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1952 Indiana Hoosiers football team

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1952 Indiana Hoosiers football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPGene Gedman
CaptainGene Gedman
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Wisconsin + 4 1 1 6 3 1
No. 18 Purdue + 4 1 1 4 3 2
No. 17 Ohio State 5 2 0 6 3 0
Michigan 4 2 0 5 4 0
Minnesota 3 1 2 4 3 2
Illinois 2 5 0 4 5 0
Northwestern 2 5 0 2 6 1
Iowa 2 5 0 2 7 0
Indiana 1 5 0 2 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bernie Crimmins, in his first year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at No. 20 Ohio StateL 13–3370,208
October 4IowaW 20–13
October 11at MichiganL 13–2853,840
October 18Temple*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
W 33–028,000[1]
October 25at NorthwesternL 13–2330,000
November 1at Pittsburgh*L 7–28
November 8No. 1 Michigan State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN (rivalry)
L 14–4122,000[2]
November 15No. 15 Wisconsin
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Bloomington, IN
L 14–3722,000
November 22at PurdueL 16–2140,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1953 NFL draftees

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Gene Gedman Back 2 25 Detroit Lions
Pete Russo Tackle 20 230 Baltimore Colts

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References

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  1. ^ Beal, Charles A. (October 19, 1952). "Indiana Wins; Temple Routed by 33-0 Score". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Ind. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ George S. Alderton (November 9, 1952). "State Wins Rough Tilt From Indiana: MSC Adds Hoosiers to Victim List". Lansing State Journal. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1952 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  4. ^ "1952 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  5. ^ "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  6. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.