1951-52 St. Bonaventure Bonnies — schedule and results

The 1951-52 St. Bonaventure Bonnies went 21-6 under head coach Edward Melvin. The team peaked at #4 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 14.91.

Game-by-game results (20 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1951-12-15at Bradley BravesW 66–51Robertson Memorial Field House
1951-12-21vs Colgate RaidersW 77–68Butler Memorial Gym
1951-12-29vs Western Kentucky HilltoppersW 73–60Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1952-01-08neutral Canisius Golden GriffinsW 76–61Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1952-01-12neutral Niagara Purple EaglesW 65–42Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1952-01-19vs Cincinnati BearcatsW 77–58Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1952-02-02vs Loyola Chicago RamblersW 79–48Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1952-02-04vs john carrollW 78–66Butler Memorial Gym
1952-02-09at Cincinnati BearcatsW 67–55Cincinnati Gardens
1952-02-11at Duquesne DukesL 63–69Duquesne Gymnasium
1952-02-14at St. John's Red StormL 56–59Madison Square Garden (III)
1952-02-16vs Toledo RocketsW 58–41Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1952-02-19vs Siena SaintsW 69–44Butler Memorial Gym
1952-02-23neutral Canisius Golden GriffinsL 63–65Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1952-02-26neutral Niagara Purple EaglesW 62–51Buffalo Memorial Auditorium
1952-03-06vs Siena SaintsL 59–61Butler Memorial Gym
1952-03-08at Villanova WildcatsL 59–66The Palestra
1952-03-10neutral Western Kentucky HilltoppersW 70–69Madison Square Garden (III)
1952-03-13neutral Dayton FlyersL 62–69Madison Square Garden (III)
1952-03-15neutral Duquesne DukesW 49–31Madison Square Garden (III)

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