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1952 Tampa Spartans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1952
team	Tampa Spartans
sport	football
conference	Independent
record	8–3–1
head_coach	Marcelino Huerta
hc_year	1st
stadium	Phillips Field
champion	Cigar Bowl champion
bowl	Cigar Bowl
bowl_result	W 21–12 vs.

The 1952 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1952 college football season. It was the Spartans' 16th season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his first year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of eight wins, three losses and one tie (8–3–1) and with a victory in the Cigar Bowl over .

After the resignation of Frank Sinkwich, on March 5, 1952, Marcelino Huerta was introduced as the Spartans' new head coach. Huerta had previously served as a line coach under Sinkwich for the 1950 and 1951 seasons after he graduated from the University of Florida.

Schedule

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References

(March 6, 1952). "Huerta named Spartan coach". Google News Archives.
(September 21, 1952). "Tampa wins bitter 7–0 victory from Troy". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer.
(October 12, 1952). "Spartans score 20 to 6 victory over Jacksonville Teachers". Tampa Sunday Tribune.
(October 25, 1952). "McNeese slams Tampa, 42–20". Orlando Morning Sentinel.
(November 9, 1952). "Spartans capture homecoming tilt from Mountaineers, 19–0". The Tampa Tribune.
(November 16, 1952). "Mocs find Spartans tough but win grid battle, 30–7". The Tampa Tribune.
(December 14, 1952). "Lenoir–Rhyne bows to Tampa in bowl tilt". Asheville Citizen-Times.

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