1952 Iowa State Cyclones football team

The 1952 Iowa State Cyclones football team represented Iowa State College of Agricultural and Mechanic Arts (later renamed Iowa State University) in the Big Seven Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Abe Stuber, the Cyclones compiled a 3–6 record (1–5 against conference opponents), finished in sixth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 199 to 158.[1][2] They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.

1952 Iowa State Cyclones football
ConferenceBig Seven Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 Big 7)
Head coach
CaptainCarl Brettschneider, Bill Byrus
Home stadiumClyde Williams Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Big Seven Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's regular starting lineup on offense consisted of left end Barney Alleman, left tackle Jack Lessin, left guard Gean Kowalski, center Rollie Arns, right guard Carl Brettschneider, right tackle Bob Matheson, right end Bob Rohwedder, quarterback Rich Mann, left halfback Dick Cherpinsky, right halfback Emory Eichorn, and fullback Max Burkett.[2] Carl Brettschneider and Bill Byrus were the team captains.[2]

The team's statistical leaders included Dick Cherpinsky with 278 rushing yards, Rich Mann with 389 passing yards, Bob Rohwedder with 167 receiving yards, and Stan Cozzi with 24 points (four touchdowns) each.[3] No Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players.[4]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 202:00 pmSouth Dakota State*W 57–1910,241
September 271:30 pmat No. 5 Illinois*L 7–3347,702
October 42:00 pmat NebraskaL 0–1635,610
October 112:00 pmNo. 9 Kansas
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 0–4310,101
October 182:00 pmColorado 
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 12–2112,214
October 252:00 pmat MissouriL 0–1916,160
November 12:00 pmNo. 3 Oklahoma
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
L 0–419,619
November 82:00 pmDrake*
  • Clyde Williams Field
  • Ames, IA
W 55–78,313–10,000[5][6][7][8]
November 222:00 pmat Kansas StateW 27–011,958
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book" (PDF). Iowa State University. 2017. p. 145.
  3. ^ 2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113.
  4. ^ 2017 Fact Book, pp. 74-75.
  5. ^ White, Maury (November 8, 1952). "Both Cyclones, Drake Eye Victory". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 9. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ White, Maury (November 8, 1952). "Cyclones— (continued)". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ White, Maury (November 9, 1952). "Iowa State Smashes Drake, 55-7". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1S. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ White, Maury (November 9, 1952). "Eichhorn Averages 9.2 Yards for Cyclones (continued)". Des Moines Sunday Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 6S. Retrieved May 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .