| 1952Iowa Hawkeyes football | |
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| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (2–5 Big Ten) |
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| MVP | Bill Fenton |
| Captain | Bill Fenton |
| Home stadium | Iowa Stadium |
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| No. 11Wisconsin + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18Purdue + | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17Ohio 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1952 Iowa Hawkeyes football team was anAmerican football team that represented theUniversity of Iowa as a member of theBig Ten Conference during the1952 Big Ten football season. In their first season under head coachForest Evashevski, the Hawkeyes compiled a 2–7 record (2–5 in conference games), finished in a three-way tie for sixth place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by a total of 220 to 121.[1][2]
The 1952 Hawkeyes gained 1,560 rushing yards and 985 passing yards. On defense, they gave up 1,650 rushing yards and 1,523 passing yards.[3]
The team's statistical leaders included George Broeder (311 rushing yards); Burt Britzmann (37-of-94 passing for 515 yards); Dan McBride (29 receptions for 448 yards); and Broader and McBride (18 points scored each).[4] CenterJerry Hilgenberg was later inducted into the Iowa Letterwinners Club Hall of Fame.[5] EndBill Fenton was selected as an Academic All-American, the first Iowa player to receive the honor.[6] Fenton also received first-team honors on the1952 All-Big Ten Conference football team,[7] and was selected both as Iowa's 1952 team captain and most valuable player.[8]
The team played its home games atIowa Stadium inIowa City, Iowa. Home attendance was 181,164, an average of 45,291 per game.[9]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | atPittsburgh* | L 14–26 | 24,490 | [10] | |
| October 4 | atIndiana | L 13–20 | |||
| October 11 | at No. 16Purdue | L 14–41 | 34,000 | ||
| October 18 | No. 12Wisconsin | L 13–42 | 45,050 | [11] | |
| October 25 | No. 14Ohio State |
| W 8–0 | 45,000 | |
| November 1 | atMinnesota | L 7–17 | 60,376 | ||
| November 8 | Illinois |
| L 13–33 | 44,855 | |
| November 15 | atNorthwestern | W 39–14 | 40,000 | ||
| November 22 | No. 9Notre Dame* |
| L 0–27 | 46,600 | |
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Following the loss to Illinois, which was full of penalties and a couple of ejections for fighting, Iowa students began to throw fruit, cans, and bottles at the officials and Illinois' team as they left the field. One Iowa student was also punched by an Illinois player in the melee. Iowa and Illinois were not scheduled to play in 1953 and 1954, but their athletic directors decided to expand that timeline to 1958 in order to allow for a "cooling-off" period. That time frame was eventually extended until 1967, which created a 14-season gap in the series between the conference schools.[12][13]
The following players wonvarsity letters for their performance on the 1952 Iowa football team: