1952 Washington State Cougars football team

The 1952 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1952 college football season. First-year head coach Al Kircher led the team to a 3–4 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 4–6 overall.^[1]

1952 Washington State Cougars football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach	Al Kircher (1st season)
Captain	Don Steinbrunner
Home stadium	Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 USC $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 6 UCLA	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
California	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Idaho	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Three home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, and one in Spokane, the finale against rival Washington.^[2][3]

Kircher was previously the backfield coach under head coach Forest Evashevski, who left for Iowa in January,^[4] and he was promoted the following week.^[5][6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at No. 16 USC	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 7–35	58,288
September 27	No. 13 Stanford	No. 15	Rogers Field Pullman, WA	L 13–14	25,000
October 4	at Baylor*		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–31	17,000
October 18	at No. 16 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–35	71,280
October 25	Oregon State		Rogers Field Pullman, WA	W 33–20	14,000
November 1	Idaho		Rogers Field Pullman, WA (Battle of the Palouse)	W 36–6	14,000	^[7]^[8]
November 8	at Oregon		Hayward Field Eugene, OR	W 19–6	12,500
November 15	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 13–28	26,000
November 22	at Oklahoma A&M*		Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	W 9–7	14,000
November 29	Washington		Memorial Stadium Spokane, WA (rivalry)	L 27–33	25,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Conference opponent not played this season: UCLA

References

1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
2. "29,000 expected to pack Memorial Stadium". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). November 29, 1952. p. 9.
3. "Don Heinrich earns pass title as Huskies edge WSC 33-27". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 30, 1952. p. 10.
4. "Evashevski leaves Washington State to take Iowa job". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 7, 1952. p. 16.
5. "Al Kircher accepts Washington State football post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). January 15, 1952. p. 13.
6. "Kircher accepts head football position at Washington State on 5-year basis". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 16, 1952. p. 8.
7. "Dazzling Cougar air attack stuns fumbling Idaho 36-6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 10.
8. "Oregon next for WSC; Vandals crushed 36-6". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). November 3, 1952. p. 19.

External links

• Game program: Stanford at WSC – September 27, 1952
• Game program: Oregon State at WSC – October 25, 1952
• Game program: Idaho at WSC – November 1, 1952
• Game program: Washington vs. WSC at Spokane – November 29, 1952