1952 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

1952 West Virginia Mountaineers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainPaul Bischoff
Home stadiumMountaineer 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 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1952 college football season. In its third season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 against SoCon opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 234 to 116.[1][2] The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Paul Bischoff was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Furman
L 14–2215,000[4]
October 4Waynesburg*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 49–1212,500[5]
October 11 No. 20 Penn State*
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Mogantown, WV (rivalry)
L 21–3518,500[6]
October 18vs. Washington and Lee
W 31–13> 5,000[7]
October 25at No. 18 Pittsburgh*
W 16–028,532[8]
November 1George Washingtondagger
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV
W 24–020,000[9]
November 8vs. VMI
W 39–21[10]
November 15VPI
  • Mountaineer Field
  • Morgantown, WV (rivalry)
W 27–7[11]
November 22at South Carolina
W 13–6[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1952 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide". West Virginia University. 2017. p. 176.
  3. ^ 2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
  4. ^ "Furman upsets W. Va". The Pittsburgh Press. September 28, 1952. Retrieved September 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mountaineers 49–12 victors". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. October 5, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Penn State beats W. Va. on Rados' passes, 35–21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 12, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia blasts W&L, 31–13". Cumberland Sunday Times. October 19, 1952. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Pitt upset by West Virginia, 16–0". The Sunday Press. October 26, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "West Virginia bags fourth win, 24–0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 2, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mountaineers rally to rout VMI 39 to 21". The Raleigh Register. November 9, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Mountaineers top VPI, 27–7". The News and Observer. November 16, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wiant leads West Virginia to 13–6 win over Gamecocks". The Portsmouth Star. November 23, 1952. Retrieved January 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.