1952 Chico State Wildcats football team

1952 Chico State Wildcats football
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	1–6 (1–3 FWC)
Head coach	Ernie Busch (1st season)
Home stadium	Chico High School Stadium

1952 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Humboldt State $	3	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Cal Aggies	2	–	1	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
San Francisco State	1	–	0	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Chico State	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Southern Oregon	0	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1952 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ernie Busch, Chico State compiled an overall record of 1–6 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 201 to 85 for the season. The Wildcats played home games at Chico High School Stadium in Chico, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	Willamette*	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 0–53	[1]
October 4	at Humboldt State	Redwood Bowl Arcata, CA	L 6–41	[2]
October 11	Nevada*	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 2–34	[3]
October 18	Southern Oregon	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	W 33–0	[4]
October 25	Presidio of San Francisco[note 1]*	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 6–14	[5]
November 1	at San Francisco State	Cox Stadium San Francisco, CA	L 19–39	[6]
November 15	Cal Aggies	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	L 19–20	[7]
*Non-conference game

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Notes

1. The Presidio of San Francisco was an Army fort from 1848 to 1996. For many years they fielded a team that played against colleges and other military teams.

References

1. "Bearcats Crush Chico Staters 53-0 in Opener". The Statesman (Salem, Oregon). September 28, 1952. p. 12.
2. "HSC Wins Again -- Bring On Red Raiders". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 6, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved March 11, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "U. of Nevada Gridders Beat Chico State, 34-2". Reno Evening Gazette (Reno, Nevada). October 13, 1952. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Chico Whips Raiders". Statesman Journal (Salem, Oregon). October 19, 1952. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Chico State Edged". Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada). October 26, 1952. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "S.F. State Dumps Chico". The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, California). November 2, 1952. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cal Aggies Nip Chico, 20 to 19". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California). November 16, 1952. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
8. "1952 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.