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The 1952 college football season was the 84th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. It ended with Oklahoma halfback Billy Vessels winning the Heisman Trophy and Notre Dame halfback Johnny Lattner winning the Maxwell Award. Two teams claim the 1952 national championship:

1952 college football season
Preseason AP No. 1Michigan State[1]
Number of bowls8
Champion(s)Michigan State (AP, Coaches)
Georgia Tech (INS)
HeismanBilly Vessels (halfback, Oklahoma)
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Small college teams that compiled perfect seasons in 1952 included East Texas (11–0, Lone Star and Tangerine Bowl champion), Idaho State (8–0, Rocky Mountain champion), Peru State (10–0, part of 26-game winning streak), and Shippensburg (7–0, part of 20-game winning streak). Florida A&M (8–2) was selected by the Associated Negro Press as the black college national champion.

Individual statistical leaders in major college football for the 1952 season included Detroit quarterback Ted Marchibroda with 1,813 yards of total offense, Tulsa halfback Howard Waugh with 1,372 rushing yards, Georgia quarterback Zeke Bratkowski with 1,824 passing yards, Fordham end Ed Brown with 774 receiving yards, and Mississippi State quarterback Jackie Parker with 120 points scored.

Tulsa led the major colleges in total offense with an average of 466.6 yards per game. Tennessee led in total defense, giving up an average of only 166.7 yards per game..

Conference and program changes

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Conference changes

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Membership changes

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School 1951 Conference 1952 Conference
Arizona State–Flagstaff (NAU) Lumberjacks Border NMIC
Bowling Green Falcons Independent MAC
Bradley Braves Missouri Valley Independent
Drake Bulldogs Missouri Valley Independent
Loyola Marymount Lions Independent Dropped Program
San Francisco Dons Independent Dropped Program
Toledo Rockets Independent MAC

September

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September 20 Maryland won at Missouri 13–10, and Texas won at LSU 35–14. In the preseason poll released on September 22, 1952, the Michigan State Spartans were rated first, followed by the Maryland Terrapins. Maryland actually had more first place votes 79 to 77, but MSU had an edge on points, 1720–1696. The remainder of the Top Five was No. 3 Georgia Tech (which beat The Citadel 54–6), No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 5 Illinois. Defending champion Tennessee was 6th. As the regular season progressed, a new poll would be issued on the Monday following the weekend's games.

OnSeptember 27 No. 1 Michigan State won at Michigan, 27–13. No. 2 Maryland beat Auburn 13–7 in Birmingham. No. 3 Georgia Tech narrowly beat Florida 17–14 and fell to 6th place in the next poll. No. 4 Oklahoma visited Colorado and was tied, 21–21. No. 5 Illinois, which beat Iowa State 33–7, rose to second place in the next poll. No. 8 California, which was 2–0–0 after a 28–14 win over Missouri, and No. 11 Texas (which had won at North Carolina 28–7), moved into the top five. The poll: No. 1 Michigan State, No. 2 Illinois, No. 3 Maryland, No. 4 California, and No. 5 Texas.

October

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October 4 No. 1 Michigan State narrowly defeated Oregon State 17–14 at Portland. No. 2 Illinois lost at No. 8 Wisconsin, 20–6, and would end up finishing 1952 with a losing (4–5–0) record. No. 3 Maryland beat Clemson 28–0. No. 4 California won at Minnesota, 49–13. No. 5 Texas lost 14-3 to No. 19 Notre Dame. No. 6 Georgia Tech, which beat SMU 20–7 in Dallas, returned to the Top Five. The next poll featured No. 1 Wisconsin, No. 2 Michigan State, No. 3 California, No. 4 Maryland, and No. 5 Georgia Tech.

October 11 The new No. 1, Wisconsin, lost at Columbus to unranked Ohio State, 23–14. No. 2 Michigan State beat visiting Texas A&M 48–6. No. 3 California beat Oregon at Portland, 41–7. No. 4 Maryland won at Georgia, 37–0. No. 5 Georgia Tech beat Tulane 14–0. No. 6 Duke, which won at South Carolina 33–7, was fifth in the next poll: No. 1 Michigan State, No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 California, No. 4 Georgia Tech, and No. 5 Duke.

October 18 No. 1 Michigan State beat visiting Syracuse 48–7. No. 2 Maryland beat No. 20 Navy 38–7. No. 3 California beat Santa Clara 27–7. No. 4 Georgia Tech beat Auburn 33–0. No. 5 Duke won at N.C. State, 57–0, but was still bounced out of the top five. No. 6 Oklahoma, which had won at No. 8 Kansas 42–20, was third in the next poll: No. 1 Michigan State, No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 California, and No. 5 Georgia Tech.

October 25 No. 1 Michigan State beat No. 17 Penn State 34–7. No. 2 Maryland beat LSU 34–6. No. 3 Oklahoma beat Kansas State 49–6. In Los Angeles, a matchup of unbeaten teams pitted No. 4 California (5–0–0) against the 5–0–0 and No. 7 USC Trojans. USC won 10–0. Cal would lose this and the next two games after its perfect start. No. 5 Georgia Tech beat Vanderbilt 30–0. The next poll: No. 1 Michigan State, No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Oklahoma, No. 4 Georgia Tech, and No. 5 USC.

November

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November 1 No. 1 Michigan State narrowly won at No. 8 Purdue, 14–7. No. 2 Maryland won at Boston University, 34–7. No. 3 Oklahoma won at Iowa State 41–0. No. 4 Georgia Tech (6–0–0) faced unbeaten No. 6 Duke (also 6–0–0) and won 28–7. No. 5 USC was idle, and its place was taken by No. 7 UCLA, which handed No. 11 California a 28–7 defeat. The next poll: No. 1 Michigan State, No. 2 Maryland, No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 4 Oklahoma, and No. 5 UCLA.

November 8 No. 1 Michigan State won at Indiana 41–14. No. 2 Maryland was idle. No. 3 Georgia Tech beat Army 45–6. No. 4 Oklahoma lost at No. 10 Notre Dame, 27–21, and dropped back out of the Top Five. No. 5 UCLA beat visiting Oregon State 57–0. No. 6 USC rose to fifth after a 54–7 win at Stanford. The next poll: No. 1. Michigan State, No. 2 Georgia Tech, No. 3 Maryland, No. 4 UCLA, and No. 5 USC.

November 15 Unbeaten No. 1 Michigan State hosted once-beaten (5–1–1) No. 6 Notre Dame and won 21–3. In Atlanta, unbeaten (8–0–0) No. 2 Georgia Tech faced once-beaten (7–1–0) No. 12 Alabama and won, 7–3. And on the road, unbeaten (7–0–0) No. 3 Maryland lost at unbeaten (6–0–2) No. 11 Mississippi, 21–14. No. 4 UCLA was idle. No. 5 USC beat No. 17 Washington 33–0. No. 8 Oklahoma, which had beaten Missouri 47–7, returned to the Top Five. The next poll: No. 1 Michigan State, No. 2 Georgia Tech, No. 3 UCLA, No. 4 USC, and No. 5 Oklahoma.

November 22 No. 1 Michigan State won 62–13 over Marquette to close its season unbeaten. No. 2 Georgia Tech also stayed unbeaten as it beat Florida State 30–0. No. 3 UCLA and No. 4 USC (both 8–0–0) met in Los Angeles, with USC winning 14–12 to take the crown of the Pacific Coast Conference and a trip to the Rose Bowl. No. 5 Oklahoma beat Nebraska 34–13. The new poll: No. 1 Michigan State, No. 2 USC, No. 3 Georgia Tech, No. 4 Oklahoma, and No. 5 UCLA.

November 29 No. 1 Michigan State had closed its season. No. 2 USC hosted No. 7 Notre Dame and lost 9–0. No. 3 Georgia Tech finished its season unbeaten (11–0–0) with a 23–9 win over Georgia. The Yellow Jackets were invited to the Sugar Bowl to face unbeaten, but twice tied (8–0–2) and No. 6 Mississippi, a conference rival whom they had not faced during the regular season. No. 4 Oklahoma closed its season at Oklahoma A&M, winning 54–7 to finish 8–1–1. In the final AP poll, released December 1, No. 1 Michigan State was the champion, followed by No. 2 Georgia Tech, No. 3 Notre Dame, No. 4 Oklahoma, and No. 5 USC.

Conference standings

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For this article, major conferences defined as those including at least one state flagship public university or a team ranked in the AP Poll.

Major conference standings

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1952 Big Seven Conference football standings
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    No.4Oklahoma $ 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
    Missouri 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
    Nebraska 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
    Kansas 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
    Colorado 2 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
    Iowa State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Kansas State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1952 Big Ten Conference football standings
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    No.11Wisconsin + 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
    No.18Purdue + 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
    No.17Ohio 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
    1952 Border Conference football standings
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    Arizona State $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Texas Tech 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
    Arizona 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
    Hardin–Simmons 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
    Texas Western 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
    New Mexico A&M 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
    West Texas State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Mid-American Conference football standings
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    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Cincinnati $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
    Miami (OH) 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
    Ohio 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 2
    Bowling Green 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Kent State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Western Michigan 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Western Reserve 1 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Toledo 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Middle Three Conference football standings
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    Lehigh + 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Rutgers + 1 – 0 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
    Lafayette 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    1952 Missouri Valley Conference football standings
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    Houston $ 3 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
    No.12Tulsa 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
    Oklahoma A&M 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
    Detroit 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    Wichita 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1952 North Central Conference football standings
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    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Iowa State Teachers $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
    North Dakota State 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    South Dakota 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
    South Dakota State 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
    Morningside 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    North Dakota 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Augustana (SD) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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    No.5USC $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
    No.6UCLA 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
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1952 Skyline Conference football standings
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    Utah $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
    New Mexico 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Colorado A&M 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
    Wyoming 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    BYU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
    Utah State 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
    Montana 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
    Denver 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
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    No.2Georgia Tech $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
    No.8Tennessee 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
    No.7Ole Miss 4 – 0 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
    No.9Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
    Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
    No.15Florida 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
    Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Tulane 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
    No.20Kentucky 1 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
    LSU 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
    Vanderbilt 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
    Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1952 Southern Conference football standings
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    No.16Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
    Wake Forest 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
    West Virginia 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    William & Mary 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    George Washington 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
    VPI 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
    Furman 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
    Washington and Lee 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
    VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
    NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
    South Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
    North Carolina 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
    The Citadel 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
    Davidson 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    Richmond 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
    Maryland †   –   7 – 2 – 0
    Clemson †   –   2 – 6 – 1
    • $ – Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
    • Rankings from AP Poll
    1952 Southwest Conference football standings
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    No.10Texas $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
    Rice 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
    SMU 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
    TCU 2 – 2 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
    Baylor 1 – 3 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
    Texas A&M 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
    Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1952 Yankee Conference football standings
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    Connecticut + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    Maine + 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
    Rhode Island + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
    UMass 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
    Vermont 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
    New Hampshire 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 1
    • + – Conference co-champions

    Independents

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    1952 Eastern college football independents records
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    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Rochester   –   8 – 0 – 0
    Hofstra   –   8 – 1 – 0
    No.19Princeton   –   8 – 1 – 0
    Franklin & Marshall   –   7 – 1 – 0
    Villanova   –   7 – 1 – 1
    Holy Cross   –   8 – 2 – 0
    Yale   –   7 – 2 – 0
    Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 1
    No.14Syracuse   –   7 – 3 – 0
    Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
    Colgate   –   6 – 3 – 0
    Pittsburgh   –   6 – 3 – 0
    Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 3 – 0
    Harvard   –   5 – 4 – 0
    Boston University   –   5 – 4 – 1
    Penn   –   4 – 3 – 2
    Army   –   4 – 4 – 1
    Boston College   –   4 – 4 – 1
    Tufts   –   3 – 4 – 1
    Drexel   –   3 – 4 – 0
    Fordham   –   2 – 5 – 1
    NYU   –   2 – 5 – 1
    Columbia   –   2 – 6 – 1
    Brown   –   2 – 7 – 0
    Cornell   –   2 – 7 – 0
    Dartmouth   –   2 – 7 – 0
    Temple   –   2 – 7 – 1
    Buffalo   –   1 – 7 – 0
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1952 Midwestern college football independents records
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    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.1Michigan State   –   9 – 0 – 0
    No.3Notre 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
    1952 Southern college football independents records
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    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Maryland State   –   9 – 1 – 0
    Mississippi Southern   –   10 – 2 – 0
    Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
    Sewanee   –   7 – 2 – 0
    No.17Navy   –   6 – 2 – 1
    Arkansas State   –   8 – 3 – 0
    Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 1
    Chattanooga   –   7 – 3 – 0
    Northeast Louisiana State   –   5 – 4 – 0
    Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
    Louisville   –   3 – 5 – 0
    Miami (FL)   –   4 – 7 – 0
    Marshall   –   2 – 7 – 2
    Memphis State   –   2 – 7 – 0
    Florida State   –   1 – 8 – 1
    Rankings from AP Poll
    1952 Western college football independents records
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    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Fresno State   –   8 – 2 – 0
    Pacific (CA)   –   7 – 3 – 1
    San Jose State   –   6 – 3 – 0
    La Verne   –   5 – 3 – 1
    Hawaii   –   5 – 5 – 2
    Cal Poly San Dimas   –   4 – 4 – 0
    Nevada   –   2 – 2 – 0
    Santa Clara   –   2 – 6 – 1

    Minor conferences

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    Conference Champion(s) Record
    California Collegiate Athletic Association Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo 4–0
    Central Church College Conference Concordia (NE) 3–0
    Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association Virginia State 7–0
    Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Kansas State Teachers (Emporia State) 5–0
    College Conference of Illinois Lake Forest
    Millikin     		3–0–1
    Evergreen Conference Pacific Lutheran 5–0–1
    Far Western Conference Humboldt State College 3–0
    Frontier Conference Carroll (MT) 4–0
    Gulf Coast Conference North Texas State 2–0
    Indiana Collegiate Conference Butler
    Valparaiso     		3–1
    Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Buena Vista 2–1
    Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference McPherson 6–0
    Lone Star Conference East Texas State Teachers 5–0
    Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Albion 5–0
    Mid-American Conference Cincinnati 3–0
    Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference Coe 6–0
    Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Gustavus Adolphus
    Concordia–Moorhead     		6–0
    Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association Northeast Missouri State
    Northwest Missouri State     		4–1
    Nebraska College Conference Peru State 7–0
    New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference Eastern New Mexico
    Panhandle A&M     		4–1
    North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa) 5–1
    North Dakota College Athletic Conference Jamestown College
    Minot State Teachers
    Valley City State     		5–1
    Ohio Athletic Conference Heidelberg 5–1
    Ohio Valley Conference Tennessee Tech
    Western Kentucky State     		4–1
    Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference Northeastern State College (OK) 5–0
    Oregon Collegiate Conference Oregon College —
    Pacific Northwest Conference College of Idaho
    Pacific (OR)     		4–0–1
    Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Chester State Teachers 5–0
    Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Idaho State College 5–0
    South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference Northern State Teachers 4–1
    Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Whittier 4–0
    Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Bethune–Cookman
    Florida A&M     		5–1
    4–1
    Southwestern Athletic Conference Prairie View A&M College 6–0
    State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota Mankato State Teachers
    Moorhead State Teachers
    St. Cloud State Teachers     		3–1
    Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference Abilene Christian 4–0
    Wisconsin State College Conference North: Wisconsin State–La Crosse
    South: Wisconsin State–Platteville     		5–0
    4–0

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    1952 Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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    Southern State (AR) $ 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
    Henderson State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Ozarks 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
    Arkansas A&M 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
    Arkansas Tech 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
    Arkansas State Teachers 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
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    Cal Poly $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
    Santa Barbara 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
    San Diego State 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Los Angeles State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Pepperdine 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Central Church College Conference football standings
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    Concordia (NE) $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Dana 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
    Tarkio 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
    York (NE) 0 – 3 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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    No.4Virginia State $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
    No.11North Carolina A&T 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
    St. Augustine's 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    No.19North Carolina College 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    No.20Morgan State 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
    Johnson C. Smith 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
    No.17Howard 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
    West Virginia State 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
    No.21Hampton 4 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Lincoln (PA) 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
    Winston-Salem State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Delaware State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
    Bluefield State 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
    Virginia Union 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
    Saint Paul's (VA) 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from Associated Negro Press[3]
    1952 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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    Emporia State $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
    St. Benedict's 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Washburn 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Pittsburg State 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
    Fort Hays State 0 – 3 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
    Southwestern (KS) 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 College Conference of Illinois football standings
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    Lake Forest + 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
    Millikin + 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
    Wheaton (IL) 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
    Augustana (IL) 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    Illinois Wesleyan 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
    Elmhurst 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
    Illinois College 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
    North Central (IL) 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
    • + – Conference co-champions
    1952 Evergreen Conference football standings
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    Pacific Lutheran $ 5 – 0 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
    Western Washington 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
    Puget Sound 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
    Whitworth 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
    Central Washington 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Eastern Washington 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
    UBC 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Far Western Conference football standings
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    Humboldt State $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
    Cal Aggies 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    San Francisco State 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Chico State 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
    Southern Oregon 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Hoosier Conference football standings
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    Hanover $ 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 2
    Earlham 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
    Franklin (IN) 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    Indiana Central 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    Anderson (IN) 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
    Manchester (IN) 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Taylor 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Gulf Coast Conference football standings
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    North Texas State $ 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
    Midwestern (TX) 1 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
    Trinity (TX) 0 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Gulf States Conference football standings
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    Louisiana Tech + 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
    Southeastern Louisiana + 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 1 – 2
    Southwestern Louisiana + 3 – 0 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
    McNeese State 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
    Louisiana College 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
    Northwestern State 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
    • + – Conference co-champions
    1952 Indiana Collegiate Conference football standings
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    Butler + 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
    Valparaiso + 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
    Indiana State 2 – 1 – 2 4 – 1 – 3
    Ball State 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
    Evansville 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    Saint Joseph's (IN) 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    1952 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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    Central Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Western Illinois 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Michigan State Normal 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
    Northern Illinois State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Southern Illinois 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
    Illinois State Normal 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 2
    Eastern Illinois 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Iowa Conference football standings
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    Northern Division
    Buena Vista xy$ 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
    Luther 2 – 1 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    Upper Iowa 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
    Wartburg 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
    Southern Division
    Iowa Wesleyanxy 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
    Dubuque 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Simpson 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    Parsons 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Central (IA) 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
    Championship: Buena Vista 13, Iowa Wesleyan 7
    • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
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    1952 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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    McPherson $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 1
    Ottawa 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
    Bethany (KS) 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    College of Emporia 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
    Baker 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
    Kansas Wesleyan 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Bethel (KS) 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Lone Star Conference football standings
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    East Texas State $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
    Southwest Texas State 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Sam Houston State 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
    Sul Ross 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
    Lamar Tech 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    Stephen F. Austin 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
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    Randolph–Macon $ 3 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
    Hampden–Sydney 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
    Johns Hopkins 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Western Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Bridgewater 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
    Gallaudet 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System.
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    1952 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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    Albion $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
    Hope 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Alma 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Kalamazoo 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
    Adrian 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
    Hillsdale 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Mid-Ohio League football standings
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    Ohio Northern $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Findlay 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
    Bluffton 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Defiance 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Cedarville 1 – 4 – 0 ? – ? – ?
    Ashland 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Midlands Conference football standings
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    St. Norbert $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
    Loras 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
    St. Ambrose 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Lewis 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
    Saint Joseph's (IN) 0 – 3 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
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    No.2Lincoln (MO) + 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
    No.3Texas Southern + 2 – 0 – 1 10 – 0 – 1
    No.6Tennessee A&I 2 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
    No.12Grambling 1 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
    No.14Central State (OH) 1 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Jackson 0 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
    No.23Kentucky State 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
    • + – Conference co-champions
    Rankings from Associated Negro Press[4]
    1952 Midwest Conference football standings
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    Coe $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
    Lawrence 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
    Monmouth (IL) 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
    St. Olaf 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    Carleton 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    Knox 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    Ripon 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
    Cornell (IA) 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
    Grinnell 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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    Gustavus Adolphus + 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
    Concordia (MN) + 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Hamline 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
    Saint John's (MN) 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    St. Thomas (MN) 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    Macalester 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 4 – 1
    Augsburg 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    Saint Mary's (MN) 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
    Minnesota–Duluth 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
    • + – Conference co-champions
    1952 Minnesota Teachers College Conference football standings
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    Moorhead State + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
    St. Cloud State + 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Mankato State + 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Winona State 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
    Bemidji State 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
  • Bemidji State forfeited a conference win over Winona State because of an ineligible player.
    • 1952 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
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    Missouri Valley $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
    William Jewell 3 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 1
    Culver–Stockton 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
    Central (MO) 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
    Tarkio * 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Forfeited to Missouri Valley and William Jewell
    • 1952 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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    NE Missouri State + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
    NW Missouri State + 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Missouri–Rolla 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    SE Missouri State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    SW Missouri State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Central Missouri State 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    1952 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
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    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Carroll (MT) $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
    Rocky Mountain 3 – 1 – 0 ? – ? – ?
    Montana Mines 2 – 2 – 0 ? – ? – ?
    Western Montana 1 – 3 – 0 ? – ? – ?
    Eastern Montana 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Nebraska College Conference football standings
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    Peru State $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
    Hastings 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
    Doane 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Nebraska Wesleyan 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
    Kearney State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Wayne State (NE) 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Chadron State 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    Midland 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 New Mexico Conference football standings
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    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    Eastern New Mexico + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
    Panhandle A&M + 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
    New Mexico Military 2 – 2 – 1 ? – ? – ?
    Adams State 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
    New Mexico Western 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
    New Mexico Highlands 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 North Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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    Minot State + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
    Jamestown + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
    Valley City State + 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    Ellendale 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 2 – 1
    Dickinson State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    Mayville State 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 3 – 1
    Wahpeton Science 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
    Bismarck JC 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
    Bottineau 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 6 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    1952 North State Conference football standings
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    Lenoir Rhyne $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
    East Carolina 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
    Catawba 4 – 1 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
    Appalachian State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
    Western Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
    Guilford 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
    Elon 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Northwest Conference football standings
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    Pacific (OR) + 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
    College of Idaho + 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
    Willamette 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 2
    Linfield 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
    Lewis & Clark 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 1
    Whitman 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    1952 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
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    Heidelberg $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
    Wooster 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
    Muskingum 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Ohio Wesleyan 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    Denison 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Hiram 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    Akron 2 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
    Capital 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Oberlin 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    Wittenberg 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
    Otterbein 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
    Kenyon 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
    Marietta 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
    Mount Union 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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    Western Kentucky + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
    Tennessee Tech + 4 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
    Murray State 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Middle Tennessee 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
    Eastern Kentucky 0 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
    Morehead State 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
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    Northeastern State $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
    Central State (OK) 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    East Central 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    SE Oklahoma State 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    SW Oklahoma State 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    NW Oklahoma State 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Oregon Collegiate Conference football standings
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    Oregon College $ 3 – 0 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
    Oregon Tech 2 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
    Eastern Oregon 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    Portland State 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
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    West Chester $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
    Shippensburg 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 0 – 0
    Clarion 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
    Bloomsburg 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
    Slippery Rock 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 3 – 1
    Kutztown 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
    Lock Haven 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    California (PA) 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
    East Stroudsburg 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Millersville 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
    Indiana (PA) 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Edinboro 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
    Mansfield 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
    Cheyney 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 5 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Saylor system of ratings.
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    1952 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings
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    Idaho State $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 0 – 0
    Colorado College 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    Colorado State–Greeley 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    Colorado Mines 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    Montana State 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
    Western State (CO) 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
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    Emory and Henry $ 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
    Carson–Newman 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
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    Northern State $ 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
    Huron 6 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
    Yankton 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
    Black Hills 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
    Southern State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
    Dakota Wesleyan 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
    South Dakota Mines 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
    General Beadle 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 4 – 0
    Sioux Falls 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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    Whittier $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
    Occidental 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
    Pomona 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Redlands]] 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Caltech]] 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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    No.5Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
    No. 10 [[{{{school}}}|Southern]] 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
    No. 13 [[{{{school}}}|Texas College]] 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
    [[{{{school}}}|Arkansas AM&N]] 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 6 – 2
    [[{{{school}}}|Wiley]] 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Langston]] 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
    [[{{{school}}}|Bishop]] 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from Associated Negro Press[5]
    1952 Texas Conference football standings
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    Abilene Christian $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
    [[{{{school}}}|McMurry]] 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
    [[{{{school}}}|Texas A&I]] 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Howard Payne]] 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Austin]] 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 Virginia Little Six Conference football standings
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    Hampden–Sydney $ 2 – 0 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
    Emory and Henry 1 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
    Randolph–Macon 1 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
    Bridgewater 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
    1952 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
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    [[{{{school}}}|Fairmont State]] $ 5 – 0 – 0 6 – 0 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Morris Harvey]] 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|West Virginia Tech]] 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Davis & Elkins]] 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Potomac State]] 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 1
    [[{{{school}}}|Glenville State]] 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Concord]] 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
    [[{{{school}}}|West Liberty State]] 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Salem]] 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Shepherd]] * 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
    [[{{{school}}}|Bethany (WV)]] * 0 – 1 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
    • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Did not qualify for conference standings
    Conference standings based on power ratings
    • 1952 Wisconsin State College Conference football standings
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    Northern Division
    [[{{{school}}}|La Crosse State]] x+ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|River Falls State]] 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
    [[{{{school}}}|Superior State]] 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 3 – 1
    [[{{{school}}}|Stout Institute]] 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Eau Claire State]] 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
    Southern Division
    [[{{{school}}}|Platteville State]] x+ 4 – 0 – 0 5 – 1 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Stevens Point State]] 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Oshkosh State]] 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 3 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Whitewater State]] 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
    [[{{{school}}}|Milwaukee State]] 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

    • Rankings

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    Main article: 1952 NCAA football rankings

    Bowl games

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    As late as 1952, many colleges, and some football conferences, did not participate in postseason bowl games. No. 1 Michigan State had joined the Big Ten conference in 1950 for football, but as part of the terms of membership, was ineligible to play in a bowl game until the 1953 season. No. 3 Notre Dame had a policy against playing in postseason games.[6] No. 4 Oklahoma was a member of the Big 7 conference (which later, as the Big 8 and Big 12, would send its best team to the Orange Bowl), and that conference banned post-season games. The Oklahoma University Board of Regents considered a motion to allow the team to accept an invitation from the Orange Bowl, and passed a resolution that stated that "Oklahoma belongs to the Big Seven Conference and has followed its rules in the past and should follow them in the future.".[7] Thus, three of the nation's four "top teams" did not play in a bowl game. The exception was Georgia Tech, which played as the SEC champ in the Sugar Bowl. In a forerunner of the SEC championship game, the two best teams in the conference met, with No. 7 Ole Miss accepting the invitation to play against Tech.

    Bowl game Winning team Losing team
    Sugar Bowl No. 2 Georgia Tech 24 No. 7 Ole Miss 7
    Rose Bowl No. 5 USC 7 No. 11 Wisconsin 0
    Cotton Bowl No. 10 Texas 16 No. 8 Tennessee 0
    Orange Bowl No. 9 Alabama 61 No. 14 Syracuse 6
    Gator Bowl No. 15 Florida 14 No. 12 Tulsa 13
    Refrigerator Bowl Western Kentucky 34 Arkansas State 19
    Sun Bowl Pacific (CA) 26 Mississippi Southern 7
    Tangerine Bowl East Texas State 33 Tennessee Tech 0

    Heisman Trophy voting

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    The Heisman Trophy is given to the year's most outstanding player

    Player School Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total
    Billy Vessels Oklahoma HB 98 91 49 525
    Jack Scarbath Maryland QB 70 57 43 367
    Paul Giel Minnesota HB 76 38 25 329
    Donn Moomaw UCLA C/LB 54 32 31 257
    Johnny Lattner Notre Dame HB 35 45 58 253
    Paul Cameron UCLA HB 40 35 28 218
    Jim Sears USC HB 38 21 17 173
    Don McAuliffe Michigan State HB 26 29 28 164
    Don Heinrich Washington QB 19 28 40 153
    Tom Catlin Oklahoma C 25 26 23 150

    Source: [8][9]

    Statistical leaders

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    Individual

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    Total offense

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    The following players were the individual leaders in total offense among major college football players during the 1952 season:
    1. Ted Marchibroda, Detroit, 1,813 yards
    2. Zeke Bratkowski, Georgia, 1,774 yards
    3. Tommy O'Connell, Illinois, 1,724 yards
    4. Don Heinrich, Washington, 1,652 yards
    5. Chuck Maloy, Holy Cross, 1,589 yards
    6. Gene Rossi, Cincinnati, 1,588 yards
    7. Ronnie Morris, Tulsa, 1,571 yards
    8. Dick Shinaut, Texas Western, 1,527 yards
    9. John Borton, Ohio State, 1,512 yards
    10. Bill Brehany, VMI, 1,497 yards
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    Passing

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    The following players were the individual leaders in pass completions among major college football players during the 1952 season:
    1. Don Heinrich, Washington, 137 of 270 (50.7%), 1,647 yards, 17 interceptions, 13 touchdowns
    2. Tommy O'Connell, Illinois, 133 of 224 (59.4%), 1,761 yards, 17 interceptions, 12 touchdowns
    3. Zeke Bratkowski, Georgia, 131 of 262 (50.0%), 1,824 yards, 16 interceptions, 12 touchdowns
    4. Chuck Maloy, Holy Cross, 126 of 288 (43.8%), 1,514 yards, 16 interceptions, 13 touchdowns
    5. John Borton, Ohio State, 115 of 196 (58.7%), 1,555 yards, 6 interceptions, 15 touchdowns
    6. Jim Haluska, Wisconsin, 112 of 199 (56.3%), 1,410 yards, 18, 12 touchdowns
    7. Roger Franz, Fordham, 105 of 216 (48.6%), 1,392 yards, 12 interceptions, 6 touchdowns
    8. Dale Samuels, Purdue, 104 of 185 (56.2%), 1,131 yards, 6 interceptions, 10 touchdowns
    9. Ted Marchibroda, Detroit, 103 of 240 (42.9%), 1,637 yards, 13 interceptions, 9 touchdowns
    10. Dick Shinaut, Texas Western, 100 of 170 (58.8%), 1,559 yards, 8 interceptions, 12 touchdowns
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    Rushing

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    The following players were the individual leaders in rushing yards among major college football players during the 1952 season:
    1. Howard Waugh, Tulsa, 1,372 yards on 164 carries (8.37 average)
    2. Billy Vessels, Oklahoma, 1,072 yards on 161 carries (6.66 average)
    3. Buck McPhail, Oklahoma, 1,018 yards on 161 carries (6.32 average)
    4. Bobby Marlow, Alabama, 950 yards on 176 carries (5.40 average)
    5. Dick Clasby, Harvard, 950 yards on 205 carries (4.63 average)
    6. Alan Ameche, Wisconsin, 946 yards on 205 carries (4.61 average)
    7. Williams, Hardin-Simmons, 898 yards on 180 carries (4.99 average)
    8. Gene Filipski, Villanova, 889 yards on 138 carries (6.44 average)
    9. Dick Curran, Arizona State, 870 yards on 114 carries (7.63 average)
    10. Johnny Olszewski, California, 845 yards on 160 carries (5.28 average)
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    Receiving

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    The following players were the individual leaders in receptions among major college football players during the 1952 season:
    1. Ed Brown, Fordham, 57 receptions,774 yards, 6 touchdowns
    2. Joe McClaran, Drake, 47 receptions, 666 yards, 6 touchdowns
    3. Jack Carroll, Holy Cross, 46 receptions, 609 yards, 4 touchdowns
    4. Rocky Ryan, Illinois, 45 receptions, 714 yards, 5 touchdowns
    5. Rex Smith, Illinois, 45 receptions, 642 yards, 4 touchdowns
    6. Al Ward, Columbia, 43 receptions, 615 yards, 3 touchdowns
    7. Bernie Flowers, Purdue, 43 receptions, 603 yards, 7 touchdowns
    8. Black, Washington, 42 receptions, 637 yards, 7 touchdowns
    9. Monte Brethauer, Oregon, 41 receptions, 486 yards, 2 touchdowns
    10. Jim Byron, VMI, 40 receptions, 755 yards, 8 touchdowns
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    Scoring

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    The following players were the individual leaders in scoring among major college football players during the 1952 season:
    1. Jackie Parker, Mississippi State, 120 points (16 TD, 24 PAT)
    2. Billy Vessels, Oklahoma, 108 points (18 TD)
    3. Bob Haner, Villanova, 99 points
    4. Buford Long, Florida, 84 points (14 TD)
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    Team

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    Total offense

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    The following teams were the leaders in total offense in major college football during the 1952 season:
    1. Tulsa, 466.6 yards per game
    2. San Jose State, 430.1 yards per game
    3. Michigan State, 428.7 yards per game
    4. Princeton, 428.0 yards per game
    5. Oklahoma, 425.5 yards per game
    6. Wisconsin, 388.6 yards per game
    7. Cincinnati, 388.2 yards per game
    8. Texas, 386.5 yards per game
    9. Ole Miss, 383.1 yards per game
    10. West Virginia, 377.2 yards per game
    10. Maryland, 377.2 yards per game
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    Total defense

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    The following teams were the leaders in total defense in major college football during the 1952 season:
    1. Tennessee, 166.7 yards per game
    2. Georgia Tech, 173.2 yards per game
    3. USC, 177.5 yards per game
    4. Virginia, 196.3 yards per game
    5. Maryland, 200.9 yards per game
    6. Navy, 209.3 yards per game
    7. West Virginia, 211.2 yards per game
    8. Duke, 212.1 yards per game
    9. Wake Forest, 214.2 yards per game
    10. Houston, 215.0 yards per game
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    See also

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    References

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    1. ^ "1952 Preseason AP Football Poll". CollegePollArchive.com. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  • ^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  • ^ "Press Syndicate Rates Fla. Top Eleven". Baltimore Afro-American. December 20, 1952. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Press Syndicate Rates Fla. Top Eleven". Baltimore Afro-American. December 20, 1952. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Press Syndicate Rates Fla. Top Eleven". Baltimore Afro-American. December 20, 1952. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Bowl Scramble Underway Across Nation Today," Las Cruces (N.M.) Sun-News, Nov. 8, 1952, p8
  • ^ "Oklahoma U. Regents Turn Down Bowl Offer," Albuquerque Journal, Nov. 21, 1952, p14
  • ^ "Vessels voted Heisman Trophy". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. November 26, 1952. p. 17.
  • ^ "Scribes pick Bill Vessels". Youngstown Vindicator. Associated Press. November 26, 1952. p. 17.
  • ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1954. p. 75.
  • ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1953. p. 78.
  • ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1953. p. 77.
  • ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1953. p. 79.
  • ^ "Parker Grabs Scoring Title; Vessels Second". Morning Press. December 18, 1952. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1953. p. 82.
  • ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1953. p. 83.

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