1952 Wayne Tartars football team

The 1952 Wayne Tartars football team was an American football team that represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Under fourth-year head coach Louis F. Zarza, the team compiled a 4–4 record.

1952 Wayne Tartars football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Louis F. Zarza (4th season)
Home stadium	University of Detroit Stadium

1952 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Hillsdale	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 20–6
September 27	at Louisville	Parkway Field Louisville, KY	L 12–19
October 4	at Washington University	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 12–13
October 18	at Bradley	Peoria, IL	L 21–40
October 25	at Brandeis	Brandeis Field Waltham, MA	L 19–31	2,000
November 1	Michigan State Normal	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 46–19	3,515
November 8	at Great Lakes NTS	Great Lakes, IL	W 34–19
November 15	Valparaiso	University of Detroit Stadium Detroit, MI	W 44–6
Homecoming