1952 Central Michigan Chippewas football team
American college football season
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The 1952 Central Michigan Chippewas football team represented Central Michigan College of Education, renamed Central Michigan University in 1959, in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1952 college football season. In their second season under head coach Kenneth Kelly, the Chippewas compiled a 7–2 record (6–0 against IIAC opponents), won the IIAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 285 to 85.[1]
| 1952 Central Michigan Chippewas football | |
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IIAC champion | |
| Conference | Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–2 (6–0 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State Normal | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Don Koleber with 417 passing yards, fullback Vern Hawes with 540 rushing yards, and Al Droth with 302 receiving yards.[2] Guard Loren Dietrich received the team's most valuable player award.[3] Eight Central Michigan players (Dietrich, Hawes, center Bill Banaszak, tackle Ken Barron, halfback Dave Clark, halfback Bill Doser, guard Marty Klozik, and halfback Chuck Miller) received first-team honors on the All-IIAC team.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 12 | vs. St. Ambrose* | Saginaw, MI | W 38–14 | 9,000 | [5] | ||
| September 20 | Bowling Green* |
| L 7–20 | [6] | |||
| September 27 | at Northern Illinois | W 56–7 | [7] | ||||
| October 4 | Western Michigan* |
| L 0–18 | 3,500 | [8] | ||
| October 11 | at Western Illinois | W 27–0 | [9] | ||||
| October 18 | Southern Illinois |
| W 55–7 | [10] | |||
| October 25 | Michigan State Normal |
| W 26–7 | 6,500 | [11] | ||
| November 1 | Illinois State Normal |
| W 35–12 | [12] | |||
| November 8 | at Eastern Illinois |
| W 41–0 | [13] | |||
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