1952 Peru State Bobcats football team
American college football season
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The 1952 Peru State Bobcats football team was an American football team that represented Peru State College as a member of the Nebraska College Conference (NCC) during the 1952 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Alfred G. Wheeler, the Pioneers compiled a 10–0 record (7–0 against conference opponents), won the NCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 307 to 89.[1][2] The 1952 season was part of a 26-game winning streak that began on November 3, 1951, and ended on October 15, 1954, and included consecutive perfect seasons in 1952 and 1953. The team played its home games at the Oak Bowl in Peru, Nebraska.[3]
ConferenceNebraska College Conference
Record10–0 (7–0 NCC)
Headcoach
- Alfred G. Wheeler (15th season)
HomestadiumOak Bowl
| 1952 Peru State Bobcats football | |
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NCC champion | |
| Conference | Nebraska College Conference |
| Record | 10–0 (7–0 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | Oak Bowl |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hastings | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Doane | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kearney State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne State (NE) | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chadron State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Midland | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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| September 12 | at Washburn* | Topeka, KS | W 43–21 | [4] | ||
| September 19 | at Central (IA)* | Pella, IA | W 27–0 | [5] | ||
| September 27 | at Hastings |
| W 14–6 | [6][7] | ||
| October 3 | Chadron State |
| W 47–7 | [3] | ||
| October 10 | at Nebraska Wesleyan | Lincoln, NE | W 27–7 | [8] | ||
| October 18 | Midland |
| W 40–7 | [9][10] | ||
| October 24 | vs. Doane | Nebraska City, NE | W 13–7 | [11][12] | ||
| October 31 | at Wayne State (NE) | Wayne, NE | W 56–7 | [13][14] | ||
| November 7 | Kearney State |
| W 13–7 | [15] | ||
| November 11 | vs. Augustana (SD)* | North Platte, NE | W 27–21 | [16] | ||
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