1952 George Washington Colonials football team

1952 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–2–1 (5–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 0 08 2 0
Wake Forest 5 1 05 4 1
West Virginia 5 1 07 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 04 5 0
George Washington 4 2 15 3 1
VPI 4 4 05 6 0
Furman 2 2 16 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 4 03 7 0
VMI 2 3 13 6 1
NC State 2 4 03 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 05 5 0
North Carolina 1 2 02 6 0
The Citadel 1 3 13 5 1
Davidson 1 6 02 7 0
Richmond 0 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

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. It was the school's best win-loss record since 1936.

Sherman was hired as the team's head coach in June 1952. He announced at the time tht he change the program's offense from the single-wing formation to a split-T.