1952 Richmond

1–⁠9 (0–⁠6 Southern Conference), coached by Edwin Merrick.

Schedule and results

Richmond in 1952, game by game: won vs. Randolph Macon 34–19; lost at Boston College 7–14; lost at VMI 14–28; lost vs. Washington and Lee 20–21; lost at Miami 6–41; lost at William & Mary 13–42; lost vs. Virginia Tech 2–20; lost at Davidson 19–38; lost at Virginia 0–49; lost vs. George Washington 7–29+15−49Won 34–19 vs. Randolph Macon+15Randolph MaconLost 7–14 at Boston College-7Boston CollegeLost 14–28 at VMI-14VMILost 20–21 vs. Washington and Lee-1Washington and …Lost 6–41 at Miami-35MiamiLost 13–42 at William & Mary-29William & MaryLost 2–20 vs. Virginia Tech-18Virginia TechLost 19–38 at Davidson-19DavidsonLost 0–49 at Virginia-49VirginiaLost 7–29 vs. George Washington-22George Washingt…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to George Washington 29–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 15th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 107th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

Record
1–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠6 tied for 15th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
122–⁠301
Coach
Edwin Merrick
Elo
1211 −110 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−28.5 No. 108 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Al Pecuch

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.