1952 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1952 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 2-6-1 record (2–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 252 to 166.[2]

1952 Northwestern Wildcats football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1952 record2-6-1 (2–5 Big 10)
Head coach
MVPChuck Ilren
CaptainTom Roche[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium (Capacity: 52,000)
1952 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 Wisconsin + 4 1 1  6 3 1
No. 18 Purdue + 4 1 1  4 3 2
No. 17 Ohio State 5 2 0  6 3 0
Michigan 4 2 0  5 4 0
Minnesota 3 1 2  4 3 2
Illinois 2 5 0  4 5 0
Northwestern 2 5 0  2 6 1
Iowa 2 5 0  2 7 0
Indiana 1 5 0  2 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 26, 1952at No. 16 USC*L 0-3159,756
October 4, 1952Vanderbilt*T 20-2035,000
October 11, 1952at MinnesotaL 26-2746,732
October 18, 1952Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 14-4840,000
October 25, 1952Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
W 23-1330,000
November 1, 1952Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 21-2435,000
November 8, 1952at No. 18 WisconsinL 20-2452,131
November 15, 1952Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, Illinois
L 14-3940,000
November 22, 1952at IllinoisW 28-2641,214
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-16. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  2. "Northwestern Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved August 7, 2015.


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