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The 1952 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) 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 in conference games) and outscored its opponents by a total of 188 to 149.[1] It was the school's best win-loss record since 1936.[2]

Record6–2–1 (5–1–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
HomestadiumGriffith Stadium
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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
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1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Duke $5–0–08–2–0
Wake Forest5–1–05–4–1
West Virginia5–1–07–2–0
William & Mary4–1–04–5–0
George Washington4–2–15–3–1
VPI4–4–05–6–0
Furman2–2–16–3–1
Washington and Lee3–4–03–7–0
VMI2–3–13–6–1
NC State2–4–03–7–0
South Carolina2–4–05–5–0
North Carolina1–2–02–6–0
The Citadel1–3–13–5–1
Davidson1–6–02–7–0
Richmond0–6–01–9–0
Maryland † – 7–2–0
Clemson † – 2–6–1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll
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Sherman was hired as the team's head coach in June 1952. He announced at the time that he change the program's offense from the single-wing formation to a split-T.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at NC StateW 39–07,500[4]
October 4Washington and Lee
W 33-287,500[5]
October 11at No. 15 Virginia*L 0–5018,000[6]
October 18at VPIW 6–011,000[7]
October 24VMIT 20–2012,000[8]
November 1at West VirginiaL 0–2420,000[9]
November 7Bucknell*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 21–74,000[10]
November 14Davidson
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 40–13[11]
November 22at RichmondW 29–73,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Players

  • Little Bino Barreira, right halfback, 155 pounds
  • Jack Baumgartner, quarterback, senior, completed 9 of 14 passes for 189 yards
  • Len Ciemniecki, left halfback, freshman, 185 pounds, Elizabeth, NJ[13]
  • Frank Continetti, defensive line
  • Norb "Dutch" Danz, fullback
  • Jim England, end
  • Tom Flyzik, tackle[14]
  • Ray Fox, T quarterback
  • Don Greene
  • Bob Gutt, defensive line
  • Cecil Perkins, end
  • Skinny Safter, freshman
  • George Semkew, defensive line
  • Bob Sturm, safety, Muskogee, OK[13][15]

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