1952 Washington State Cougars football team
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–4 PCC) |
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| Captain | Don Steinbrunner |
| Home stadium | Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium |
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| No. 5 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 UCLA | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1952 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1952 college football season. First-year head coach Al Kircher led the team to a 3–4 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 4–6 overall.[1]
Three home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, and one in Spokane, the finale against rival Washington.[2][3]
Kircher was previously the backfield coach under head coach Forest Evashevski, who left for Iowa in January,[4] and he was promoted the following week.[5][6]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | at No. 16 USC | No. 15 | L 7–35 | 58,288 | ||
| September 27 | No. 13 Stanford | No. 15 | L 13–14 | 25,000 | ||
| October 4 | at Baylor* | L 7–31 | 17,000 | |||
| October 18 | at No. 16 Ohio State* | L 7–35 | 71,280 | |||
| October 25 | Oregon State |
| W 33–20 | 14,000 | ||
| November 1 | Idaho |
| W 36–6 | 14,000 | [7][8] | |
| November 8 | at Oregon | W 19–6 | 12,500 | |||
| November 15 | at California | L 13–28 | 26,000 | |||
| November 22 | at Oklahoma A&M* | W 9–7 | 14,000 | |||
| November 29 | Washington | L 27–33 | 25,000 | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ "29,000 expected to pack Memorial Stadium". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 29, 1952. p. 9.
- ^ "Don Heinrich earns pass title as Huskies edge WSC 33-27". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1952. p. 10.
- ^ "Evashevski leaves Washington State to take Iowa job". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 7, 1952. p. 16.
- ^ "Al Kircher accepts Washington State football post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 15, 1952. p. 13.
- ^ "Kircher accepts head football position at Washington State on 5-year basis". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 16, 1952. p. 8.
- ^ "Dazzling Cougar air attack stuns fumbling Idaho 36-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 10.
- ^ "Oregon next for WSC; Vandals crushed 36-6". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 3, 1952. p. 19.
External links[edit]
- Game program: Stanford at WSC – September 27, 1952
- Game program: Oregon State at WSC – October 25, 1952
- Game program: Idaho at WSC – November 1, 1952
- Game program: Washington vs. WSC at Spokane – November 29, 1952
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