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1952 VMI

3–⁠6–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Thomas Nugent.

Schedule and results

VMI in 1952, game by game: lost vs. William & Mary 13–34; lost at Miami 0–45; won vs. Richmond 28–14; won at Florida State 28–7; lost vs. No. 11 Virginia 14–33; tied at George Washington 20–20; lost at Army 14–42; lost vs. West Virginia 21–39; won vs. The Citadel 20–19; lost vs. Virginia Tech 7–26+21−45Lost 13–34 vs. William & Mary-21William & MaryLost 0–45 at Miami-45MiamiWon 28–14 vs. Richmond+14RichmondWon 28–7 at Florida State+21Florida StateLost 14–33 vs. No. 11 Virginia-19No. 11 VirginiaTied 20–20 at George Washington0George Washingt…Lost 14–42 at Army-28ArmyLost 21–39 vs. West Virginia-18West VirginiaWon 20–19 vs. The Citadel+1The CitadelLost 7–26 vs. Virginia Tech-19Virginia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsWilliam & MaryL 13–⁠3451%
Sep 26atMiamiL 0–⁠4531%
Oct 4vsRichmondW 28–⁠1476%
Oct 10atFlorida StateW 28–⁠774%
Oct 18vs11VirginiaL 14–⁠3328%
Oct 25atGeorge WashingtonT 20–⁠2038%
Nov 1atArmyL 14–⁠4240%
Nov 8vsWest VirginiaL 21–⁠3953%
Nov 15vsThe CitadelW 20–⁠1968%
Nov 27vsVirginia TechL 7–⁠2663%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia Tech 26–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 118 on file).

Led the nationCurly Powell: kickoff return yards (517 yds); Jimmy Byron: yards per catch (18.9)

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 10th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
165–⁠279
Coach
Thomas Nugent
Elo
1388 −133 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.8 No. 102 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

1 first team

First team

  • Jim ByronEINS-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 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.