1952 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

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]

1952 West Virginia Mountaineers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Art Lewis (3rd season)
Captain	Paul Bischoff
Home stadium	Mountaineer Field
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Furman	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 14–22	15,000	[4]
October 4	Waynesburg*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 49–12	12,500	[5]
October 11	No. 20 Penn State*	Mountaineer Field Mogantown, WV (rivalry)	L 21–35	18,500	[6]
October 18	vs. Washington and Lee	Fort Hill Stadium Cumberland, MD	W 31–13	> 5,000	[7]
October 25	at No. 18 Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA (rivalry)	W 16–0	28,532	[8]
November 1	George Washington	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 24–0	20,000	[9]
November 8	vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	W 39–21		[10]
November 15	VPI	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 27–7		[11]
November 22	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 13–6		[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game