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1952 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1952
team	Purdue Boilermakers
sport	football
conference	Big Ten Conference
short_conf	Big Ten
CoachRank	12
APRank	18
record	4–3–2
conf_record	4–1–1
head_coach	Stu Holcomb
hc_year	6th
mvp	Earl Heninger
captain	Bernie Flowers
captain2	Dale Samuels
stadium	Ross–Ade Stadium
champion	Big Ten co-champion

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.

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.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Ohio State

Max Schmaling 23 rushes, 139 yards

Illinois

Earl Heninger 17 rushes, 112 yards
Max Schmaling 16 rushes, 112 yards

Roster

Johnny Allen, C
Frank Angelotti, T
Tom Bettis, G
Rex Brock, HB
Wayne Browning, T
Bill Bruner, T
Dan Crncic, E
Walt Cudzik, C
Phil Ehrman, HB
Roy Evans, QB
Bernie Flowers, E
Froncie Gutman, QB
Allen Hager, G
Earl Heninger, HB
Jack Houston, G
Curt Jones, HB
John Kerr, E
Philip Klezek, HB
Joe Krupa, T
Bob Leonard, HB-FB
Fred Locke, E
Phil Mateja, QB
Tom McNamee, E-QB
Norman Montgomery, FB
Ray Pacer, T
Ken Panfil, T
Fred Preziosio, T-G
Tom Redinger, HB-E
James Reichert, FB-K
Tom Roggeman, G
Dale Samuels, QB
Max Schmaling, FB-HB
Jerald Stupeck, C
Jerry Thorpe, HB-FB
Walt Viellieu, T
Dale Whiteaker, T-E
Jim Wojciehowski, E
Joe Wojtys, T
Ed Zembal, HB

References

"1952 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(2014). "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections". National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
George S. Alderton. (November 2, 1952). "Michigan State Stops Purcue, 14-7". Lansing State Journal.
. ["2022 Purdue Football Record Book"](https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf). *Purdue University Athletics*.
. ["All-Time Letterwinners"](https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners). *Purdue University Athletics*.

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