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1952 Independent Year Summary

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Record: 159-129-18, .549 W-L% (3rd of 10) (Schedule and Results)

SRS: 0.09 (6th of 10) ▪ SOS: -1.42 (6th of 10)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 5 (Maryland, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Pennsylvania and Princeton)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 5 (Maryland, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Princeton and Syracuse)

Standings

Overall Conference Pts/G SRS
School W L T Pct W L T Pct Own Opp SRS SOS Notes
Michigan State 9 0 0 1.000 34.7 9.3 25.65 7.20
Princeton 8 1 0 .889 33.0 8.2 11.58 -5.53
Villanova 7 1 1 .833 24.3 12.8 4.91 -5.65
Holy Cross 8 2 0 .800 22.6 7.7 2.07 -8.83
Virginia 8 2 0 .800 29.7 9.0 8.26 -4.94
Maryland 7 2 0 .778 24.2 9.4 17.80 5.92
Yale 7 2 0 .778 26.7 13.3 5.66 -5.01
Notre Dame 7 2 1 .750 18.3 10.8 21.03 14.13
Penn State 7 2 1 .750 17.2 14.9 8.87 5.67
Navy 6 2 1 .722 16.3 8.3 14.38 6.83
Syracuse 7 3 0 .700 20.3 20.2 4.40 -0.30
Pacific 7 3 1 .682 28.2 15.1 2.29 -6.62
Colgate 6 3 0 .667 21.7 11.9 -1.52 -8.30
Pittsburgh 6 3 0 .667 20.8 17.3 10.57 8.13
San Jose State 6 3 0 .667 27.9 18.2 2.23 -4.55
Harvard 5 4 0 .556 23.8 22.0 -6.28 -7.06
Pennsylvania 4 3 2 .556 13.6 11.9 6.91 5.80
Boston University 5 4 1 .550 13.9 21.6 -8.94 -4.44
Army 4 4 1 .500 17.2 16.8 7.67 6.01
Boston College 4 4 1 .500 10.2 14.3 -11.35 -8.35
Rutgers 4 4 1 .500 19.8 20.4 -6.89 -7.45
Marquette 3 5 1 .389 20.1 23.8 -1.16 1.07
Miami (FL) 4 7 0 .364 16.5 17.5 -5.22 -1.77
Fordham 2 5 1 .313 18.9 14.9 -8.34 -8.34
New York University 2 5 1 .313 9.0 23.6 -20.07 -10.32
Clemson 2 6 1 .278 12.4 17.4 -4.32 0.69
Columbia 2 6 1 .278 13.0 20.4 -5.67 1.34
Santa Clara 2 6 1 .278 8.9 20.2 -5.02 4.65
Temple 2 7 1 .250 12.8 22.1 -13.72 -6.02
Brown 2 7 0 .222 9.9 24.4 -14.36 -3.58
Cornell 2 7 0 .222 7.6 21.7 -6.91 4.76
Dartmouth 2 7 0 .222 12.9 22.0 -6.65 0.91
Drake 2 7 0 .222 12.8 33.0 -25.05 -12.94

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 9/29 10/6 10/13 10/22 10/27 11/3 11/10 11/17 11/24 Final
Michigan State 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Notre Dame 10 19 8   16 13 10 6 9 7 3
Maryland 2 3 4 2 2 2 2 3 8 15 13
Syracuse               13 15 16 14
Princeton 14 13 10       19 16 17 18 19
Holy Cross             20        
Navy     17 20              
Penn State     20 19 17   15        
Pennsylvania 12     14 11 17          
Pittsburgh         18     14 16    
Villanova   12 14 15 12 10 11        
Virginia   16 15 11 9 16       20  

2 Bowl Games

Date Bowl Winner/Tie Pts Loser/Tie Pts Notes
1953-01-01 Orange Bowl Alabama 61 Syracuse 6 Orange Bowl (Miami, FL)
1953-01-01 Sun Bowl Pacific 26 Southern Mississippi 7 Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX)