⁠7–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
112–⁠234
Coach
Len Casanova
Elo
1306 −70 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.4 No. 73 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Monte Brethauer

All-Pacific Coast

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Emmett WilliamsOGUP-1

Second team

  • Monte BrethauerEINS-2; UP-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 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠010–⁠15
UCLA5–⁠18–⁠16
Washington6–⁠27–⁠3
California3–⁠37–⁠3
Washington State3–⁠44–⁠6
Stanford2–⁠55–⁠5
Oregon2–⁠52–⁠7–⁠1
Idaho1–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon State1–⁠62–⁠7

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