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1952 West Virginia

7–⁠2 (5–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Art Lewis.

Schedule and results

West Virginia in 1952, game by game: lost vs. Furman 14–22; won vs. Waynesburg 49–12; lost vs. No. 20 Penn State 21–35; won vs. Washington and Lee 31–13; won at No. 18 Pittsburgh 16–0; won vs. George Washington 24–0; won at VMI 39–21; won vs. Virginia Tech 27–7; won at South Carolina 13–6+37−14Lost 14–22 vs. Furman-8FurmanWon 49–12 vs. Waynesburg+37WaynesburgLost 21–35 vs. No. 20 Penn State-14No. 20 Penn StateWon 31–13 vs. Washington and Lee+18Washington and …Won 16–0 at No. 18 Pittsburgh+16No. 18 PittsburghWon 24–0 vs. George Washington+24George Washingt…Won 39–21 at VMI+18VMIWon 27–7 vs. Virginia Tech+20Virginia TechWon 13–6 at South Carolina+7South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsFurmanL 14–⁠2259%
Oct 4vsWaynesburgW 49–⁠1281%
Oct 11vs20Penn StateL 21–⁠3537%
Oct 18vsWashington and LeeW 31–⁠1333%
Oct 25at18PittsburghW 16–⁠027%
Nov 1vsGeorge WashingtonW 24–⁠052%
Nov 8atVMIW 39–⁠2147%
Nov 15vsVirginia TechW 27–⁠779%
Nov 22atSouth CarolinaW 13–⁠643%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 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
7–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
234–⁠116
Coach
Art Lewis
Elo
1558 +152 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.4 No. 57 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Paul Bischoff

All-Southern Conference

2 first team

First team

  • Bob SniderBINS-1
  • Paul BischoffEUP-1; INS-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

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.