1952 George Washington Colonials football team

The 1952 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as an independent during the 1952 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bo Sherman, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record (5–1–1 against conference records), finished fifth in the Southern Conference, and was outscored by a total of 188 to 149.[1]

1952 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1952 record6–2–1 (5–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 0 0  8 2 0
Wake Forest 5 1 0  5 4 1
West Virginia 5 1 0  7 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 0  4 5 0
George Washington 4 2 1  5 3 1
VPI 4 4 0  5 6 0
Furman 2 2 1  6 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 4 0  3 7 0
VMI 2 3 1  3 6 1
NC State 2 4 0  3 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 0  5 5 0
North Carolina 1 2 0  2 6 0
The Citadel 1 3 1  3 5 1
Davidson 1 6 0  2 7 0
Richmond 0 6 0  1 9 0
Maryland      7 2 0
Clemson      2 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 27at NC StateW 39–0
October 4Washington and LeeW 33–28
October 11at No. 15 Virginia*L 0–50
October 18at VPIW 6–0
October 25VMI
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
T 20–20
November 1at West VirginiaL 0–24
November 8Bucknell*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 21–7
November 15Davidson
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 40–13
November 22at RichmondW 29–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1952 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
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