1952 Kansas Jayhawks football team
American college football season
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The 1952 Kansas Jayhawks football team represented the University of Kansas in the Big Seven Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jules V. Sikes, the Jayhawks compiled a 7–3 record (3–3 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the Big Seven Conference, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 214 to 110.[1][2] They played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas.
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record7–3 (3–3 Big 7)
Headcoach
- Jules V. Sikes (5th season)
Captains
- Charlie Hoag
- Oliver Spencer
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| Conference | Big Seven Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (3–3 Big 7) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Oklahoma $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Charlie Hoag with 469 rushing yards, Bob Brandeberry with 54 points scored, and Jerry Robertson with 868 passing yards.[3] Hoag and Oliver Spencer were the team captains.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | No. 9 TCU* | No. 17 | NBC | W 13–0 | 25,000 | [4] | ||
| September 27 | Santa Clara* | No. 17 |
| W 21–9 | 25,579 | [5] | ||
| October 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Colorado | No. 9 |
| W 21–12 | 32,500 | [6][7][8] | |
| October 11 | Iowa State | No. 9 | W 43–0 | 10,101 | ||||
| October 18 | No. 6 Oklahoma | No. 8 |
| L 20–42 | 37,946 | |||
| October 25 | at SMU* | No. 15 | W 26–0 | 30,000–33,000 | [9] | |||
| November 1 | at Kansas State | No. 9 | W 26–6 | 16,500 | ||||
| November 8 | Nebraska | No. 7 |
| L 13–14 | 33,500 | |||
| November 15 | Oklahoma A&M* | No. 19 |
| W 12–7 | 20,000 | |||
| November 22 | at Missouri | No. 18 | L 19–20 | 26,000 | ||||
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