1952 Washington State Cougars football team

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]

1952 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Steinbrunner
Home stadiumRogers Field, Memorial Stadium
1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 USC $ 6 –0 –010 –1 –0
No. 6 UCLA 5 –1 –08 –1 –0
Washington 6 –2 –07 –3 –0
California 3 –3 –07 –3 –0
Washington State 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Stanford 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –02 –7 –1
Idaho 1 –3 –04 –4 –1
Oregon State 1 –6 –02 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at No. 16 USCNo. 15
L 7–3558,288
September 27No. 13 StanfordNo. 15
L 13–1425,000
October 4at Baylor*
L 7–3117,000
October 18at No. 16 Ohio State*
L 7–3571,280
October 25Oregon Statedagger
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 33–2014,000
November 1Idaho
W 36–614,000[7][8]
November 8at Oregon
W 19–612,500
November 15at California
L 13–2826,000
November 22at Oklahoma A&M*
W 9–714,000
November 29Washington
L 27–3325,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Conference opponent not played this season: UCLA

References
  1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. "29,000 expected to pack Memorial Stadium". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 29, 1952. p. 9.
  3. "Don Heinrich earns pass title as Huskies edge WSC 33-27". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1952. p. 10.
  4. "Evashevski leaves Washington State to take Iowa job". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 7, 1952. p. 16.
  5. "Al Kircher accepts Washington State football post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 15, 1952. p. 13.
  6. "Kircher accepts head football position at Washington State on 5-year basis". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 16, 1952. p. 8.
  7. "Dazzling Cougar air attack stuns fumbling Idaho 36-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 10.
  8. "Oregon next for WSC; Vandals crushed 36-6". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 3, 1952. p. 19.


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