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Wake Forest

SOCON · 1952 Season · Final

Struggling +
Record
5–4–1
0.550 Win %
Conference
4th
5–1 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
119
1908–2026
All-Time Record
497–694–31
0.419 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#9
1944, 1950
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 8
  • 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 · 28 seasons

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

1952 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 23Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC4–4–2L 14–17
6Week 6 · Sep 30William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)H2HIND SOCON4–5W 28–21
7Week 7 · Oct 7Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1T 7–7
8Week 8 · Oct 14Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI7–1–1L 0–20
9Week 9 · Oct 21North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON2–6W 9–7
11Week 11 · Nov 4NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 21–6
12Week 12 · Nov 11TCUH2HIND SWC4–4–2L 9–27
13Week 13 · Nov 18Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON8–2L 7–14
14Week 14 · Nov 25Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON6–3–1W 28–0
15Week 15 · Dec 2South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON5–5W 39–14

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
2.796
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+9
-11+20
  • Furman +6
  • South Carolina +5
  • William & Mary +4
  • NC State +3
  • North Carolina +2
  • Boston College 0
  • Villanova -1
  • Duke -2
  • Baylor -4
  • TCU -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 #41Better than 71%
Win % Place 51stBetter than 64%

0.550 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#67W13#56W14#42W15#41Regular Season Final#41Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
+7
0
-20
+2
+15
-18
-7
+28
+25

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

Final Rank by Season
#421947#401948#801949#91950#441951

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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