National Champion: Michigan State (AP, UPI)
Heisman Memorial Trophy: Billy Vessels (Oklahoma)
AP Preseason #1: Michigan State ▪ AP Final #1: Michigan State
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sep 13, 1952 | Sat | Virginia Tech | 19 | Marshall | 14 | Bluefield, WV | |
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 2 | 2 | Sep 19, 1952 | Fri | Alabama | 20 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | Montgomery, AL | |
| 3 | 2 | Sep 19, 1952 | Fri | Brigham Young | 14 | San Diego Navy | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Sep 19, 1952 | Fri | Furman | 47 | Newberry | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Sep 19, 1952 | Fri | Mississippi | 54 | @ | Memphis | 6 | |
| 6 | 2 | Sep 19, 1952 | Fri | (16) Southern California | 35 | (15) Washington State | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Arizona | 57 | Hawaii | 7 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Arizona State | 26 | @ | Hardin-Simmons | 7 | |
| 9 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Arkansas | 22 | Oklahoma State | 20 | Little Rock, AR | |
| 10 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Baylor | 17 | Wake Forest | 14 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Bolling Field | 13 | @ | Syracuse | 12 | |
| 12 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Boston University | 6 | @ | Wichita State | 0 | |
| 13 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | (8) California | 34 | Pacific | 13 | ||
| 14 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Clemson | 53 | Presbyterian | 13 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Colorado | 20 | San Jose State | 14 | ||
| 16 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Colorado State | 26 | @ | Colorado Mines | 0 | |
| 17 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Denver | 34 | Colorado College | 12 | ||
| 18 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Drake | 14 | @ | Northern Iowa | 12 | |
| 19 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | (19) Duke | 34 | Washington & Lee | 0 | ||
| 20 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Florida | 33 | Stetson | 6 | ||
| 21 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Georgia | 19 | @ | Vanderbilt | 7 | |
| 22 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | (3) Georgia Tech | 54 | Citadel | 6 | ||
| 23 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Iowa State | 57 | South Dakota State | 19 | ||
| 24 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | (17) Kansas | 13 | (9) Texas Christian | 0 | ||
| 25 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Kansas State | 21 | Bradley | 7 | ||
| 26 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | (2) Maryland | 13 | @ | Missouri | 10 | |
| 27 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Nebraska | 46 | South Dakota | 0 | ||
| 28 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | New Mexico State | 20 | Howard Payne | 7 | ||
| 29 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | North Texas | 27 | Texas-El Paso | 14 | Odessa, TX | |
| 30 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Oregon State | 14 | @ | Utah | 7 | |
| 31 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Penn State | 20 | Temple | 13 | ||
| 32 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Richmond | 34 | Randolph-Macon | 19 | ||
| 33 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | South Carolina | 33 | Wofford | 0 | ||
| 34 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | (13) Stanford | 28 | Santa Clara | 13 | ||
| 35 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | (11) Texas | 35 | @ | Louisiana State | 14 | |
| 36 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Texas A&M | 21 | @ | Houston | 13 | |
| 37 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Texas Tech | 48 | West Texas A&M | 7 | ||
| 38 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | (18) UCLA | 13 | Oregon | 6 | ||
| 39 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Utah State | 7 | @ | Montana | 0 | |
| 40 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Villanova | 25 | @ | Kentucky | 6 | |
| 41 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Virginia Tech | 27 | @ | Davidson | 14 | |
| 42 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Washington | 39 | Idaho | 14 | ||
| 43 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | William & Mary | 34 | @ | Virginia Military Institute | 13 | Roanoke, VA |
| 44 | 2 | Sep 20, 1952 | Sat | Yale | 34 | Connecticut | 13 | ||
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 45 | 3 | Sep 26, 1952 | Fri | Boston College | 14 | Richmond | 7 | ||
| 46 | 3 | Sep 26, 1952 | Fri | Detroit Mercy | 22 | Wichita State | 7 | ||
| 47 | 3 | Sep 26, 1952 | Fri | (19) Duke | 14 | @ | Southern Methodist | 7 | |
| 48 | 3 | Sep 26, 1952 | Fri | Miami (FL) | 45 | Virginia Military Institute | 0 | ||
| 49 | 3 | Sep 26, 1952 | Fri | (16) Southern California | 31 | Northwestern | 0 | ||
| 50 | 3 | Sep 26, 1952 | Fri | Temple | 21 | Albright | 0 | ||
| 51 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Alabama | 21 | @ | Louisiana State | 20 | |
| 52 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Arizona | 62 | New Mexico State | 12 | ||
| 53 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Arizona State | 40 | Colorado State | 14 | ||
| 54 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Army | 28 | South Carolina | 7 | ||
| 55 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Brigham Young | 14 | New Mexico | 10 | ||
| 56 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (8) California | 28 | Missouri | 14 | ||
| 57 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Cincinnati | 13 | Kansas State | 6 | ||
| 58 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Colgate | 14 | @ | Cornell | 7 | |
| 59 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Dayton | 34 | Drake | 13 | ||
| 60 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Denver | 29 | Lowry Field | 0 | ||
| 61 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Eastern New Mexico | 21 | @ | Northern Arizona | 7 | |
| 62 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Furman | 22 | @ | West Virginia | 14 | |
| 63 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | George Washington | 39 | @ | North Carolina State | 0 | |
| 64 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Georgia | 21 | @ | Tulane | 16 | |
| 65 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (3) Georgia Tech | 17 | Florida | 14 | ||
| 66 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Harvard | 27 | Springfield | 7 | ||
| 67 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Holy Cross | 27 | @ | Dartmouth | 9 | |
| 68 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Houston | 17 | @ | Arkansas | 7 | |
| 69 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (5) Illinois | 33 | Iowa State | 7 | ||
| 70 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (17) Kansas | 21 | Santa Clara | 9 | ||
| 71 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (2) Maryland | 13 | @ | Auburn | 7 | Birmingham, AL |
| 72 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (1) Michigan State | 27 | @ | Michigan | 13 | |
| 73 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Mississippi | 13 | Kentucky | 13 | ||
| 74 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Muhlenberg | 19 | Rutgers | 19 | ||
| 75 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Navy | 31 | Yale | 0 | Baltimore, MD | |
| 76 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Nebraska | 28 | @ | Oregon | 13 | Portland, OR |
| 77 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | New York University | 10 | Lehigh | 7 | Randalls Island, NY | |
| 78 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (10) Notre Dame | 7 | (12) Pennsylvania | 7 | ||
| 79 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (20) Ohio State | 33 | Indiana | 13 | ||
| 80 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (4) Oklahoma | 21 | Colorado | 21 | ||
| 81 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Pacific | 34 | @ | Utah State | 7 | |
| 82 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Pittsburgh | 26 | Iowa | 14 | ||
| 83 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (14) Princeton | 14 | @ | Columbia | 0 | |
| 84 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Purdue | 20 | Penn State | 20 | ||
| 85 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Rice | 34 | Texas Tech | 7 | ||
| 86 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | San Jose State | 47 | @ | San Diego State | 6 | |
| 87 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (13) Stanford | 14 | @ | (15) Washington State | 13 | |
| 88 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Syracuse | 34 | Boston University | 21 | ||
| 89 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (6) Tennessee | 14 | Mississippi State | 7 | Memphis, TN | |
| 90 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (11) Texas | 28 | @ | North Carolina | 7 | |
| 91 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Texas A&M | 14 | Oklahoma State | 7 | Dallas, TX | |
| 92 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Texas-El Paso | 42 | Sul Ross State | 0 | ||
| 93 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Tulsa | 56 | Hardin-Simmons | 27 | ||
| 94 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (18) UCLA | 14 | (9) Texas Christian | 0 | ||
| 95 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Utah | 21 | Idaho | 21 | Boise, ID | |
| 96 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Villanova | 14 | @ | Clemson | 7 | |
| 97 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Virginia | 27 | Vanderbilt | 0 | ||
| 98 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Virginia Tech | 14 | @ | Citadel | 7 | |
| 99 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Wake Forest | 28 | @ | William & Mary | 21 | |
| 100 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Washington | 19 | Minnesota | 13 | ||
| 101 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Washington & Lee | 33 | @ | Davidson | 14 | |
| 102 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | West Texas A&M | 19 | McMurry | 6 | ||
| 103 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | (7) Wisconsin | 42 | Marquette | 19 | ||
| 104 | 3 | Sep 27, 1952 | Sat | Wyoming | 14 | Montana | 0 | ||
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 105 | 4 | Oct 3, 1952 | Fri | Alabama | 21 | @ | Miami (FL) | 7 | |
| 106 | 4 | Oct 3, 1952 | Fri | Syracuse | 27 | @ | Temple | 0 | |
| 107 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Arizona | 27 | @ | Utah | 0 | |
| 108 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Baylor | 31 | Washington State | 7 | ||
| 109 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Boston College | 7 | Wake Forest | 7 | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| 110 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Brigham Young | 28 | @ | Montana | 7 | |
| 111 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (4) California | 49 | @ | Minnesota | 13 | |
| 112 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Cincinnati | 14 | Tulsa | 14 | ||
| 113 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Colgate | 13 | @ | Buffalo | 0 | |
| 114 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Colorado State | 28 | @ | Denver | 6 | |
| 115 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Columbia | 16 | @ | Harvard | 7 | |
| 116 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Drake | 34 | Emporia State | 18 | ||
| 117 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (10) Duke | 7 | (11) Tennessee | 0 | ||
| 118 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Florida | 33 | Citadel | 0 | Jacksonville, FL | |
| 119 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | George Washington | 33 | Washington & Lee | 28 | ||
| 120 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Georgia | 49 | North Carolina State | 0 | ||
| 121 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (6) Georgia Tech | 20 | @ | Southern Methodist | 7 | |
| 122 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Hardin-Simmons | 33 | Trinity (Texas) | 7 | ||
| 123 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Holy Cross | 12 | Fordham | 7 | ||
| 124 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Houston | 10 | @ | Oklahoma State | 7 | |
| 125 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Indiana | 20 | Iowa | 13 | ||
| 126 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (9) Kansas | 21 | Colorado | 12 | ||
| 127 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Kentucky | 10 | @ | Texas A&M | 7 | |
| 128 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Louisiana State | 27 | @ | (17) Rice | 7 | |
| 129 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Marquette | 21 | Boston University | 0 | ||
| 130 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (3) Maryland | 28 | Clemson | 0 | ||
| 131 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (1) Michigan State | 17 | @ | Oregon State | 14 | Portland, OR |
| 132 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (18) Mississippi | 20 | Auburn | 7 | Memphis, TN | |
| 133 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Mississippi State | 41 | Arkansas State | 14 | ||
| 134 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Missouri | 26 | @ | Kansas State | 0 | |
| 135 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Navy | 31 | @ | Cornell | 7 | |
| 136 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Nebraska | 16 | Iowa State | 0 | ||
| 137 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | New Mexico | 23 | New Mexico State | 0 | ||
| 138 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | New York University | 20 | Merchant Marine | 20 | ||
| 139 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Northern Arizona | 36 | La Verne | 14 | ||
| 140 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (19) Notre Dame | 14 | @ | (5) Texas | 3 | |
| 141 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (20) Oklahoma | 49 | Pittsburgh | 20 | ||
| 142 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Oregon | 20 | @ | Idaho | 14 | |
| 143 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Pacific | 42 | Texas Tech | 21 | ||
| 144 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Penn State | 35 | William & Mary | 23 | ||
| 145 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Pennsylvania | 7 | Dartmouth | 0 | ||
| 146 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (13) Princeton | 61 | Rutgers | 19 | ||
| 147 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Purdue | 21 | @ | (15) Ohio State | 14 | |
| 148 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | San Jose State | 21 | @ | Arizona State | 14 | |
| 149 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | South Carolina | 27 | @ | Furman | 7 | |
| 150 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (7) Southern California | 22 | Army | 0 | ||
| 151 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Stanford | 14 | Michigan | 7 | ||
| 152 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Texas Christian | 13 | Arkansas | 7 | ||
| 153 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Texas-El Paso | 42 | Hawaii | 25 | ||
| 154 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Tulane | 35 | Santa Clara | 0 | ||
| 155 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (14) UCLA | 32 | @ | Washington | 7 | |
| 156 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Vanderbilt | 20 | Northwestern | 20 | ||
| 157 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (12) Villanova | 21 | @ | Detroit Mercy | 7 | |
| 158 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (16) Virginia | 42 | Virginia Tech | 0 | Roanoke, VA | |
| 159 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | 28 | Richmond | 14 | ||
| 160 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | West Virginia | 49 | Waynesburg | 12 | ||
| 161 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Wichita State | 13 | @ | Bradley | 0 | |
| 162 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | (8) Wisconsin | 20 | (2) Illinois | 6 | ||
| 163 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Wyoming | 14 | @ | Utah State | 0 | |
| 164 | 4 | Oct 4, 1952 | Sat | Yale | 28 | Brown | 0 | ||
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 165 | 5 | Oct 10, 1952 | Fri | Boston College | 20 | Drake | 14 | ||
| 166 | 5 | Oct 10, 1952 | Fri | Boston University | 9 | Miami (FL) | 7 | ||
| 167 | 5 | Oct 10, 1952 | Fri | Bucknell | 19 | @ | Temple | 12 | |
| 168 | 5 | Oct 10, 1952 | Fri | San Jose State | 40 | Fresno State | 6 | ||
| 169 | 5 | Oct 10, 1952 | Fri | (7) Southern California | 20 | San Diego Navy | 6 | ||
| 170 | 5 | Oct 10, 1952 | Fri | Virginia Military Institute | 28 | @ | Florida State | 7 | |
| 171 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (18) Alabama | 33 | Virginia Tech | 0 | ||
| 172 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Arkansas | 20 | Baylor | 17 | Little Rock, AR | |
| 173 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Army | 37 | Dartmouth | 7 | ||
| 174 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Auburn | 54 | Wofford | 7 | ||
| 175 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (3) California | 41 | @ | Oregon | 7 | Portland, OR |
| 176 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Citadel | 18 | Newberry | 7 | ||
| 177 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Colgate | 13 | Rutgers | 7 | ||
| 178 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Colorado | 34 | @ | Arizona | 19 | |
| 179 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Colorado State | 14 | @ | Wyoming | 0 | |
| 180 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (6) Duke | 33 | @ | South Carolina | 7 | |
| 181 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Florida | 54 | Clemson | 13 | ||
| 182 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (5) Georgia Tech | 14 | Tulane | 0 | ||
| 183 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Hardin-Simmons | 34 | @ | Midwestern Texas State | 14 | |
| 184 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Harvard | 42 | Washington (MO) | 0 | ||
| 185 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Holy Cross | 35 | @ | New York University | 0 | Randalls Island, NY |
| 186 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Houston | 33 | Tulsa | 7 | ||
| 187 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Idaho | 6 | @ | Utah State | 3 | |
| 188 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (13) Illinois | 48 | Washington | 14 | ||
| 189 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (9) Kansas | 43 | @ | Iowa State | 0 | |
| 190 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Louisiana State | 34 | @ | Kentucky | 7 | |
| 191 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Marquette | 37 | @ | Detroit Mercy | 27 | |
| 192 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (4) Maryland | 37 | @ | (19) Georgia | 0 | |
| 193 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Michigan | 28 | Indiana | 13 | ||
| 194 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (2) Michigan State | 48 | Texas A&M | 6 | ||
| 195 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Minnesota | 27 | Northwestern | 26 | ||
| 196 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Mississippi | 21 | Vanderbilt | 21 | ||
| 197 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Mississippi State | 14 | North Texas | 0 | ||
| 198 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Montana | 17 | Denver | 7 | ||
| 199 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (17) Navy | 14 | William & Mary | 0 | ||
| 200 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Nebraska | 27 | Kansas State | 14 | ||
| 201 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | North Carolina State | 28 | Davidson | 6 | ||
| 202 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Northern Arizona | 20 | California Tech | 7 | ||
| 203 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Ohio State | 23 | (1) Wisconsin | 14 | ||
| 204 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (12) Oklahoma | 49 | Texas | 20 | Dallas, TX | |
| 205 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Oklahoma State | 35 | @ | Wichita State | 21 | |
| 206 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (20) Penn State | 35 | @ | West Virginia | 21 | |
| 207 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Pennsylvania | 13 | @ | (10) Princeton | 7 | |
| 208 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Pittsburgh | 22 | @ | (8) Notre Dame | 19 | |
| 209 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (16) Purdue | 41 | Iowa | 14 | ||
| 210 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Rhode Island | 7 | @ | Brown | 6 | |
| 211 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Southern Methodist | 25 | @ | Missouri | 7 | |
| 212 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Stanford | 41 | Oregon State | 28 | ||
| 213 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Stetson | 25 | Furman | 14 | ||
| 214 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Syracuse | 26 | Cornell | 6 | ||
| 215 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Tennessee | 26 | Chattanooga | 6 | ||
| 216 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Texas Christian | 47 | @ | Trinity (Texas) | 0 | |
| 217 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Texas-El Paso | 20 | @ | Texas Tech | 14 | |
| 218 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (11) UCLA | 20 | Rice | 0 | ||
| 219 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Utah | 34 | Brigham Young | 6 | ||
| 220 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (14) Villanova | 20 | Wake Forest | 0 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| 221 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | (15) Virginia | 50 | George Washington | 0 | ||
| 222 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Washington & Lee | 21 | @ | Richmond | 20 | |
| 223 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | West Texas A&M | 45 | New Mexico State | 7 | ||
| 224 | 5 | Oct 11, 1952 | Sat | Yale | 35 | Columbia | 28 | ||
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 225 | 6 | Oct 17, 1952 | Fri | Davidson | 13 | @ | Presbyterian | 12 | |
| 226 | 6 | Oct 17, 1952 | Fri | Furman | 7 | Citadel | 7 | Orangeburg, SC | |
| 227 | 6 | Oct 17, 1952 | Fri | Miami (FL) | 41 | Richmond | 6 | ||
| 228 | 6 | Oct 17, 1952 | Fri | (15) Villanova | 28 | @ | Boston College | 7 | |
| 229 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Arizona State | 48 | West Texas A&M | 14 | ||
| 230 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Baylor | 21 | @ | Texas Tech | 10 | |
| 231 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Boston University | 33 | William & Mary | 28 | ||
| 232 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (3) California | 27 | Santa Clara | 7 | ||
| 233 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Colorado | 21 | @ | Iowa State | 12 | |
| 234 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Colorado State | 41 | Montana | 0 | ||
| 235 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Dartmouth | 29 | Rutgers | 20 | ||
| 236 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Detroit Mercy | 57 | Drake | 0 | ||
| 237 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (5) Duke | 57 | @ | North Carolina State | 0 | |
| 238 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Fresno State | 27 | Utah State | 21 | ||
| 239 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | George Washington | 6 | @ | Virginia Tech | 0 | |
| 240 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Georgia | 27 | @ | Louisiana State | 14 | |
| 241 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (4) Georgia Tech | 33 | Auburn | 0 | ||
| 242 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Hardin-Simmons | 28 | @ | North Texas | 13 | |
| 243 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Harvard | 21 | Colgate | 20 | ||
| 244 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Holy Cross | 46 | Brown | 0 | ||
| 245 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Idaho | 54 | North Dakota State | 9 | ||
| 246 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Indiana | 33 | Temple | 0 | ||
| 247 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Marquette | 37 | Arizona | 7 | ||
| 248 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (2) Maryland | 38 | (20) Navy | 7 | ||
| 249 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Miami (OH) | 56 | Wichita State | 7 | ||
| 250 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Michigan | 48 | @ | Northwestern | 14 | |
| 251 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (1) Michigan State | 48 | Syracuse | 7 | ||
| 252 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Minnesota | 13 | (17) Illinois | 7 | ||
| 253 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Mississippi | 20 | @ | Tulane | 14 | |
| 254 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Mississippi State | 27 | Kentucky | 14 | ||
| 255 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | New Mexico | 7 | @ | Wyoming | 0 | |
| 256 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Northern Arizona | 13 | New Mexico Highlands | 7 | ||
| 257 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Notre Dame | 26 | @ | (9) Purdue | 14 | |
| 258 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (16) Ohio State | 35 | Washington State | 7 | ||
| 259 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (6) Oklahoma | 42 | @ | (8) Kansas | 20 | |
| 260 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Oklahoma State | 14 | Missouri | 7 | ||
| 261 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (19) Penn State | 10 | Nebraska | 0 | ||
| 262 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (14) Pennsylvania | 27 | @ | Columbia | 17 | |
| 263 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Pittsburgh | 22 | @ | Army | 14 | |
| 264 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Princeton | 48 | Lafayette | 0 | ||
| 265 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Quantico Marines | 21 | @ | Fordham | 8 | Randalls Island, NY |
| 266 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | San Jose State | 26 | @ | Pacific | 21 | |
| 267 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (7) Southern California | 28 | @ | Oregon State | 6 | Portland, OR |
| 268 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Southern Methodist | 21 | @ | Rice | 14 | |
| 269 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Tennessee | 20 | (18) Alabama | 0 | ||
| 270 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Texas | 44 | Arkansas | 7 | ||
| 271 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Texas Christian | 7 | Texas A&M | 7 | ||
| 272 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Texas-El Paso | 20 | New Mexico State | 20 | ||
| 273 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Tulsa | 26 | Kansas State | 7 | ||
| 274 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (10) UCLA | 24 | (13) Stanford | 14 | ||
| 275 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Utah | 35 | @ | Denver | 0 | |
| 276 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Vanderbilt | 20 | Florida | 13 | ||
| 277 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (11) Virginia | 33 | Virginia Military Institute | 14 | Richmond, VA | |
| 278 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Wake Forest | 9 | @ | North Carolina | 7 | |
| 279 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Washington | 49 | Oregon | 0 | ||
| 280 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | West Virginia | 31 | Washington & Lee | 13 | Cumberland, MD | |
| 281 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | (12) Wisconsin | 42 | @ | Iowa | 13 | |
| 282 | 6 | Oct 18, 1952 | Sat | Yale | 13 | Cornell | 0 | ||
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 283 | 7 | Oct 23, 1952 | Thu | South Carolina | 6 | Clemson | 0 | ||
| 284 | 7 | Oct 24, 1952 | Fri | Boston College | 14 | Fordham | 13 | Boston, MA | |
| 285 | 7 | Oct 24, 1952 | Fri | Miami (FL) | 20 | Marquette | 6 | ||
| 286 | 7 | Oct 24, 1952 | Fri | Santa Clara | 9 | Idaho | 7 | ||
| 287 | 7 | Oct 24, 1952 | Fri | William & Mary | 42 | Richmond | 13 | ||
| 288 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Alabama | 42 | Mississippi State | 19 | ||
| 289 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Arizona | 13 | Hardin-Simmons | 12 | ||
| 290 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Army | 14 | Columbia | 14 | ||
| 291 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Baylor | 21 | Texas A&M | 20 | ||
| 292 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Boston University | 29 | @ | Lehigh | 20 | |
| 293 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Bradley | 33 | @ | Drake | 0 | |
| 294 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Brigham Young | 14 | Denver | 13 | ||
| 295 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Citadel | 28 | Presbyterian | 7 | ||
| 296 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Colgate | 28 | @ | Bucknell | 0 | |
| 297 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Colorado State | 21 | @ | Utah State | 7 | |
| 298 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (6) Duke | 21 | @ | (9) Virginia | 7 | |
| 299 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Florida | 30 | Georgia | 0 | Jacksonville, FL | |
| 300 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Furman | 14 | @ | Davidson | 13 | |
| 301 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (5) Georgia Tech | 30 | Vanderbilt | 0 | ||
| 302 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Harvard | 26 | Dartmouth | 19 | ||
| 303 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Houston | 6 | @ | Arizona State | 0 | |
| 304 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Iowa | 8 | (14) Ohio State | 0 | ||
| 305 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (15) Kansas | 26 | @ | Southern Methodist | 0 | |
| 306 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Kentucky | 14 | @ | Cincinnati | 6 | |
| 307 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (2) Maryland | 34 | Louisiana State | 6 | ||
| 308 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (19) Michigan | 21 | Minnesota | 0 | ||
| 309 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (1) Michigan State | 34 | (17) Penn State | 7 | ||
| 310 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Mississippi | 34 | @ | Arkansas | 7 | Little Rock, AR |
| 311 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Missouri | 19 | Iowa State | 0 | ||
| 312 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Montana | 14 | Oregon | 14 | ||
| 313 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Navy | 7 | (11) Pennsylvania | 7 | ||
| 314 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Nebraska | 16 | Colorado | 16 | ||
| 315 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | New Mexico | 14 | @ | Texas-El Paso | 13 | |
| 316 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | North Carolina State | 13 | Florida State | 7 | ||
| 317 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Northwestern | 23 | Indiana | 13 | ||
| 318 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (16) Notre Dame | 34 | North Carolina | 14 | ||
| 319 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (3) Oklahoma | 49 | Kansas State | 6 | ||
| 320 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Oklahoma State | 21 | Detroit Mercy | 6 | ||
| 321 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Princeton | 27 | @ | Cornell | 0 | |
| 322 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Purdue | 40 | @ | Illinois | 12 | |
| 323 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Rutgers | 19 | @ | Brown | 7 | |
| 324 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | San Diego Navy | 25 | @ | Pacific | 7 | |
| 325 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (7) Southern California | 10 | (4) California | 0 | ||
| 326 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Syracuse | 20 | Holy Cross | 19 | ||
| 327 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Temple | 34 | New York University | 7 | ||
| 328 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (13) Tennessee | 50 | Wofford | 0 | ||
| 329 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (20) Texas | 20 | @ | Rice | 7 | |
| 330 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Tulane | 21 | @ | Auburn | 6 | Mobile, AL |
| 331 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Tulsa | 28 | Wichita State | 0 | ||
| 332 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (8) UCLA | 20 | @ | (10) Wisconsin | 7 | |
| 333 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Utah | 27 | @ | Wyoming | 21 | |
| 334 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | (12) Villanova | 34 | @ | Xavier | 20 | |
| 335 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | 20 | George Washington | 20 | ||
| 336 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Washington | 27 | @ | Stanford | 14 | |
| 337 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Washington & Lee | 34 | Virginia Tech | 27 | ||
| 338 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Washington State | 33 | Oregon State | 20 | ||
| 339 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | West Texas A&M | 20 | Abilene Christian | 18 | ||
| 340 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | West Virginia | 16 | @ | (18) Pittsburgh | 0 | |
| 341 | 7 | Oct 25, 1952 | Sat | Yale | 47 | Lafayette | 0 | ||
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 342 | 8 | Oct 31, 1952 | Fri | Clemson | 13 | @ | Boston College | 0 | |
| 343 | 8 | Oct 31, 1952 | Fri | Kentucky | 29 | @ | Miami (FL) | 0 | |
| 344 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | (19) Alabama | 34 | Georgia | 19 | Birmingham, AL | |
| 345 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Arizona | 13 | @ | New Mexico | 7 | |
| 346 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Army | 42 | Virginia Military Institute | 14 | ||
| 347 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Baylor | 20 | Texas Christian | 20 | ||
| 348 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Colgate | 53 | Mississippi College | 12 | ||
| 349 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Colorado | 20 | @ | Utah | 14 | |
| 350 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Cornell | 21 | @ | Columbia | 14 | |
| 351 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Denver | 27 | @ | Drake | 19 | |
| 352 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Detroit Mercy | 28 | @ | Fordham | 20 | Randalls Island, NY |
| 353 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | (20) Florida | 31 | Auburn | 21 | ||
| 354 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Furman | 29 | Wofford | 21 | ||
| 355 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | (4) Georgia Tech | 28 | @ | (6) Duke | 7 | |
| 356 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Hardin-Simmons | 14 | Santa Clara | 14 | ||
| 357 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Harvard | 35 | Davidson | 26 | ||
| 358 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Holy Cross | 7 | @ | Marquette | 0 | |
| 359 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Houston | 20 | @ | Texas Tech | 7 | |
| 360 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Illinois | 22 | @ | (15) Michigan | 13 | |
| 361 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | (9) Kansas | 26 | @ | Kansas State | 6 | |
| 362 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | (2) Maryland | 34 | @ | Boston University | 7 | |
| 363 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | (1) Michigan State | 14 | @ | (8) Purdue | 7 | |
| 364 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Minnesota | 17 | Iowa | 7 | ||
| 365 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Mississippi | 28 | Louisiana State | 0 | ||
| 366 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Missouri | 10 | @ | Nebraska | 6 | |
| 367 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Montana | 35 | Montana State | 12 | ||
| 368 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | New Mexico State | 33 | @ | Northern Arizona | 9 | |
| 369 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | New York University | 14 | @ | Lafayette | 7 | |
| 370 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | (13) Notre Dame | 17 | Navy | 6 | Cleveland, OH | |
| 371 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Ohio State | 24 | @ | Northwestern | 21 | |
| 372 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | (3) Oklahoma | 41 | @ | Iowa State | 0 | |
| 373 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Pacific | 14 | @ | Oregon | 6 | |
| 374 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Parris Island Marines | 20 | (10) Villanova | 20 | ||
| 375 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Penn State | 14 | @ | (17) Pennsylvania | 7 | |
| 376 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Pittsburgh | 28 | Indiana | 7 | ||
| 377 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Princeton | 39 | Brown | 0 | ||
| 378 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Rutgers | 40 | Temple | 28 | ||
| 379 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | South Carolina | 21 | @ | (16) Virginia | 14 | Norfolk, VA |
| 380 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Stanford | 35 | San Jose State | 13 | ||
| 381 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | (12) Tennessee | 41 | North Carolina | 14 | ||
| 382 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | (14) Texas | 31 | Southern Methodist | 14 | ||
| 383 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Texas A&M | 31 | Arkansas | 12 | ||
| 384 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Texas-El Paso | 13 | @ | Midwestern Texas State | 7 | |
| 385 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Tulane | 34 | Mississippi State | 21 | ||
| 386 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Tulsa | 23 | Oklahoma State | 21 | ||
| 387 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | (7) UCLA | 28 | @ | (11) California | 7 | |
| 388 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Utah State | 20 | Wichita State | 20 | ||
| 389 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Vanderbilt | 67 | Washington & Lee | 7 | ||
| 390 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Virginia Tech | 20 | @ | Richmond | 2 | |
| 391 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Wake Forest | 21 | North Carolina State | 6 | ||
| 392 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Washington | 38 | @ | Oregon State | 13 | Portland, OR |
| 393 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Washington State | 36 | Idaho | 6 | ||
| 394 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | West Virginia | 24 | George Washington | 0 | ||
| 395 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | (18) Wisconsin | 21 | @ | Rice | 7 | |
| 396 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Wyoming | 24 | @ | Brigham Young | 13 | |
| 397 | 8 | Nov 1, 1952 | Sat | Yale | 21 | Dartmouth | 7 | ||
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 398 | 9 | Nov 7, 1952 | Fri | Boston College | 23 | @ | Detroit Mercy | 20 | |
| 399 | 9 | Nov 7, 1952 | Fri | Carswell AFB | 48 | @ | Wichita State | 16 | |
| 400 | 9 | Nov 7, 1952 | Fri | San Jose State | 44 | Brigham Young | 27 | ||
| 401 | 9 | Nov 7, 1952 | Fri | Vanderbilt | 9 | @ | Miami (FL) | 0 | |
| 402 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (16) Alabama | 42 | Chattanooga | 28 | ||
| 403 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Arizona State | 20 | @ | Arizona | 18 | |
| 404 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Brown | 21 | Connecticut | 13 | ||
| 405 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Clemson | 12 | Fordham | 12 | Randalls Island, NY | |
| 406 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Dartmouth | 38 | Columbia | 14 | ||
| 407 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Davidson | 38 | Richmond | 19 | ||
| 408 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Furman | 27 | Presbyterian | 6 | ||
| 409 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | George Washington | 21 | Bucknell | 7 | ||
| 410 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Georgia | 34 | @ | Pennsylvania | 27 | |
| 411 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (3) Georgia Tech | 45 | Army | 6 | ||
| 412 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Hardin-Simmons | 27 | @ | Texas-El Paso | 26 | |
| 413 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (20) Holy Cross | 13 | Colgate | 7 | ||
| 414 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Idaho | 27 | Montana | 0 | ||
| 415 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Illinois | 33 | @ | Iowa | 13 | |
| 416 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Iowa State | 55 | Drake | 7 | ||
| 417 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Kentucky | 27 | Tulane | 6 | ||
| 418 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | McMurry | 27 | @ | New Mexico State | 14 | |
| 419 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Miami (OH) | 22 | @ | Marquette | 21 | |
| 420 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Michigan | 49 | Cornell | 7 | ||
| 421 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (1) Michigan State | 41 | @ | Indiana | 14 | |
| 422 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Midwestern Texas State | 21 | @ | West Texas A&M | 13 | |
| 423 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (14) Mississippi | 6 | @ | Houston | 0 | |
| 424 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Mississippi State | 49 | @ | Auburn | 34 | |
| 425 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Missouri | 27 | Colorado | 7 | ||
| 426 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Navy | 16 | @ | (12) Duke | 6 | |
| 427 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Nebraska | 14 | @ | (7) Kansas | 13 | |
| 428 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | New Mexico | 15 | @ | Denver | 0 | |
| 429 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | North Carolina State | 25 | @ | Washington & Lee | 14 | |
| 430 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | North Texas | 34 | Texas Tech | 19 | ||
| 431 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (10) Notre Dame | 27 | (4) Oklahoma | 21 | ||
| 432 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Pacific | 27 | Santa Clara | 0 | ||
| 433 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Pittsburgh | 21 | @ | Ohio State | 14 | |
| 434 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (19) Princeton | 41 | Harvard | 21 | ||
| 435 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (9) Purdue | 14 | Minnesota | 14 | ||
| 436 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Rice | 35 | @ | Arkansas | 33 | |
| 437 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Rutgers | 21 | Lafayette | 6 | ||
| 438 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | South Carolina | 35 | @ | Citadel | 0 | |
| 439 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (6) Southern California | 54 | @ | Stanford | 7 | |
| 440 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Southern Methodist | 21 | Texas A&M | 13 | ||
| 441 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Syracuse | 25 | (15) Penn State | 7 | ||
| 442 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Temple | 14 | Boston University | 14 | ||
| 443 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (8) Tennessee | 22 | @ | Louisiana State | 3 | |
| 444 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (13) Texas | 35 | @ | Baylor | 33 | |
| 445 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Texas Christian | 27 | Wake Forest | 9 | ||
| 446 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Tulsa | 42 | (11) Villanova | 6 | ||
| 447 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (5) UCLA | 57 | Oregon State | 0 | ||
| 448 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Utah | 14 | @ | Colorado State | 6 | |
| 449 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Virginia | 34 | @ | North Carolina | 7 | |
| 450 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Washington | 22 | California | 7 | ||
| 451 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Washington State | 19 | @ | Oregon | 6 | |
| 452 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | West Virginia | 39 | @ | Virginia Military Institute | 21 | Roanoke, VA |
| 453 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Western New Mexico | 14 | Northern Arizona | 7 | ||
| 454 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | William & Mary | 35 | @ | Virginia Tech | 15 | |
| 455 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | (18) Wisconsin | 24 | Northwestern | 20 | ||
| 456 | 9 | Nov 8, 1952 | Sat | Wyoming | 20 | @ | Kansas State | 7 | |
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 457 | 10 | Nov 14, 1952 | Fri | Miami (FL) | 35 | Stetson | 0 | ||
| 458 | 10 | Nov 14, 1952 | Fri | San Jose State | 39 | Montana | 20 | ||
| 459 | 10 | Nov 14, 1952 | Fri | Tulsa | 62 | @ | Detroit Mercy | 21 | |
| 460 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Arizona | 55 | @ | Texas-El Paso | 7 | |
| 461 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Army | 14 | @ | Pennsylvania | 13 | |
| 462 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Boston University | 14 | New York University | 7 | Boston, MA | |
| 463 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Brown | 28 | Harvard | 21 | ||
| 464 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | California | 28 | Washington State | 13 | ||
| 465 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Cincinnati | 54 | Washington & Lee | 0 | ||
| 466 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Colorado | 34 | Kansas State | 14 | ||
| 467 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Cornell | 13 | Dartmouth | 7 | ||
| 468 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Duke | 14 | @ | Wake Forest | 7 | |
| 469 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Fordham | 33 | @ | Temple | 6 | |
| 470 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Furman | 9 | @ | Florida State | 0 | |
| 471 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | George Washington | 40 | Davidson | 13 | ||
| 472 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Georgia | 13 | Auburn | 7 | Columbus, GA | |
| 473 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (2) Georgia Tech | 7 | (12) Alabama | 3 | ||
| 474 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Houston | 28 | Baylor | 6 | ||
| 475 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Idaho | 27 | @ | Oregon State | 6 | |
| 476 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Iowa | 39 | @ | Northwestern | 14 | |
| 477 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (19) Kansas | 12 | Oklahoma State | 7 | ||
| 478 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Kentucky | 27 | Clemson | 14 | ||
| 479 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (20) Michigan | 21 | (10) Purdue | 10 | ||
| 480 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (1) Michigan State | 21 | (6) Notre Dame | 3 | ||
| 481 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Midwestern Texas State | 28 | New Mexico State | 6 | ||
| 482 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Minnesota | 13 | @ | Nebraska | 7 | |
| 483 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (11) Mississippi | 21 | (3) Maryland | 14 | ||
| 484 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Mississippi State | 33 | @ | Louisiana State | 14 | |
| 485 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Navy | 28 | Columbia | 0 | ||
| 486 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | New Mexico | 3 | Colorado State | 0 | ||
| 487 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | North Carolina | 27 | @ | South Carolina | 19 | |
| 488 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Ohio State | 27 | @ | Illinois | 7 | |
| 489 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (8) Oklahoma | 47 | Missouri | 7 | ||
| 490 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Oregon | 21 | @ | Stanford | 20 | |
| 491 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Pacific | 50 | @ | Fresno State | 0 | |
| 492 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Penn State | 7 | Rutgers | 6 | ||
| 493 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (14) Pittsburgh | 48 | North Carolina State | 6 | ||
| 494 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (16) Princeton | 27 | @ | Yale | 21 | |
| 495 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Rice | 16 | @ | Texas A&M | 6 | |
| 496 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | San Diego Navy | 35 | @ | Arizona State | 13 | |
| 497 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (5) Southern California | 33 | (17) Washington | 0 | ||
| 498 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Southern Methodist | 27 | @ | Arkansas | 17 | |
| 499 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (13) Syracuse | 20 | Colgate | 14 | ||
| 500 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (7) Tennessee | 26 | (18) Florida | 12 | ||
| 501 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (9) Texas | 14 | @ | Texas Christian | 7 | |
| 502 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Texas Tech | 14 | Hardin-Simmons | 14 | ||
| 503 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Trinity (Texas) | 39 | West Texas A&M | 6 | ||
| 504 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Tulane | 16 | Vanderbilt | 7 | ||
| 505 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Utah | 16 | @ | Santa Clara | 13 | Sacramento, CA |
| 506 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Utah State | 27 | Brigham Young | 26 | ||
| 507 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Virginia | 49 | Richmond | 0 | ||
| 508 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Virginia Military Institute | 20 | Citadel | 19 | ||
| 509 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | West Virginia | 27 | Virginia Tech | 7 | ||
| 510 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Whittier | 25 | Northern Arizona | 0 | ||
| 511 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Wichita State | 41 | @ | Drake | 14 | |
| 512 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | (15) Wisconsin | 37 | @ | Indiana | 14 | |
| 513 | 10 | Nov 15, 1952 | Sat | Xavier | 6 | @ | Boston College | 0 | |
| 514 | 10 | Nov 16, 1952 | Sun | Quantico Marines | 27 | @ | Holy Cross | 18 | |
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 515 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | (14) Alabama | 27 | (8) Maryland | 7 | Mobile, AL | |
| 516 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Arizona State | 39 | Texas-El Paso | 0 | ||
| 517 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Auburn | 3 | Clemson | 0 | ||
| 518 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Baylor | 7 | Southern Methodist | 7 | ||
| 519 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | California | 26 | Stanford | 0 | ||
| 520 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Citadel | 34 | Davidson | 14 | ||
| 521 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Colorado State | 27 | Brigham Young | 6 | ||
| 522 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Columbia | 14 | Brown | 0 | ||
| 523 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | (20) Duke | 34 | @ | North Carolina | 0 | |
| 524 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Florida | 43 | Miami (FL) | 6 | ||
| 525 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | George Washington | 29 | @ | Richmond | 7 | |
| 526 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | (2) Georgia Tech | 30 | Florida State | 0 | ||
| 527 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Hardin-Simmons | 25 | West Texas A&M | 6 | ||
| 528 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Holy Cross | 28 | Temple | 0 | ||
| 529 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Iowa State | 27 | @ | Kansas State | 0 | |
| 530 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Kentucky | 14 | (7) Tennessee | 14 | ||
| 531 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | (1) Michigan State | 62 | Marquette | 13 | ||
| 532 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Minnesota | 21 | (13) Wisconsin | 21 | ||
| 533 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Missouri | 20 | (18) Kansas | 19 | ||
| 534 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | New Mexico | 12 | Montana | 6 | ||
| 535 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Northwestern | 28 | @ | Illinois | 26 | |
| 536 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | (9) Notre Dame | 27 | @ | Iowa | 0 | |
| 537 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Ohio State | 27 | (12) Michigan | 7 | ||
| 538 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | (5) Oklahoma | 34 | Nebraska | 13 | ||
| 539 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Oregon State | 22 | Oregon | 19 | Portland, OR | |
| 540 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Penn State | 17 | @ | (16) Pittsburgh | 0 | |
| 541 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | (17) Princeton | 33 | Dartmouth | 0 | ||
| 542 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Purdue | 21 | Indiana | 16 | ||
| 543 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Rice | 12 | Texas Christian | 6 | ||
| 544 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Rutgers | 27 | New York University | 14 | ||
| 545 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | (4) Southern California | 14 | @ | (3) UCLA | 12 | |
| 546 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | (15) Syracuse | 26 | @ | Fordham | 13 | Randalls Island, NY |
| 547 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Texas Tech | 19 | @ | Arizona | 14 | |
| 548 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Tulane | 46 | Louisiana College | 14 | ||
| 549 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | (11) Tulsa | 44 | Arkansas | 34 | ||
| 550 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Utah State | 29 | Denver | 13 | ||
| 551 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Villanova | 51 | Boston University | 6 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| 552 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Virginia | 21 | Washington & Lee | 14 | ||
| 553 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Wake Forest | 28 | @ | Furman | 0 | |
| 554 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Washington State | 9 | @ | Oklahoma State | 7 | |
| 555 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | West Virginia | 13 | @ | South Carolina | 6 | |
| 556 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | William & Mary | 41 | North Carolina State | 6 | ||
| 557 | 11 | Nov 22, 1952 | Sat | Yale | 41 | @ | Harvard | 14 | |
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 558 | 12 | Nov 27, 1952 | Thu | Pennsylvania | 14 | Cornell | 7 | ||
| 559 | 12 | Nov 27, 1952 | Thu | Santa Clara | 15 | @ | San Jose State | 7 | |
| 560 | 12 | Nov 27, 1952 | Thu | (10) Texas | 32 | Texas A&M | 12 | ||
| 561 | 12 | Nov 27, 1952 | Thu | Texas-El Paso | 31 | West Texas A&M | 7 | ||
| 562 | 12 | Nov 27, 1952 | Thu | Utah | 20 | Utah State | 0 | ||
| 563 | 12 | Nov 27, 1952 | Thu | Virginia Tech | 26 | Virginia Military Institute | 7 | Roanoke, VA | |
| 564 | 12 | Nov 27, 1952 | Thu | Wichita State | 34 | New Mexico State | 6 | ||
| 565 | 12 | Nov 27, 1952 | Thu | Wyoming | 21 | @ | Denver | 14 | |
| 566 | 12 | Nov 28, 1952 | Fri | Holy Cross | 21 | Boston College | 7 | Boston, MA | |
| 567 | 12 | Nov 28, 1952 | Fri | North Carolina | 34 | @ | Miami (FL) | 7 | |
| 568 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | (8) Alabama | 21 | Auburn | 0 | Birmingham, AL | |
| 569 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Arizona State | 47 | Brigham Young | 6 | ||
| 570 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Colgate | 33 | @ | Brown | 27 | |
| 571 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Colorado | 61 | Colorado State | 0 | ||
| 572 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Fordham | 45 | New York University | 0 | Randalls Island, NY | |
| 573 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | (3) Georgia Tech | 23 | @ | Georgia | 9 | |
| 574 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Houston | 33 | Detroit Mercy | 19 | ||
| 575 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Louisiana State | 16 | @ | Tulane | 0 | |
| 576 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Marquette | 27 | Pacific | 27 | ||
| 577 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | (6) Mississippi | 20 | Mississippi State | 14 | ||
| 578 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Navy | 7 | Army | 0 | Philadelphia, PA | |
| 579 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | (7) Notre Dame | 9 | (2) Southern California | 0 | ||
| 580 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | (4) Oklahoma | 54 | @ | Oklahoma State | 7 | |
| 581 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Rice | 20 | @ | Baylor | 14 | |
| 582 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | (9) Tennessee | 46 | @ | Vanderbilt | 0 | |
| 583 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Texas Christian | 14 | @ | Southern Methodist | 7 | |
| 584 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Texas Tech | 54 | North Carolina State | 7 | ||
| 585 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | (20) Virginia | 20 | @ | William & Mary | 13 | |
| 586 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Wake Forest | 39 | South Carolina | 14 | Winston-Salem, NC | |
| 587 | 12 | Nov 29, 1952 | Sat | Washington | 33 | @ | Washington State | 27 | Spokane, WA |
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 588 | 13 | Dec 5, 1952 | Fri | Georgia | 35 | @ | Miami (FL) | 13 | |
| 589 | 13 | Dec 5, 1952 | Fri | Pacific | 49 | @ | Hawaii | 13 | |
| 590 | 13 | Dec 6, 1952 | Sat | (17) Florida | 27 | (19) Kentucky | 0 | ||
| 591 | 13 | Dec 6, 1952 | Sat | Houston | 20 | Wyoming | 0 | ||
| 592 | 13 | Dec 6, 1952 | Sat | New Mexico | 28 | Utah State | 0 | ||
| 593 | 13 | Dec 6, 1952 | Sat | (11) Tulsa | 26 | @ | Texas Tech | 20 | |
| Rk | Wk | Date | Day | Winner/Tie | Pts | Loser/Tie | Pts | Notes | |
| 594 | 14 | Jan 1, 1953 | Thu | (8) Alabama | 61 | (16) Syracuse | 6 | Orange Bowl (Miami, FL) | |
| 595 | 14 | Jan 1, 1953 | Thu | (17) Florida | 14 | (11) Tulsa | 13 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL) | |
| 596 | 14 | Jan 1, 1953 | Thu | (3) Georgia Tech | 24 | (6) Mississippi | 7 | Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA) | |
| 597 | 14 | Jan 1, 1953 | Thu | Pacific | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | Sun Bowl (El Paso, TX) | |
| 598 | 14 | Jan 1, 1953 | Thu | (2) Southern California | 7 | (12) Wisconsin | 0 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) | |
| 599 | 14 | Jan 1, 1953 | Thu | (10) Texas | 16 | (9) Tennessee | 0 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) | |
| 600 | 14 | Jan 1, 1953 | Thu | Texas A&M-Commerce | 33 | Tennessee Tech | 0 | Tangerine Bowl (Orlando, FL) |