1952 Michigan State Spartans football team

The 1952 Michigan State Spartans football team represented Michigan State College in the 1952 college football season.[1][2] The Spartans were led by head coach Clarence "Biggie" Munn and recorded a perfect 9–0. The team was selected national champion by AP, Boand, DeVold, Dunkel, Football Research, Helms, Litkenhous, NCF, Sagarin, UPI/coaches, and Williamson,[3]:113 marking the school's first Consensus National Championship.[3]:120 Five additional major selectors chose Georgia Tech as national champion. This was Michigan State's last year as an Independent, as MSU would join the Big Ten the following year.

1952 Michigan State Spartans football
Consensus national champion
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
1952 record9–0
Head coach
Home stadiumMacklin Stadium
(Capacity: 51,000)
1952 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Michigan State      9 0 0
No. 3 Notre Dame      7 2 1
Carthage      5 2 0
Youngstown      4 3 1
Wabash      5 4 0
Dayton      6 5 0
Baldwin–Wallace      4 4 0
Wayne      4 4 0
Bradley      4 5 0
John Carroll      4 5 0
Washington University      4 5 0
Rose Poly      3 4 1
Xavier      4 6 0
Marquette      3 5 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27at MichiganNo. 1W 27–1397,239
October 4at Oregon StateNo. 1W 17–1422,595
October 11Texas A&MNo. 2W 48–649,123
October 18SyracuseNo. 1
  • Macklin Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 48–738,254
October 25Penn StateNo. 1
  • Macklin Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
W 34–751,162
November 1at PurdueNo. 1W 14–749,500
November 8at IndianaNo. 1W 41–1422,000
November 15Notre DameNo. 1
  • Macklin Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI (rivalry)
W 21–352,472
November 22MarquetteNo. 1
  • Macklin Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
W 62–1335,845
Schedule Source:[4]

Roster

1952 Michigan State Spartans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Frank Kush
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Team players drafted into the NFL

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
    Paul DekkerEnd327Washington Redskins
    Dick TamburoCenter447Cleveland Browns
    Ed TimmermanBack14160Washington Redskins
    Jim EllisBack25299Cleveland Browns

    References

    1. "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Michigan State University. pp. 146, 154. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
    2. "1952 Michigan State Spartans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
    3. 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
    4. "Football Statistics Summary for 1952". msuspartans.com. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
    5. "1953 NFL Draft". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 28, 2013.
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