1952 Stanford Indians football team

1952 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record5–5 (2–5 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
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

The 1952 Stanford Indians football team represented Stanford University in the 1952 college football season. The team was led by head coach Chuck Taylor in his second year and played their home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

After winning the conference and making it to the Rose Bowl in the previous season, the team was ranked No. 13 in preseason polls. After winning their first four games, the team lost five of the last six games, including a 26–0 Big Game shutout—its worst loss to rival California in more than half a century—to finish well out of the conference championship.

Running back Bob Mathias, who had won his second gold medal in the decathlon earlier in the summer at the 1952 Summer Olympics, was Stanford's only 1953 NFL draft selection.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Santa Clara*No. 13
W 28–1327,500[2]
September 27at No. 15 Washington StateNo. 13
W 14–1325,000[3]
October 4Michigan*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 14–745,000[4]
October 11Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
W 41–2828,000[5]
October 18at No. 10 UCLANo. 13
L 14–2480,617[6]
October 25Washington
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 14–2725,000[7]
November 1San Jose State*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 35–1320,000[8]
November 8No. 6 USC
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
L 7–5445,000[9]
November 15Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 20–216,100[10]
November 22at California
L 0–2683,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [12]

Players drafted by the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bob Mathias Back 30 352 Washington Redskins

[13]

References

  1. ^ Eule, Brian (November–December 2006). "The Champion". Stanford Magazine. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
  2. ^ Bob Brachman (September 21, 1952). "Cards Slap Broncs, 28–13: Stanford Roars From 'Way Back to Nail It". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blocked extra point saves Stanford upset". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "45,000 see Michigan surprised, 14–7, by Stanford gridders". Atlantic City Press. October 5, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Stanford tops OSC". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. October 12, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bruins top Tribe, 24–14". Pasadena Independent. October 19, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Peerless Heinrich passes Washington to upset 27–14 win over Stanford". The Register. October 26, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indians thump shaky Spartans, 35–13". San Francisco Chronicle. November 2, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Trojans rip Stanford by 54–7 score". The Houston Chronicle. November 9, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ McLeod, Don (November 16, 1952). "Oregon upsets Stanford Indians, 21 to 20: Sparse crowd watches clubs play thriller". The Sunday Oregonian. pp. 1, 5. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Golden Bears trip oldest rivals, 26–0". The Spokesman-Review. November 23, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1952 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  13. ^ "1953 NFL Draft". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
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