1952 Washington Huskies football team

1952 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–3 (6–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainDick Sprague
Home stadiumUniversity of Washington 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 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1952 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Howie Odell, the team compiled a 7–3 record, finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 248 to 201. Dick Sprague was the team captain.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Idaho
W 39–1431,912[1]
September 27Minnesota*
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 19–1349,000[2]
October 4No. 14 UCLA
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–3243,000[3]
October 11at No. 13 Illinois*
L 14–4848,248[4]
October 18Oregon
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA (rivalry)
W 49–035,000[5]
October 25at Stanford
W 27–1425,000[6]
November 1at Oregon State
W 38–1319,243[7]
November 8California
  • University of Washington Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 22–751,000[8]
November 15at No. 5 USCNo. 17
L 0–3335,852[9]
November 29at Washington State
W 33–2730,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [11]

NFL draft selections

Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1953 NFL draft, which lasted 30 rounds with 361 selections.[12]

= Husky Hall of Fame[13]
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Bill Earley Back 13th 154 San Francisco 49ers
Dick Sprague Back 14th 159 Chicago Cardinals
Louis Yourkowski Tackle 26th 312 Los Angeles Rams

References

  1. ^ "Heinrich's aerial magic routs Idaho 39–14". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. September 21, 1952. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Huskies hurdle Minnesota, 19–13, as 49,000 watch". Tulsa World. September 28, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UCLA defeats Washington". The Tacoma News Tribune. October 5, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Illinois in romp over Washington". The Terre Haute Tribune. October 12, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Huskies rip Ducks, 49–0". The Oregon Daily Journal. October 19, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Peerless Heinrich passes Washington to upset 27–14 win over Stanford". The Register. October 26, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Heinrich ups TD pass record by 3 as Huskies slap Beavers". The San Francisco Examiner. November 2, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bears' once-royal fur turned into burlap". San Francisco Chronicle. November 9, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Trojans take 33–0 tilt from Huskies". The Salt Lake Tribune. November 16, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Washington takes ND title; Beats WSC, 33–27". The Spokesman-Review. November 30, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "1952 Washington Huskies Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  12. ^ "1953 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  13. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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