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SWC · 1952 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
5–5
0.500 Win %
Conference
5th
4–2 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
113
1914–2026
All-Time Record
494–669–32
0.427 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 13
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1952 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2HIND BOR3–7–1W 34–7
7Week 7 · Oct 7LSUH2HSEC3–7L 7–27
8Week 8 · Oct 14UCLAH2HPAC8–1L 0–20
9Week 9 · Oct 21SMUH2HIND SWC4–5–1L 14–21
10Week 10 · Oct 28Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC9–2L 7–20
11Week 11 · Nov 4Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB106–3–1L 7–21
12Week 12 · Nov 11Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC2–8W 35–33
13Week 13 · Nov 18Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC3–6–1W 16–6
14Week 14 · Nov 25TCUH2HIND SWC4–4–2W 12–6
15Week 15 · Dec 2Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC4–4–2W 20–14

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
3.589
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-2
-18+16
  • TCU +4
  • Baylor +4
  • Texas Tech +3
  • Texas A&M +3
  • Arkansas +2
  • UCLA -1
  • Texas -2
  • Wisconsin -3
  • SMU -5
  • LSU -7

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 #62Better than 55%
Win % Place 55thBetter than 61%

0.500 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#77W13#69W14#60W15#61Regular Season Final#62Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
-20
-20
-7
-13
-14
+2
+10
+6
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#211947#551948#41949#511950#531951

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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