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1952 Washington Huskies football team

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1952 Washington Huskies football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record7–3 (6–2 PCC)
Head coach
CaptainDick Sprague
Home stadiumHusky Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 20IdahoW 39–1431,912
September 27Minnesota*
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 19–1347,154
October 4No. 14 UCLA
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
L 7–3244,969
October 11at No. 13 Illinois*L 14–4848,248
October 18Oregon
W 49–036,601
October 25at StanfordW 27–1425,000
November 1at Oregon StateW 38–1319,243
November 8California
  • Husky Stadium
  • Seattle, WA
W 22–750,046
November 15at No. 5 USCNo. 17L 0–3335,852
November 29at Washington StateW 33–2728,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL draft selections

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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

References

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  1. ^ "Washington Yearly Results (1950-1954)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "1953 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "The Husky Hall of Fame". gohuskies.com. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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