1952 Davidson Wildcats football team

The 1952 Davidson Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Davidson College during the 1952 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. In their first year under head coach Bill Dole, the team compiled an overall record of 2–7, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished in 14th place in the SoCon.

1952 Davidson Wildcats football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–7 (1–6 SoCon)
Head coach	Bill Dole (1st season)
Home stadium	Richardson Stadium

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	VPI	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 14–27
September 27	Washington and Lee	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 14–33
October 11	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 6–28	5,500
October 17	at Presbyterian*	Bailey Stadium Clinton, SC	W 13–12	3,500
October 25	Furman	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	L 13–14	7,500
November 1	at Harvard*	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 26–35	6,500
November 8	Richmond	Richardson Stadium Davidson, NC	W 38–19
November 14	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	L 13–40
November 22	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 14–34	3,500
*Non-conference game Homecoming