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California

PAC · 1952 Season · Final

Developing −
Record
7–3
0.700 Win %
Conference
3rd
3–3 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1916–2026
All-Time Record
610–557–31
0.522 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1920, 1937, 1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 5 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 24
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 7 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare California head-to-head · History & Eras

1952 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 23Pacific (PACIFIC)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1W 34–13
6Week 6 · Sep 30Missouri (MISSOURI)H2HIND B85–5W 28–14
7Week 7 · Oct 7Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–3–2W 49–13
8Week 8 · Oct 14Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC2–7–1W 41–7
9Week 9 · Oct 21Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 27–7
10Week 10 · Oct 28USCH2HPAC10–1L 0–10
11Week 11 · Nov 4UCLAH2HPAC8–1L 7–28
12Week 12 · Nov 11Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC7–3L 7–22
13Week 13 · Nov 18Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC4–6W 28–13
14Week 14 · Nov 25Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–5W 26–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.728
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+24
-5+29
  • Pacific +7
  • Missouri +5
  • Stanford +5
  • Minnesota +4
  • Washington State +4
  • Oregon +2
  • Santa Clara +2
  • USC -1
  • UCLA -1
  • Washington -3

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #22Better than 85%
Win % Place 26thBetter than 82%

0.700 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#25W13#21W14#23W15#22Regular Season Final#22Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
+14
+36
+34
+20
-10
-21
-15
+15
+26

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#91947#101948#31949#81950#131951

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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