9-0, AP and UPI national champion.
Michigan State’s 1952 schedule1952 National Champion: And Who Else Claims It
MULTIPLEDISPUTEDMichigan State went 9-0 and topped both the final AP and UPI polls, while Georgia Tech's undefeated 12-0 season was recognized only by the International News Service poll.
The case for each side
Claimed by the program: no recognized selector picked them
12-0, ranked No. 1 by the International News Service poll but finished No. 2 in both AP and UPI.
Georgia Tech’s 1952 scheduleNo national title game was played after the 1952 season: before 1998 there was no mechanism to play one, which is why so many of these seasons were settled by vote instead.