1952 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

Schedule

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Game summaries

Mississippi Southern

Montgomery, AL

• Source: To open the 1952 season, Alabama defeated the Mississippi Southern Golden Eagles 20–6 at the Cramton Bowl in a game where the Crimson Tide set a conference with their 12 fumbles. Clell Hobson scored the first touchdown for Alabama on his eight-yard run in the first quarter for a 7–0 lead. Southern responded in the second quarter with their lone points on a 13-yard Laurin Pepper touchdown run before the Crimson Tide made the halftime score 13–6 after a four-yard Bobby Luna run. Alabama then scored the final touchdown of the game in the third on a four-yard Bobby Marlow run. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Mississippi Southern to 6–0.

LSU

Baton Rouge, LA

• Source: To open conference play for the 1952 season, Alabama defeated LSU 21–20 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge.

Miami

Miami, FL

• Source: On a Friday evening in Miami, Alabama defeated the Miami Hurricanes 21–7 at Burdine Stadium.

VPI

Tuscaloosa, AL

• Source: Against the Fighting Gobblers of VPI (now known as the Virginia Tech Hokies), Alabama won 33–0 at Denny Field.

Tennessee

Knoxville, TN

• Sources: Against their long-time rival, the Tennessee Volunteers, Alabama was shut out 20–0 at Shields-Watkins Field for their first loss of the season.

Mississippi State

Tuscaloosa, AL

• Source: On homecoming in Tuscaloosa, the Crimson Tide scored touchdowns in all four quarters and defeated the Mississippi State Maroons 42–19 at Denny Stadium.

Georgia

Birmingham, AL

• Sources: At Legion Field, Alabama defeated the Georgia Bulldogs 34–19, and with the victory exceeded their win total from the previous season.

Chattanooga

Tuscaloosa, AL

• Source: After going down 7–0, Alabama responded with 42 consecutive points and defeated the Chattanooga Moccasins 42–28 at Denny Stadium.

Georgia Tech

Atlanta, GA

• Source: In what was the ABC televised game of the week, Alabama lost to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 7–3 at Grant Field in Atlanta. After a 25-yard Bobby Luna field goal gave the Crimson Tide a 3–0 first quarter lead, a nine-yard Dick Pretz touchdown run in the second quarter proved to be the game-winner for Tech. The loss brought Alabama's all-time record against Georgia Tech to 17–14–3.

Maryland

Mobile, AL

• Source: In the first all-time meeting between the schools, Alabama upset the Maryland Terrapins 27–7 at Ladd Stadium in Mobile. The Crimson Tide scored touchdowns in all four quarters. They were scored in the first half on an 11-yard Bobby Luna pass to Bart Starr in the first quarter and on a one-yard Tommy Lewis run in the second for a 13–0 halftime lead for Alabama. After a 25-yard Jack Scarbath touchdown pass to Lou Weidensaul early in the third cut the Crimson Tide lead to 13–7, Alabama scored two more touchdowns to put the game away. The first came in the third quarter on a one-yard Bobby Marlow run and the second on a 22-yard Hootie Ingram interception return late in the fourth to make the final score 27–7.

Auburn

Birmingham, AL

• Source: For the fourth time in five years since the revival of the Auburn series, Alabama shutout the Tigers 21–0 at Legion Field.

Syracuse

Miami, FL

• Source: In what was the first bowl game that the Crimson Tide competed in since the 1948 Sugar Bowl, Alabama dominated the Syracuse Orangemen 61–6, and the 55-point margin of victory remained the largest for a bowl game until the 2008 GMAC Bowl. In the first quarter, Alabama scored on a 27-yard touchdown pass from Clell Hobson to Bobby Luna to take a 7–0 lead. Syracuse responded on the following possession with their lone touchdown of the game on a 15-yard Joe Szombathy touchdown run to make the score 7–6. From this point, the Orangemen did not score again and the Crimson Tide dominated with 54 unanswered points. Alabama extended their lead to 21–6 at halftime on a one-yard Bobby Marlow touchdown run and a 50-yard Thomas Tharp reception from Hobson. In the third quarter, the Crimson Tide scored three more touchdowns on a 38-yard Bobby Luna run and on Tommy Lewis runs of one and 30-yards. With a 41–6 lead at the end of the third, Alabama scored another three touchdowns in the fourth quarter on a 21-yard Joe Cummings reception from Bart Starr, an 80-yard Hootie Ingram punt return and a 60-yard Marvin Hill interception return. The victory improved Alabama's all-time record against Syracuse to 1–1.

Personnel

Varsity letter winners

Coaching staff

References

General

Specific

References

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3. 1952 Season Recap
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9. Watkins, Edwin. (October 19, 1952). "Tennessee rolls over Tide by 20–0 score". Google News Archives.
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11. Watkins, Edwin. (November 2, 1952). "Tide ground game batters Bulldogs, 34–19". Google News Archives.
12. Watkins, Edwin. (November 9, 1952). "Tide rips Moccasins, 42–28". Google News Archives.
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