1952 West Texas

3–⁠6 (1–⁠4 Border Conference), coached by Frank Kimbrough.

Schedule and results

West Texas in 1952, game by game: lost at Texas Tech 7–48; won vs. McMurry 19–6; won vs. New Mexico State 45–7; lost at Arizona State 14–48; won vs. Abilene Christian 20–18; lost vs. Midwestern Texas State 13–21; lost at Trinity (Texas) 6–39; lost at Hardin Simmons 6–25; lost at UTEP 7–31+38−41Lost 7–48 at Texas Tech-41Texas TechWon 19–6 vs. McMurry+13McMurryWon 45–7 vs. New Mexico State+38New Mexico StateLost 14–48 at Arizona State-34Arizona StateWon 20–18 vs. Abilene Christian+2Abilene Christi…Lost 13–21 vs. Midwestern Texas State-8Midwestern Texa…Lost 6–39 at Trinity (Texas)-33Trinity (Texas)Lost 6–25 at Hardin Simmons-19Hardin SimmonsLost 7–31 at UTEP-24UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UTEP 31–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Border Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 57 on file).

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
1–⁠4 7th in Border Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
137–⁠243
Coach
Frank Kimbrough
Elo
1272 −123 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−25.5 No. 106 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1952 Border Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State4–⁠06–⁠3
Texas Tech2–⁠1–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Arizona3–⁠26–⁠4
Hardin Simmons2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
UTEP2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠5–⁠1
New Mexico State1–⁠2–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
West Texas1–⁠43–⁠6
Northern Arizona0–⁠13–⁠4

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.