1952 Purdue Boilermakers football team

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 football
Big Ten co-champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 18
Record4–3–2 (4–1–1 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Stu Holcomb (6th season)
MVPEarl Heninger
CaptainBernie Flowers, Dale Samuels
Home stadiumRoss–Ade 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

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.

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