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Clemson

FBSI · 1952 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–6–1
0.278 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
797–476–44
0.622 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2016, 2018
#1 Finishes
2
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 38
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1952 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 23PRESBYTERIANUnranked—W 53–13
6Week 6 · Sep 30Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI7–1–1L 7–14
7Week 7 · Oct 7Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HIND FBSI7–2L 0–28
8Week 8 · Oct 14Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–3L 13–54
10Week 10 · Oct 28South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON5–5L 0–6
11Week 11 · Nov 4Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1W 13–0
12Week 12 · Nov 11Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI2–5–1T 12–12
13Week 13 · Nov 18Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–4–2L 14–27
14Week 14 · Nov 25Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC2–8L 0–3

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
5.729
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-19
-23+4
  • Boston College +4
  • Fordham 0
  • Villanova -1
  • Maryland -2
  • Florida -3
  • Kentucky -4
  • South Carolina -5
  • Auburn -8

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 #90Better than 35%
Win % Place 93rdBetter than 33%

0.278 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#74W13#86W14#90W15#92Regular Season Final#90Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+40
-7
-28
-41
-6
+13
0
-13
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#821947#81948#751949#51950#281951

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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