1952 Washington and Lee Generals football team

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1952 Washington and Lee Generals football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–7 (3–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilson Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

The 1952 Washington and Lee Generals football team was an American football team that represented Washington and Lee University during the 1952 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Carl Wise, the team compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at No. 19 DukeL 0–3416,000[2]
September 27at DavidsonW 33–14[3]
October 4at George Washington
L 28-337,500[4]
October 11at RichmondW 21–205,000[5]
October 18vs. West VirginiaL 13–31> 5,000[6]
October 25VPIdagger
W 34–277,000[7]
November 1at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
  • L 7–6716,000[8]
    November 8NC State
    • Wilson Field
    • Lexington, VA
    L 14–25[9]
    November 15at Cincinnati*L 0–54[10]
    November 22at Virginia*L 14–2114,000[11]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1952 Washington & Lee Generals Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
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