1952 Chico State Wildcats football team

1952 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record1–6 (1–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumChico High School Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Humboldt State $ 3 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Cal Aggies 2 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 0 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Chico State 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Southern Oregon 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ernie Busch, Chico State compiled an overall record of 1–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 201 to 85 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at Chico High School Stadium in Chico, California.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Willamette*
L 0–53[1]
October 4at Humboldt State
L 6–41[2]
October 11Nevada*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 2–34[3]
October 18Southern Oregon
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 33–0[4]
October 25Presidio of San Francisco[note 1]*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 6–14[5]
November 1at San Francisco State
L 19–39[6]
November 15Cal Aggies
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 19–20[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

  1. ^ The Presidio of San Francisco was an Army fort from 1848 to 1996. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.

References

  1. ^ "Bearcats Crush Chico Staters 53-0 in Opener". The Statesman (Salem, Oregon). September 28, 1952. p. 12.
  2. ^ "HSC Wins Again -- Bring On Red Raiders". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 6, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "U. of Nevada Gridders Beat Chico State, 34-2". Reno Evening Gazette (Reno, Nevada). October 13, 1952. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Chico Whips Raiders". Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon). October 19, 1952. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Chico State Edged". Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada). October 26, 1952. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "S.F. State Dumps Chico". The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California). November 2, 1952. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cal Aggies Nip Chico, 20 to 19". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California). November 16, 1952. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "1952 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.