1952 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1952 Purdue Boilermakers football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 18
1952 record4–3–2 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPEarl Heninger
Home stadiumRoss–Ade Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Big Ten Conference football standings
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 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

The 1952 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–3–2 record, finished in a tie with Wisconsin for first place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 188 to 151.[1][2]

Notable players on the 1952 Purdue team included quarterback Dale Samuels, end Bernie Flowers, center Walter Cudzik, and tackle Fred Preziosio. Flowers was selected as a consensus first-team end on the 1952 College Football All-America Team.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 27at Penn State*
  • New Beaver Field
  • State College, PA
T 20–2020,506
October 4at No. 15 Ohio State
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
W 21–1475,417
October 11IowaNo. 16
W 41–14
October 18Notre Dame*No. 9
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)
L 14–2649,000
October 25at Illinois
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Champaign, IL (rivalry)
W 40–12
November 1No. 1 Michigan State*No. 8
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN
L 7–1449,500
November 8at MinnesotaNo. 9
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Minneapolis, MN
T 14–1453,193
November 15at No. 20 MichiganNo. 10
  • Michigan Stadium
  • Ann Arbor, MI
L 10–2158,964
November 22Indiana
  • Ross–Ade Stadium
  • West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)
W 21–16
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Season summary[]

Ohio State[]

  • Max Schmaling 23 rushes, 139 yards [4]

Illinois[]

  • Earl Heninger 17 rushes, 112 yards [5]
  • Max Schmaling 16 rushes, 112 yards [6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Purdue Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  2. ^ "1952 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  3. ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  4. ^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2020-Dec-29.
  5. ^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-02.
  6. ^ 2020 Purdue Record Book. Retrieved 2021-Jan-02.
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