1952 Iowa State Cyclones football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1952
| team = Iowa State Cyclones
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Big Seven Conference
| short_conf = Big 7
| record = 3–6
| conf_record = 1–5
| head_coach = Abe Stuber
| hc_year = 6th
| captain = Carl Brettschneider
| captain2 = Bill Byrus
| stadium = Clyde Williams Field
}}
{{1952 Big Seven Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/iowa-state/1952-schedule.html|title=1952 Iowa State Cyclones Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=September 21, 2017}}{{cite web|title=2017 Iowa State Football Fact Book|publisher=Iowa State University|year=2017|page=145|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/isuni.sidearmsports.com/documents/2015/5/5/Media_Guide.pdf}} They played their home games at Clyde Williams Field in Ames, Iowa.
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. Carl Brettschneider and Bill Byrus were the team captains.
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.2017 Fact Book, pp. 112-113. No Iowa State players were selected as first-team all-conference players.2017 Fact Book, pp. 74-75.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1952
| poll = AP
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = South Dakota State
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| score = 57–19
| attend = 10,241
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| score = 7–33
| attend = 47,702
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| score = 0–16
| attend = 35,610
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| score = 0–43
| attend = 10,101
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Colorado
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| score = 12–21
| attend = 12,214
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Missouri
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Columbia, MO
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–19
| attend = 16,160
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| score = 0–41
| attend = 9,619
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Drake
| site_stadium = Clyde Williams Field
| site_cityst = Ames, IA
| score = 55–7
| attend = 8,313–10,000
| source = {{cite news |last=White |first=Maury |title=Both Cyclones, Drake Eye Victory |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/124347031/ |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |date=November 8, 1952 |page=9 |access-date=May 10, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=White |first=Maury |title=Cyclones— (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/124347069/ |newspaper=The Des Moines Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |date=November 8, 1952 |page=10 |access-date=May 10, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=White |first=Maury |title=Iowa State Smashes Drake, 55-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/124347112/ |newspaper=Des Moines Sunday Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |date=November 9, 1952 |page=1S |access-date=May 10, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=White |first=Maury |title=Eichhorn Averages 9.2 Yards for Cyclones (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-des-moines-register/124347160/ |newspaper=Des Moines Sunday Register |location=Des Moines, Iowa |date=November 9, 1952 |page=6S |access-date=May 10, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Kansas State
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 27–0
| attend = 11,958
}}
}}