1952 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1952 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVP Gene Gedman
CaptainGene Gedman
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1951
1953  →
1952 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Wisconsin + 4 –1 –16 –3 –1
No. 18 Purdue + 4 –1 –14 –3 –2
No. 17 Ohio State 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Michigan 4 –2 –05 –4 –0
Minnesota 3 –1 –24 –3 –2
Illinois 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
Northwestern 2 –5 –02 –6 –1
Iowa 2 –5 –02 –7 –0
Indiana 1 –5 –02 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bernie Crimmins, in his first year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at No. 20 Ohio State
L 13–3370,208
October 4 Iowa
W 20–13
October 11at Michigan
L 13–2853,840
October 18 Temple *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 33–028,000 [1]
October 25at Northwestern
L 13–2330,000
November 1at Pittsburgh *
L 7–2819,907 [2]
November 8No. 1 Michigan State *
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 14–4122,000 [3]
November 15No. 15 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 14–3722,000 [4]
November 22at Purdue
L 16–2140,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1953 NFL draftees

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Gene Gedman Back 225 Detroit Lions
Pete Russo Tackle 20230 Baltimore Colts

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References

  1. ↑ Beal, Charles A. (October 19, 1952). "Indiana Wins; Temple Routed by 33-0 Score". The Indianapolis Star . Indianapolis, Ind. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ George Kiseda (November 2, 1952). "Hoffman Scores Twice, Epps Runs 55 Yards". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. p. 3, part 3. Retrieved October 10, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ George S. Alderton (November 9, 1952). "State Wins Rough Tilt From Indiana: MSC Adds Hoosiers to Victim List". Lansing State Journal. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Dale Burgess (November 16, 1952). "Indiana Routed By Wisconsin: Alan Amehe Runs Wild Over Hoosier Tacklers In 37-14 Badger Win". The Terre Haute Tribune. pp. 49, 54 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "1952 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ↑ "1952 Football Schedule". Indiana University . Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com . Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
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