1952 William & Mary Indians football team

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1952 William & Mary Indians football
Conference Southern Conference
Record4–5 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainEd Miodusewski, John Flanagan
Home stadium Cary Field
Seasons
  1951
1953  
1952 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 0 08 2 0
Wake Forest 5 1 05 4 1
West Virginia 5 1 07 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 04 5 0
George Washington 4 2 15 3 1
VPI 4 4 05 6 0
Furman 2 2 16 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 4 03 7 0
VMI 2 3 13 6 1
NC State 2 4 03 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 05 5 0
North Carolina 1 2 02 6 0
The Citadel 1 3 13 5 1
Davidson 1 6 02 7 0
Richmond 0 6 01 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

The 1952 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1952 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Jack Freeman the Indians compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 4–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SoCon. William & Mary played home games at Cary Field in Williamsburg, Virginia.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20vs. VMI W 34–1312,000 [1]
September 27 Wake Forest L 21–2813,000 [2]
October 4at Penn State *L 23–3522,848 [3]
October 11at No. 17 Navy *L 0–1419,000 [4]
October 18at Boston University *L 28–3315,855 [5]
October 24 Richmond Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 42–13 [6]
November 8at VPI W 35–156,000 [7]
November 22 NC State
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 41–63,000 [8]
November 29 Virginia *
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 13–2015,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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NFL Draft selections

YearRoundPickOverallNameTeamPosition
1953 8489 John Kreamcheck Chicago Bears Tackle
19531812217 Ed Mioduszewski Detroit Lions Back

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