1952 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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1952 Purdue Boilermakers football
Big Ten Conference co-champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches #12
AP #18
1952 record 4–3–2 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Stu Holcomb (6th year)
Home stadium Ross–Ade Stadium
Seasons
« 1951 1953 »
1952 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#11 Wisconsin + 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 3 – 1
#18 Purdue + 4 – 1 – 1     4 – 3 – 2
#17 Ohio 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

The 1952 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1952 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–3–2 record, finished in a tie with Wisconsin for first place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 188 to 151.[1][2]

Notable players on the 1952 Purdue team included quarterback Dale Samuels, end Bernie Flowers, center Walter Cudzik, and tackle Fred Preziosio. Flowers was selected as a consensus first-team end on the 1952 College Football All-America Team.[3]

References

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