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Pennsylvania

FBSI · 1952 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
4–3–2
0.556 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
105
1876–1981
All-Time Record
618–369–40
0.621 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1895, 1897, 1898
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 20 · Top 10: 32 · Top 25: 50
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 29 seasons · 26 Top 10 · 3× #1

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

1952 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1T 7–7
7Week 7 · Oct 7Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 7–0
8Week 8 · Oct 14Princeton (PRINCETON)H2HIND FBSI8–1W 13–7
9Week 9 · Oct 21Columbia (COLUMBIA)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 27–17
10Week 10 · Oct 28Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI6–2–1T 7–7
11Week 11 · Nov 4Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–2–1L 7–14
12Week 12 · Nov 11Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC7–4L 27–34
13Week 13 · Nov 18Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1L 13–14
15Week 15 · Dec 2Cornell (CORNELL)H2HIND FBSI2–7W 14–7

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
2.983
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+4
-10+14
  • Princeton +8
  • Dartmouth +2
  • Columbia +2
  • Cornell +2
  • Notre Dame 0
  • Navy 0
  • Penn State -2
  • Georgia -4
  • Army -4

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 #44Better than 69%
Win % Place 44thBetter than 69%

0.556 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#55W13#47W14#45W15#44Regular Season Final#44Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
+7
+6
+10
0
-7
-7
-1
+7

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

Final Rank by Season
#41947#301948#381949#191950#331951

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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