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1952 Washington and Lee

3–⁠7 (3–⁠4 Southern Conference).

Schedule and results

Washington and Lee in 1952, game by game: lost at Duke 0–34; won at Davidson 33–14; lost at George Washington 28–33; won at Richmond 21–20; lost vs. West Virginia 13–31; won vs. Virginia Tech 34–27; lost at Vanderbilt 7–67; lost vs. NC State 14–25; lost at Cincinnati 0–54; lost at Virginia 14–21+19−60Lost 0–34 at Duke-34DukeWon 33–14 at Davidson+19DavidsonLost 28–33 at George Washington-5George Washingt…Won 21–20 at Richmond+1RichmondLost 13–31 vs. West Virginia-18West VirginiaWon 34–27 vs. Virginia Tech+7Virginia TechLost 7–67 at Vanderbilt-60VanderbiltLost 14–25 vs. NC State-11NC StateLost 0–54 at Cincinnati-54CincinnatiLost 14–21 at Virginia-7Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atDukeL 0–⁠3440%
Sep 27atDavidsonW 33–⁠1470%
Oct 4atGeorge WashingtonL 28–⁠3344%
Oct 11atRichmondW 21–⁠2068%
Oct 18vsWest VirginiaL 13–⁠3167%
Oct 25vsVirginia TechW 34–⁠2771%
Nov 1atVanderbiltL 7–⁠6741%
Nov 8vsNC StateL 14–⁠2567%
Nov 15atCincinnatiL 0–⁠5424%
Nov 22atVirginiaL 14–⁠2115%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Virginia 21–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 34th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 56 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
3–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠326
Coach
—
Elo
1377 −145 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−14.2 No. 94 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1952 Southern Conference standings

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.