1952 Texas Longhorns football team

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1952 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 10
Record9–2 (6–0 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
←  1951
1953  →
1952 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Texas $ 6 –0 –09 –2 –0
Rice 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
SMU 3 –2 –14 –5 –1
TCU 2 –2 –24 –4 –2
Baylor 1 –3 –24 –4 –2
Texas A&M 1 –4 –13 –6 –1
Arkansas 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1952 college football season. In their second year under head coach Ed Price, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl Classic. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at LSU *No. 11
W 35–1444,000 [2]
September 27at North Carolina *No. 11
W 28–740,000 [3]
October 4No. 19 Notre Dame *No. 5
L 3–1467,660 [4]
October 11vs. No. 12 Oklahoma *
L 20–4975,504 [5]
October 18 Arkansas
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 44–744,000 [6]
October 25at Rice No. 20
W 20–766,000 [7]
November 1 SMU No. 14
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 31–1457,000 [8]
November 8at Baylor No. 13
W 35–3332,000 [9]
November 15at TCU No. 9
W 14–732,000 [10]
November 27 Texas A&M No. 10
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 32–1264,000 [11]
January 1vs. No. 8 Tennessee *No. 10
W 16–075,500 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1952 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Jones paces Texas gridders to 35–14 victory over LSU". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Texas tops Tar Heels". The Rocky Mount Sunday Telegram. September 28, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Notre Dame wins, 14–3". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 5, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "O.U. shocks Texas, 49–20, in power display". The Ponca City News. October 12, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Texas ravages Arkansas, 44–7". Monroe Morning World. October 19, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Ochoa top star as Longhorns take 20–7 victory over Rice". Brownwood Bulletin. October 26, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "UT rips Ponies, 31–14, to take league lead". The American-Statesman. November 2, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Longhorns outrun Bear spree, 35–33". The Marshall News Messenger. November 9, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Steers strike twice in one minute for victory". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Galloping Longhorns outclass helpless Aggies squad 32 to 12". The Waco News-Tribune. November 28, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Texas shreds vaunted Vol defense in convincing 16–0 victory". Richmond Times Dispatch. January 2, 1953. Retrieved March 29, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "2010 NCAA Football Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletics Association.


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