1952 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1952 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1952 college football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1952. They played home games at Chico High School in Chico, California.

1952 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1952 record1–6 (1–3 FWC)
Head coach
  • Ernie Busch (1st season)
Home stadiumChico High School Stadium
1952 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Humboldt State $ 3 –0 –0  7 –1 –0
Cal Aggies 2 –1 –0  2 –7 –0
San Francisco State 1 –0 –0  3 –6 –0
Chico State 1 –3 –0  1 –6 –0
Southern Oregon 0 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Ernie Busch. Chico State finished the season with a record of one win and six losses (1–6, 1–3 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 85–201 for the season.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 27Willamette*
L 0–53[1]
October 4at Humboldt State[note 2]
L 6–41[2]
October 11Nevada*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 2–34[3]
October 18Southern Oregon[note 3]
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 33–0[4]
October 25Presidio of San Francisco[note 4]*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 6–14[5]
November 1at San Francisco State[note 5]
L 19–39[6]
November 15Cal Aggies[note 6]
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 19–20[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL

No Chico State players were selected in the 1953 NFL Draft.[9][10][11]

Notes
  1. California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
  3. Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
  4. The Presidio of San Francisco was an Army fort from 1848 to 1996. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.
  5. San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  6. University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.

References
  1. "Bearcats Crush Chico Staters 53-0 in Opener". The Statesman (Salem, Oregon). September 28, 1952. p. 12.
  2. "HSC Wins Again -- Bring On Red Raiders". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 6, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "U. of Nevada Gridders Beat Chico State, 34-2". Reno Evening Gazette (Reno, Nevada). October 13, 1952. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Chico Whips Raiders". Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon). October 19, 1952. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Chico State Edged". Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada). October 26, 1952. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "S.F. State Dumps Chico". The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California). November 2, 1952. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Cal Aggies Nip Chico, 20 to 19". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California). November 16, 1952. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "1952 - Cal St.-Chico". Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  9. "1953 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  10. "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  11. "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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