1952 Michigan Wolverines football team

The 1952 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. In its fifth year under head coach Bennie Oosterbaan, Michigan compiled a 5–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the Big Ten, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 207 to 134. For the second consecutive season, Michigan was not ranked in the final AP Poll; it was ranked at No. 17 in the final Litkenhous Ratings.

1952 Michigan Wolverines football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record5–4 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
MVPTed Topor
CaptainMerritt Green
Home stadiumMichigan Stadium
1952 Big Ten Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Wisconsin + 4 1 16 3 1
No. 18 Purdue + 4 1 14 3 2
No. 17 Ohio State 5 2 06 3 0
Michigan 4 2 05 4 0
Minnesota 3 1 24 3 2
Illinois 2 5 04 5 0
Northwestern 2 5 02 6 1
Iowa 2 5 02 7 0
Indiana 1 5 02 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Defensive end Merritt Green was the team captain, and quarterback Tony Branoff received the team's most valuable player award.

Lowell Perry was selected by the Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) as a first-team defensive back on the 1952 College Football All-America Team. Five Michigan players received All-Big Ten honors: linebacker Roger Zatkoff (AP-1, UP-1); guard Bob Timm (AP-1); center Dick O'Shaugnessy (UP-1); left halfback Ted Kress (UP-1); and defensive tackle Art Walker (AP-1).

The team's statistical leaders included Ted Kress with 559 passing yards and 623 rushing yards and Lowell Perry with 492 receiving yards.

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