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Vanderbilt

SEC · 1952 Season · Final

Struggling −
Record
3–5–2
0.400 Win %
Conference
10th
1–4 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
123
1902–2026
All-Time Record
576–651–43
0.470 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1906, 1921, 1922
#1 Finishes
3
Top 5: 8 · Top 10: 14 · Top 25: 26
  • 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 · 18 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 4 Top 10

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

1952 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 23Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC7–4L 7–19
6Week 6 · Sep 30Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 0–27
7Week 7 · Oct 7Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–6–1T 20–20
8Week 8 · Oct 14Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC8–1–2T 21–21
9Week 9 · Oct 21Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC8–3W 20–13
10Week 10 · Oct 28Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HSEC12–0L 0–30
11Week 11 · Nov 4Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 67–7
12Week 12 · Nov 11Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 9–0
13Week 13 · Nov 18Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC5–5L 7–16
15Week 15 · Dec 2Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–2–1L 0–46

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
3.669
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+2
-13+15
  • Florida +8
  • Miami +4
  • Washington & LEE +3
  • Northwestern 0
  • Ole Miss 0
  • Georgia Tech 0
  • Virginia -2
  • Tennessee -2
  • Georgia -4
  • Tulane -5

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 #63Better than 55%
Win % Place 72ndBetter than 48%

0.400 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#58W13#57W14#63W15#63Regular Season Final#63Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-12
-27
0
0
+7
-30
+60
+9
-9
-46

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

Final Rank by Season
#411947#161948#521949#501950#581951

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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