1952 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1952
| team = Hardin–Simmons Cowboys
| sport = football
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| conference = Border Conference
| short_conf = Border
| record = 5–3–2
| conf_record = 2–2–1
| head_coach = Murray Evans
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Parramore Field, Fair Park Stadium
}}
{{1952 Border Conference football standings}}
The 1952 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1952 college football season. In its first season under head coach Murray Evans, the team compiled a 5–3–2 record (2–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 221 to 189.{{cite web|title=2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide|publisher=Hardin-Simmons University|accessdate=January 30, 2019|pages=69, 75|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hsim/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fbmg.pdf|archive-date=January 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128135955/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hsim/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/fbmg.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=1952 Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 30, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/hardin-simmons/1952-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=1952 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association Year Summary|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=January 30, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/border/1952.html}}
Six Hardin-Simmons players were named to the 1952 All-Border Conference football team: end D.C. Andrews; center Roy Carter; guard Bill Golman; fullback Mitchel Malouf; guard Bill Murry; and Maurice Waguespack.2007 Cowboy Football Media Guide, p. 65.
Schedule
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|September 20|8:00 p.m.||Arizona State|Parramore Field|Abilene, TX|L 7–26||{{cite news |last=Parris |first=Collier |title=H-SU, Tempe Battle For Border Lead |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94537941/abilene-reporter-news/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=September 20, 1952 |page=7A |access-date=February 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Parris |first=Collier |title=Temple, Johnson Flay H-SU For 26-7 Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94538169/abilene-reporter-news/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=September 21, 1952 |page=3D |access-date=February 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|September 27|8:00 p.m.|at|Tulsa
|October 4|||{{cfb link|year=1952|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}
|October 11|8:00 p.m.|at|{{cfb link|year=1952|team=Midwestern Indians|title=Midwestern (TX)}}
|October 18||at|North Texas State
|October 25||at|Arizona|Arizona Stadium|Tucson, AZ|L 12–13|22,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-arizona-edges-hsu-1312/169659033/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Arizona edges H–SU, 13–12|date=October 26, 1952|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 1||at|Santa Clara
|November 8||at|Texas Western|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|W 27–26|10,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/el-paso-times-hardinsimmons-rally-beats/169659559/|work=The El Paso Times|title=Hardin–Simmons rally beats Miners|date=November 9, 1952|accessdate=April 5, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 15|2:00 p.m.||Texas Tech|Fair Park Stadium|Abilene, TX|T 14–14|7,500–9,500|{{cite news |last=Tarpley |first=Dick |title=Cowboy-Tech Classic Unreels Today at 2 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94514227/abilene-reporter-news/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=November 15, 1952 |page=9A |access-date=February 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Tarpley |first=Dick |title=Pokes, Raiders Battle To Exciting 14-14 Tie |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94518453/abilene-reporter-news/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=November 16, 1952 |page=1D |access-date=February 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|November 22|2:00 p.m.||West Texas State|Parramore Field|Abilene, TX|W 25–6||{{cite news |last=Oliver |first=Don |title=Pokes End Schedule With Buffs Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94539776/abilene-reporter-news/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=November 22, 1952 |page=7A |access-date=February 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Oliver |first=Don |title=Andrews Paces H-SU By West Texas, 25-6 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94539647/abilene-reporter-news/ |newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News |location=Abilene, Texas |date=November 23, 1952 |page=1D |access-date=February 8, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
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