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1952 Virginia

8–⁠2, coached by Arthur Guepe.

Schedule and results

Virginia in 1952, game by game: won vs. Vanderbilt 27–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 42–0; won vs. George Washington 50–0; won vs. VMI 33–14; lost vs. No. 6 Duke 7–21; lost vs. South Carolina 14–21; won at North Carolina 34–7; won vs. Richmond 49–0; won vs. Washington and Lee 21–14; won at William & Mary 20–13+50−14Won 27–0 vs. Vanderbilt+27VanderbiltWon 42–0 vs. Virginia Tech+42Virginia TechWon 50–0 vs. George Washington+50George Washingt…Won 33–14 vs. VMI+19VMILost 7–21 vs. No. 6 Duke-14No. 6 DukeLost 14–21 vs. South Carolina-7South CarolinaWon 34–7 at North Carolina+27North CarolinaWon 49–0 vs. Richmond+49RichmondWon 21–14 vs. Washington and Lee+7Washington and …Won 20–13 at William & Mary+7William & Mary
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsVanderbiltW 27–⁠076%
Oct 4vsVirginia TechW 42–⁠084%
Oct 11vsGeorge WashingtonW 50–⁠074%
Oct 18vsVMIW 33–⁠1472%
Oct 25vs6DukeL 7–⁠2160%
Nov 1vsSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠2174%
Nov 8atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠769%
Nov 15vsRichmondW 49–⁠093%
Nov 22vsWashington and LeeW 21–⁠1485%
Nov 29atWilliam & MaryW 20–⁠1358%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat William & Mary 20–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 135 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 16
  2. Wk 3: 15
  3. Wk 4: 11
  4. Wk 5: 9
  5. Wk 6: 16
  6. Wk 10: 20

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
8–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
Unranked peak No. 9
Points
297–⁠90
Coach
Arthur Guepe
Elo
1653 +38 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
7.5 No. 38 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
William Chisholm