1952 Arkansas State Indians football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1952

| team = Arkansas State Indians

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 8–3

| head_coach = Forrest England

| hc_year = 7th

| captain =

| stadium = Kays Stadium

| bowl = Refrigerator Bowl

| bowl_result = L 19–34 vs. Western Kentucky

}}

The 1952 Arkansas State Indians football team was an American football team that represented Arkansas State College—now known as Arkansas State University—as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Forrest England, the Indians compiled a record of 8–3. They were invited to the Refrigerator Bowl, where they lost to Western Kentucky.{{cite web |author= |title=2021 Arkansas State Football Media Guide |url=https://astateredwolves.com/sports/2021/7/21/reference-guides.aspx?path=football |publisher=Arkansas State University Athletics |location=Jonesboro, Arkansas |page=173 |access-date=February 9, 2022 }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 13

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Memphis Navy Bluejackets|title=Memphis Navy}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Millington, TN

| score = 39–0

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Memphis Navy Falls In First Grid Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94618894/the-commercial-appeal/ |newspaper=The Commercial Appeal |location=Memphis, Tennessee |date=September 14, 1952 |page=29 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Ohio Northern Polar Bears|title=Ohio Northern}}

| site_stadium = Kays Stadium

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| score = 47–0

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| w/l = w

| opponent = Ellington Air Force Base

| site_stadium = Kays Stadium

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| score = 48–0

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Mississippi State

| site_stadium = Scott Field

| site_cityst = Starkville, MS

| score = 14–41

| source = {{cite news |last=Keel |first=Pinckney |title=Bulldogs Show Power Latter Part Of Game To Take Victory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94619405/clarion-ledger/ |newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger |location=Jackson, Mississippi |date=October 5, 1952 |page=21 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Florence State Lions|title=Florence State}}

| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Florence, AL

| score = 28–7

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = l

| opponent = Tennessee Tech

| site_stadium = Kays Stadium

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| score = 13–21

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Lewis Flyers|title=Lewis}}

| site_stadium = Kays Stadium

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| score = 42–0

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Southern State Muleriders|title=Southern State (AR)}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Magnolia, AR

| score = 34–0

| source =

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Pittsburg State Gorillas|title=Pittsburg State}}

| site_stadium = Brandenburg Field

| site_cityst = Pittsburg, KS

| score = 26–7

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Pittsburg Vs. Arkansas State |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94620698/the-kansas-city-times/ |newspaper=Kansas City Times |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=November 8, 1952 |page=23 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Arkansas State Top Pittsburgh[sic] State |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94620833/the-manhattan-mercury/ |newspaper=The Manhattan Mercury |location=Manhattan, Kansas |agency=Associated Press |date=November 9, 1952 |page=4 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Emporia State Hornets|title=Emporia State}}

| site_stadium = Kays Stadium

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| score = 41–7

| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Emporia State Loses to Grid Rival 28 to 7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94620969/the-wichita-eagle/ |newspaper=The Wichita Eagle |location=Wichita, Kansas |agency=United Press |date=November 16, 1952 |page=46 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 7

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Western Kentucky

| site_stadium = Reitz Bowl

| site_cityst = Evansville, IN

| gamename = Refrigerator Bowl

| score = 19–34

| attend = 9,000

| source = {{cite news |last=Robertson |first=Bill |title=Powerful Western Kentucky Dethrones Arkansas State, 34-19 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94621264/evansville-press/ |newspaper=The Evansville Press |location=Evansville, Indiana |date=December 8, 1952 |page=18 |access-date=February 9, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}

}}

{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/30/stats/13012 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=October 10, 2022 }}

References

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