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1952 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–1 (5–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
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 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]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at NC State
W 39–07,500[2]
October 4Washington and Lee
W 33-287,500[3]
October 11at No. 15 Virginia*
L 0–5018,000[4]
October 18at VPI
W 6–011,000[5]
October 24VMI
T 20–2012,000[6]
November 1at West Virginia
L 0–2420,000[7]
November 7Bucknell*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 21–74,000[8]
November 14Davidson
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 40–13[9]
November 22at Richmond
W 29–73,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1952 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "Colonials wallop Pack in opening game, 39-0". The News and Observer. September 28, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colonials rally in 2d half to trim Generals, 33 to 28". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 5, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia 50; GWU 0 - U. Va. roars to 34-point lead at half". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 12, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "GW takes 6–0 win on early payoff march". Daily Press. October 19, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Chumbley's 45-yard run enables VMI to tie Colonials, 20–20". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1952. Retrieved February 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia bags fourth win, 24–0". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. November 2, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bucknell is upset by G. Washington". The York Dispatch. November 8, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Colonials rap Davidson Wildcats by 40 and 13". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "George Washington powers way to easy 29–7 victory over Richmond". Daily Press. November 23, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_George_Washington_Colonials_football_team