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1952 The Citadel

3–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by J. Quinn Decker.

Schedule and results

The Citadel in 1952, game by game: lost at Georgia Tech 6–54; lost vs. Virginia Tech 7–14; lost at Florida 0–33; won vs. Newberry 18–7; tied at Furman 7–7; won vs. Presbyterian 28–7; lost vs. South Carolina 0–35; lost at VMI 19–20; won vs. Davidson 34–14+21−48Lost 6–54 at Georgia Tech-48Georgia TechLost 7–14 vs. Virginia Tech-7Virginia TechLost 0–33 at Florida-33FloridaWon 18–7 vs. Newberry+11NewberryTied 7–7 at Furman0FurmanWon 28–7 vs. Presbyterian+21PresbyterianLost 0–35 vs. South Carolina-35South CarolinaLost 19–20 at VMI-1VMIWon 34–14 vs. Davidson+20Davidson
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠5415%
Sep 27vsVirginia TechL 7–⁠1461%
Oct 4atFloridaL 0–⁠3323%
Oct 11vsNewberryW 18–⁠781%
Oct 17atFurmanT 7–⁠743%
Oct 25vsPresbyterianW 28–⁠783%
Nov 8vsSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠3534%
Nov 15atVMIL 19–⁠2032%
Nov 22vsDavidsonW 34–⁠1468%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Davidson 34–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 13th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 114 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠1 13th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
119–⁠191
Coach
J. Quinn Decker
Elo
1361 −42 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.8 No. 95 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1952 Southern Conference standings

Conference page
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.