1952 Northwestern Wildcats football team

The 1952 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 2–6–1 record (2–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 252 to 166.^[2]

1952 Northwestern Wildcats football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–6–1 (2–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bob Voigts (6th season)
MVP	Chuck Ilren
Captain	Tom Roche[1]
Home stadium	Dyche Stadium
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Wisconsin +	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 18 Purdue +	4	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
No. 17 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Illinois	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Iowa	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at No. 16 USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–31	59,756
October 4	Vanderbilt*	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	T 20–20	35,000	[3]
October 11	at Minnesota	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	L 26–27	46,732
October 18	Michigan	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL (rivalry)	L 14–48	40,000
October 25	Indiana	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	W 23–13	30,000
November 1	Ohio State	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 21–24	35,000
November 8	at No. 18 Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	L 20–24	52,131	[4]
November 15	Iowa	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 14–39	40,000
November 22	at Illinois	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 28–26	41,214
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game