1952 West Virginia Mountaineers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1952
| team = West Virginia Mountaineers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 7–2
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = Art Lewis
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain = Paul Bischoff
| stadium = Mountaineer Field
}}
{{1952 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1952 West Virginia Mountaineers football team was an American football team that represented West Virginia University in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1952 college football season. In its third season under head coach Art Lewis, the team compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 against SoCon opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 234 to 116.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/west-virginia/1952-schedule.html|title=1952 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 11, 2017}}{{cite web|title=2017 West Virginia Football Media Guide|year=2017|publisher=West Virginia University|page=176|url=https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2017_wvu_football_guide}} The team played its home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia. Paul Bischoff was the team captain.2017 WVU Football Guide, p. 169.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1952
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 27||Furman|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|L 14–22|15,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109502481/furman-upsets-w-va/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Furman upsets W. Va.|date=September 28, 1952|accessdate=September 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 4||{{cfb link|year=1952|team=Waynesburg Yellow Jackets|title=Waynesburg}}
|October 11||No. 20 Penn State
|October 18|vs|Washington and Lee|Fort Hill Stadium|Cumberland, MD|W 31–13|> 5,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108020555/west-virginia-blasts-wl-3113/|work=Cumberland Sunday Times|title=West Virginia blasts W&L, 31–13|date=October 19, 1952|accessdate=August 20, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25|at|No. 18 Pittsburgh
|November 1||George Washington
|November 8|vs.|VMI|Victory Stadium|Roanoke, VA|W 39–21||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91807761/mountaineers-rally-to-rout-vmi-39-to-21/|work=The Raleigh Register|title=Mountaineers rally to rout VMI 39 to 21|date=November 9, 1952|accessdate=January 3, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 15||VPI|Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV (rivalry)|W 27–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-mountaineers-top-v/138006457/|work=The News and Observer|title=Mountaineers top VPI, 27–7|date=November 16, 1952|accessdate=January 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 22|at|South Carolina|Carolina Stadium|Columbia, SC|W 13–6||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-portsmouth-star-wiant-leads-west-vir/138006582/|work=The Portsmouth Star|title=Wiant leads West Virginia to 13–6 win over Gamecocks|date=November 23, 1952|accessdate=January 3, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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