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1952 Santa Clara

2–⁠6–⁠1.

Schedule and results

Santa Clara in 1952, game by game: lost at Stanford 13–28; lost at No. 17 Kansas 9–21; lost at Tulane 0–35; lost at No. 3 California 7–27; won vs. Idaho 9–7; tied at Hardin Simmons 14–14; lost at Pacific 0–27; lost vs. Utah 13–16; won at San José State 15–7+8−35Lost 13–28 at Stanford-15StanfordLost 9–21 at No. 17 Kansas-12No. 17 KansasLost 0–35 at Tulane-35TulaneLost 7–27 at No. 3 California-20No. 3 CaliforniaWon 9–7 vs. Idaho+2IdahoTied 14–14 at Hardin Simmons0Hardin SimmonsLost 0–27 at Pacific-27PacificLost 13–16 vs. Utah-3UtahWon 15–7 at San José State+8San José State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atStanfordL 13–⁠2830%
Sep 27at17KansasL 9–⁠2126%
Oct 4atTulaneL 0–⁠3540%
Oct 18at3CaliforniaL 7–⁠2714%
Oct 24vsIdahoW 9–⁠762%
Nov 1atHardin SimmonsT 14–⁠1436%
Nov 8atPacificL 0–⁠2738%
Nov 15vsUtahL 13–⁠1634%
Nov 27atSan José StateW 15–⁠731%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat San José State 15–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 47 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
80–⁠182
Coach
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Elo
1438 −53 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−6.0 No. 78 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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