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
Record2–6–1 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPChuck Ilren
CaptainTom Roche[1]
Home stadiumDyche Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at No. 16 USC*L 0–3159,756
October 4Vanderbilt*T 20–2035,000[3]
October 11at MinnesotaL 26–2746,732
October 18Michigan
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL (rivalry)
L 14–4840,000
October 25Indiana
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
W 23–1330,000
November 1Ohio State
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 21–2435,000
November 8at No. 18 WisconsinL 20–2452,131
November 15Iowa
  • Dyche Stadium
  • Evanston, IL
L 14–3940,000
November 22at IllinoisW 28–2641,214
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). 2007. p. 147. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  2. ^ "Northwestern Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 7, 2015.
  3. ^ "Youthful Vanderbilt holds Northwestern to 20–20 tie". Star Tribune. October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.