1952 Washington State Cougars football team

1952 Washington State Cougars football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Steinbrunner
Home stadiumRogers Field, Memorial 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 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]

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at No. 16 USCNo. 15
L 7–3558,288[7]
September 27No. 13 StanfordNo. 15
L 13–1425,000[8]
October 4at Baylor*
L 7–3117,000[9]
October 18at No. 16 Ohio State*
L 7–3571,280[10]
October 25Oregon State
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 33–2014,000[11]
November 1Idaho
W 36–614,000[12][13]
November 8at Oregon
W 19–612,500[14]
November 15at California
L 13–2826,000[15]
November 22at Oklahoma A&M*
W 9–710,000[16]
November 29Washington
L 27–3330,000[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [18]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. 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. ^ "Trojans crush Cougars, 35–7". The Honolulu Advertiser. September 20, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Blocked extra point saves Stanford upset". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor romps, 31–7, over Washington State". The El Paso Times. October 5, 1952. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ohio State smothers Washington State 35–7". Tri-City Herald. October 19, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Furious five minutes gives Cougars victory". The Spokesman-Review. October 26, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Dazzling Cougar air attack stuns fumbling Idaho 36–6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 10.
  13. ^ "Oregon next for WSC; Vandals crushed 36–6". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 3, 1952. p. 19.
  14. ^ "Cougars strike swiftly to down Webfoots, 19–6". Santa Barbara News-Press. November 9, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "California defeats Cougars, 28–13". The Bellingham Herald. November 16, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Field goal puts skids to unfortunate Cowboys, 9 to 7". The Ponca City News. November 23, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Washington takes ND title; Beats WSC, 33–27". The Spokesman-Review. November 30, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "1952 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
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