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Villanova

FBSI · 1952 Season · Final

Developing
Record
7–1–1
0.833 Win %
Conference
—
0–0 in FBSI

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
59
1905–1980
All-Time Record
270–260–17
0.509 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1937
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 6
  • Divisional Era · 25 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 13 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 1 seasons

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

1952 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 23Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–4–2W 25–6
6Week 6 · Sep 30Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HIND FBSI2–6–1W 14–7
7Week 7 · Oct 7Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)H2HIND MVC3–6W 21–7
8Week 8 · Oct 14Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON5–4–1W 20–0
9Week 9 · Oct 21Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1W 28–7
10Week 10 · Oct 28XAVIERUnranked—W 34–20
11Week 11 · Nov 4PARRIS ISLAND MARINESUnranked—T 20–20
12Week 12 · Nov 11Tulsa (TULSA)H2HIND MVC8–2–1L 6–42
14Week 14 · Nov 25Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)H2HIND FBSI5–4–1W 51–6

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
1.425
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+22
-2+24
  • Kentucky +5
  • Wake Forest +5
  • Boston University +5
  • Boston College +4
  • Detroit Mercy +3
  • Clemson +2
  • Tulsa -2

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 #10Better than 93%
Win % Place 7thBetter than 96%

0.833 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#14W13#9W14#11W15#11Regular Season Final#10Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+19
+7
+14
+20
+21
+14
0
-36
+45

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

Final Rank by Season
#281947#191948#131949#691950#411951

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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