1952 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1952 Purdue Boilermakers football Big Ten Conference Big Ten 12 18 4–3–2 4–1–1 Stu Holcomb 6th Earl Heninger Bernie Flowers Dale Samuels Ross–Ade Stadium Big Ten co-champion The 1952 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–3–2 record, finished in a tie with Wisconsin for first place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 188 to 151.1952 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 6, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1952-schedule.html Notable players on the 1952 Purdue team included quarterback Dale Samuels, end Bernie Flowers, center Walter Cudzik, and tackle Fred Preziosio. Flowers was selected as a consensus first-team end on the 1952 College Football All-America Team.2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2014 February 10, 2015 6 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf December 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141222163944/http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2014/Awards.pdf dead Schedule 1952 AP September 27 t y y Penn State New Beaver Field State College, PA 20–20 20,506 October 4 w y Ohio State 15 Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH 21–14 75,417 October 11 w y 16 Iowa Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 41–14 34,000 October 18 l y 9 Notre Dame Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN rivalry 14–26 49,000 October 25 w y Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL rivalry 40–12 71,119 November 1 l y 8 Michigan State 1 Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN 7–14 49,500 Michigan State Stops Purcue, 14-7 Lansing State Journal George S. Alderton November 2, 1952 61, 65 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99040715/michigan-state-stops-purcue-14-7/ Newspapers.com November 8 t y 9 Minnesota Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN 14–14 53,193 November 15 l y 10 Michigan 20 Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI 10–21 58,964 November 22 w Indiana Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN Old Oaken Bucket 21–16 40,000 2022 Purdue Football Record Book https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf Purdue University Athletics 86 January 29, 2023 Game summaries Ohio State Max Schmaling 23 rushes, 139 yards Illinois Earl Heninger 17 rushes, 112 yards Max Schmaling 16 rushes, 112 yards Roster Johnny Allen, C Frank Angelotti, T Tom Bettis, G Rex Brock, HB Wayne Browning, T Bill Bruner, T Dan Crncic, E Walt Cudzik, C Phil Ehrman, HB Roy Evans, QB Bernie Flowers, E Froncie Gutman, QB Allen Hager, G Earl Heninger, HB Jack Houston, G Curt Jones, HB John Kerr, E Philip Klezek, HB Joe Krupa, T Bob Leonard, HB-FB Fred Locke, E Phil Mateja, QB Tom McNamee, E-QB Norman Montgomery, FB Ray Pacer, T Ken Panfil, T Fred Preziosio, T-G Tom Redinger, HB-E James Reichert, FB-K Tom Roggeman, G Dale Samuels, QB Max Schmaling, FB-HB Jerald Stupeck, C Jerry Thorpe, HB-FB Walt Viellieu, T Dale Whiteaker, T-E Jim Wojciehowski, E Joe Wojtys, T Ed Zembal, HB All-Time Letterwinners https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners Purdue University Athletics January 21, 2025 January 21, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250121165451/https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners dead References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers football seasons Category:Big Ten Conference football champion seasons Purdue Boilermakers football