1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 USC $6–0–010–1–0
No. 6 UCLA5–1–08–1–0
Washington6–2–07–3–0
California3–3–07–3–0
Washington State3–4–04–6–0
Stanford2–5–05–5–0
Oregon2–5–02–7–1
Idaho1–3–04–4–1
Oregon State1–6–02–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1952 college football season. First-year head coach Al Kircher led the team to a 3–4 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 4–6 overall.[1]

Three home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, and one in Spokane, the finale against rival Washington.[2][3]

Kircher was previously the backfield coach under head coach Forest Evashevski, who left for Iowa in January,[4] and he was promoted the following week.[5][6]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at No. 16 USCNo. 15
L 7–3558,288[7]
September 27No. 13 StanfordNo. 15
L 13–1425,000[8]
October 4at Baylor*
L 7–3117,000[9]
October 18at No. 16 Ohio State*
L 7–3571,280[10]
October 25Oregon Statedagger
  • Rogers Field
  • Pullman, WA
W 33–2014,000[11]
November 1Idaho
W 36–614,000[12][13]
November 8at Oregon
W 19–612,500[14]
November 15at California
L 13–2826,000[15]
November 22at Oklahoma A&M*
W 9–710,000[16]
November 29Washington
L 27–3330,000[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • Source: [18]

References

  1. ↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. p. 74. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "29,000 expected to pack Memorial Stadium". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 29, 1952. p. 9.
  3. ↑ "Don Heinrich earns pass title as Huskies edge WSC 33-27". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 30, 1952. p. 10.
  4. ↑ "Evashevski leaves Washington State to take Iowa job". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 7, 1952. p. 16.
  5. ↑ "Al Kircher accepts Washington State football post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. January 15, 1952. p. 13.
  6. ↑ "Kircher accepts head football position at Washington State on 5-year basis". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. January 16, 1952. p. 8.
  7. ↑ "Trojans crush Cougars, 35–7". The Honolulu Advertiser. September 20, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Blocked extra point saves Stanford upset". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Baylor romps, 31–7, over Washington State". The El Paso Times. October 5, 1952. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Ohio State smothers Washington State 35–7". Tri-City Herald. October 19, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Furious five minutes gives Cougars victory". The Spokesman-Review. October 26, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Dazzling Cougar air attack stuns fumbling Idaho 36–6". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. November 2, 1952. p. 10.
  13. ↑ "Oregon next for WSC; Vandals crushed 36–6". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. November 3, 1952. p. 19.
  14. ↑ "Cougars strike swiftly to down Webfoots, 19–6". Santa Barbara News-Press. November 9, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "California defeats Cougars, 28–13". The Bellingham Herald. November 16, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Field goal puts skids to unfortunate Cowboys, 9 to 7". The Ponca City News. November 23, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ↑ "Washington takes ND title; Beats WSC, 33–27". The Spokesman-Review. November 30, 1952. Retrieved January 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ↑ "1952 Washington State Cougars Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1952_Washington_State_Cougars_football_team