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Wisconsin

B10 · 1952 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
6–3–1
0.650 Win %
Conference
1st
4–1 in B10

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
135
1892–2026
All-Time Record
748–529–52
0.582 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1912
#1 Finishes
1
Top 5: 7 · Top 10: 16 · Top 25: 44
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 14 seasons · 9 Top 10

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

1952 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Marquette (MARQUETTE)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1W 42–19
7Week 7 · Oct 7Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB104–5W 20–6
8Week 8 · Oct 14Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB106–3L 14–23
9Week 9 · Oct 21Iowa (IOWA)H2HB102–7W 42–13
10Week 10 · Oct 28UCLAH2HPAC8–1L 7–20
11Week 11 · Nov 4Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC5–5W 21–7
12Week 12 · Nov 11Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)H2HB102–6–1W 24–20
13Week 13 · Nov 18Indiana (INDIANA)H2HB102–7W 37–14
14Week 14 · Nov 25Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB104–3–2T 21–21
14Final · Jan 6USCH2HPAC10–1L 0–7

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
2.308
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+13
-5+18
  • Rice +5
  • Illinois +4
  • Marquette +3
  • Iowa +2
  • Northwestern +2
  • Indiana +2
  • Minnesota 0
  • UCLA -1
  • USC -1
  • Ohio State -3

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 #32Better than 77%
Win % Place 37thBetter than 74%

0.650 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#26W13#25W14#27W15#29Regular Season Final#32Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+23
+14
-9
+29
-13
+14
+4
+23
0
-7

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

Final Rank by Season
#291947#981948#361949#271950#91951

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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