1952 Texas Longhorns football team

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]

1952 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 16–0 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 10
Record	9–2 (6–0 SWC)
Head coach	Ed Price (2nd season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Texas $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Rice	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
SMU	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
TCU	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Baylor	1	–	3	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Texas A&M	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at LSU*	No. 11	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 35–14	44,000	^[2]
September 27	at North Carolina*	No. 11	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 28–7	40,000	^[3]
October 4	No. 19 Notre Dame*	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 3–14	67,660	^[4]
October 11	vs. No. 12 Oklahoma*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 20–49	75,504	^[5]
October 18	Arkansas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 44–7	44,000	^[6]
October 25	at Rice	No. 20	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 20–7	66,000	^[7]
November 1	SMU	No. 14	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 31–14	57,000	^[8]
November 8	at Baylor	No. 13	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 35–33	32,000	^[9]
November 15	at TCU	No. 9	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 14–7	32,000	^[10]
November 27	Texas A&M	No. 10	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 32–12	64,000	^[11]
January 1	vs. No. 8 Tennessee*	No. 10	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	W 16–0	75,500	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Awards and honors

• Bud McFadin, Guard, Cotton Bowl Classic Co-Most Valuable Player
• Bud McFadin, Consensus All-American^[13]

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.