1952 Washington State Cougars football team

American college football season

1952 Washington State Cougars football

Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach	Al Kircher (1st season)
Captain	Don Steinbrunner
Home stadium	Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 1951 1953 →

1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Three home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, and one in Spokane, the finale against rival Washington.

Kircher was previously the backfield coach under head coach Forest Evashevski, who left for Iowa in January, and he was promoted the following week.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 19	at No. 16 USC	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–35	58,288
September 27	No. 13 Stanford	No. 15	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 13–14	25,000
October 4	at Baylor*		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–31	17,000
October 18	at No. 16 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–35	71,280
October 25	Oregon State		Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 33–20	14,000
November 1	Idaho		Rogers Field Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	W 36–6	14,000
November 8	at Oregon		Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 19–6	12,500
November 15	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 13–28	26,000
November 22	at Oklahoma A&M*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 9–7	14,000
November 29	Washington		Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry)	L 27–33	25,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

"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.

v t e Washington State Cougars football
Venues	Rogers Field (1895–1969) Joe Albi Stadium (1950–1983 as alternate; 1970–1971 as sole) Martin Stadium (1972–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Idaho: Battle of the Palouse Washington: Apple Cup Northwest Championship
Culture & lore	Butch T. Cougar "Fight Song" Marching band Coug it Ol' Crimson
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943–1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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