1952 Virginia Tech
5–6 (4–4 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Moseley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 26–7Nov 27
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13 | vs Marshall | W 19–14 | 61% |
| Sep 20 | at Davidson | W 27–14 | 44% |
| Sep 27 | at The Citadel | W 14–7 | 39% |
| Oct 4 | at 16Virginia | L 0–42 | 16% |
| Oct 11 | at 18Alabama | L 0–33 | 20% |
| Oct 18 | vsGeorge Washington | L 0–6 | 41% |
| Oct 25 | atWashington and Lee | L 27–34 | 29% |
| Nov 1 | at Richmond | W 20–2 | 51% |
| Nov 8 | vs William & Mary | L 15–35 | 42% |
| Nov 15 | at West Virginia | L 7–27 | 21% |
| Nov 27 | vs VMI | W 26–7 | 37% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat VMI 26–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 118th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 155–221
- Coach
- Frank Moseley
- Elo
- 1375 +52 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −12.8 No. 91 of 113 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1952 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 Duke | 5–0 | 8–2 | 16 |
| West Virginia | 5–1 | 7–2 | |
 Wake Forest | 5–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| William & Mary | 4–1 | 4–5 | |
| George Washington | 5–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Virginia Tech | 4–4 | 5–6 | |
 Furman | 2–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
 South Carolina | 3–4 | 5–5 | |
| Washington and Lee | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| VMI | 2–3–1 | 3–6–1 | |
 NC State | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
 North Carolina | 1–2 | 2–6 | |
| The Citadel | 1–3–1 | 3–5–1 | |
| Davidson | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
 Clemson | 0–1 | 2–6–1 | |
| Richmond | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.