1952 SMU
4–5–1 (3–2–1 Southwest Conference), coached by H.N. Russell. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Missouri 25–7Oct 11
By 18 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vs 19Duke | L 7–14 | 53% |
| Oct 4 | vs 6Georgia Tech | L 7–20 | 36% |
| Oct 11 | at Missouri | W 25–7 | 46% |
| Oct 18 | at Rice | W 21–14 | 43% |
| Oct 25 | vs 15Kansas | L 0–26 | 47% |
| Nov 1 | at 14Texas | L 14–31 | 26% |
| Nov 8 | vs Texas A&M | W 21–13 | 51% |
| Nov 15 | at Arkansas | W 27–17 | 58% |
| Nov 22 | vs Baylor | T 7–7 | 48% |
| Nov 29 | vs TCU | L 7–14 | 57% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to TCU 14–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 110 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
- 4–5–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 136–163
- Coach
- H.N. Russell
- Elo
- 1517 −11 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 8.9 No. 32 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Bill Forester
All-Southwest Conference
3 first teamFirst team
Jerry NortonBAP-1
Bill ForesterOTUP-1- Val Joe WalkerRBAP-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 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 6–0 | 9–2 | 10 |
| Rice | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| SMU | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| TCU | 2–2–2 | 4–4–2 | |
| Baylor | 1–3–2 | 4–4–2 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Arkansas | 1–5 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.