1952 Washington Huskies football team
The 1952 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1952 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Howard Odell, the team compiled a 7–3 record, finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 248 to 201.[1] Dick Sprague was the team captain.
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| Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
| 1952 record | 7–3 (6–2 PCC) |
| Head coach | Howard Odell (5th season) |
| Captain | Dick Sprague |
| Home stadium | Husky Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 UCLA | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 20 | Idaho | W 39–14 | 31912 | ||
| September 27 | Minnesota* |
| W 19–13 | 47154 | |
| October 4 | No. 14 UCLA |
| L 7–32 | 44969 | |
| October 11 | at No. 13 Illinois* | L 14–48 | 48248 | ||
| October 18 | Oregon |
| W 49–0 | 36601 | |
| October 25 | at Stanford | W 27–14 | 25000 | ||
| November 1 | vs. Oregon State |
| W 38–13 | 19243 | |
| November 8 | California |
| W 22–7 | 50046 | |
| November 15 | at No. 5 USC | No. 17 | L 0–33 | 35852 | |
| November 29 | vs. Washington State |
| W 33–27 | 28000 | |
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NFL Draft selections
Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1953 NFL Draft, which lasted thirty rounds with 361 selections.[2]
| = Husky Hall of Fame[3] |
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Bill Earley | Back | 13th | 154 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Dick Sprague | Back | 14th | 159 | Chicago Cardinals |
| Louis Yourkowski | Tackle | 26th | 312 | Los Angeles Rams |
- Quarterback Don Heinrich, a fifth-year senior, was selected in the 1952 NFL Draft (3rd round, 35th overall).
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References
- "Washington Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
- "1953 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
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