The 1952 Texas Longhorns football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas (now known as the University of Texas at Austin) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1952 college football season. In their second year under head coach Ed Price, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as SWC champion. Texas concluded their season with a victory over Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]
| 1952 Texas Longhorns football | |
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SWC champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 16–0 vs. Tennessee | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 9–2 (6–0 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Texas $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at LSU* | No. 11 | W 35–14 | 44,000 | [2] | |
| September 27 | at North Carolina* | No. 11 | W 28–7 | 40,000 | [3] | |
| October 4 | No. 19 Notre Dame* | No. 5 | L 3–14 | 67,660 | [4] | |
| October 11 | vs. No. 12 Oklahoma* | L 20–49 | 75,504 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | Arkansas |
| W 44–7 | 44,000 | [6] | |
| October 25 | at Rice | No. 20 | W 20–7 | 66,000 | [7] | |
| November 1 | SMU | No. 14 |
| W 31–14 | 57,000 | [8] |
| November 8 | at Baylor | No. 13 | W 35–33 | 32,000 | [9] | |
| November 15 | at TCU | No. 9 | W 14–7 | 32,000 | [10] | |
| November 27 | Texas A&M | No. 10 |
| W 32–12 | 64,000 | [11] |
| January 1 | vs. No. 8 Tennessee* | No. 10 |
| W 16–0 | 75,500 | [12] |
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Awards and honors
edit- Bud McFadin, Guard, Cotton Bowl Classic Co-Most Valuable Player
- Bud McFadin, Consensus All-American[13]
References
edit- ^ "1952 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Jones paces Texas gridders to 35–14 victory over LSU". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas tops Tar Heels". The Rocky Mount Sunday Telegram. September 28, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Notre Dame wins, 14–3". Chicago Sunday Tribune. October 5, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "O.U. shocks Texas, 49–20, in power display". The Ponca City News. October 12, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas ravages Arkansas, 44–7". Monroe Morning World. October 19, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ochoa top star as Longhorns take 20–7 victory over Rice". Brownwood Bulletin. October 26, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UT rips Ponies, 31–14, to take league lead". The American-Statesman. November 2, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns outrun Bear spree, 35–33". The Marshall News Messenger. November 9, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Steers strike twice in one minute for victory". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Galloping Longhorns outclass helpless Aggies squad 32 to 12". The Waco News-Tribune. November 28, 1952. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas shreds vaunted Vol defense in convincing 16–0 victory". Richmond Times Dispatch. January 2, 1953. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2010 NCAA Football Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletics Association.
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