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Virginia Tech

SOCON · 1952 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
5–6
0.455 Win %
Conference
8th
4–4 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
121
1902–2026
All-Time Record
736–491–44
0.596 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
2000, 2005
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 2 · Top 10: 9 · Top 25: 30
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 1 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 25 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 18 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

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

1952 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 16MARSHALLUnranked—W 19–14
5Week 5 · Sep 23Davidson (DAVIDSON)H2HIND SOCON2–7W 27–14
6Week 6 · Sep 30Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON3–5–1W 14–7
7Week 7 · Oct 7Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI8–2L 0–42
8Week 8 · Oct 14Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–2L 0–33
9Week 9 · Oct 21George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)H2HIND SOCON6–2–1L 0–6
10Week 10 · Oct 28Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON3–7L 27–34
11Week 11 · Nov 4Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON1–9W 20–2
12Week 12 · Nov 11William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–5L 15–35
13Week 13 · Nov 18West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND SOCON7–2L 7–27
15Week 15 · Dec 2Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–6–1W 26–7

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
4.331
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-11
-20+9
  • Citadel +3
  • Virginia Military Institute +3
  • Davidson +2
  • Richmond +1
  • Virginia -2
  • Alabama -2
  • George Washington -2
  • West Virginia -2
  • William & Mary -5
  • Washington & LEE -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 #72Better than 48%
Win % Place 67thBetter than 52%

0.455 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#79W13#75W14#73W15#72Regular Season Final#72Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+5
+13
+7
-42
-33
-6
-7
+18
-20
-20
+19

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

Final Rank by Season
#751947#1151948#1141949#1201950#1111951

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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