1952 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1952 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	2–7 (1–5 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bernie Crimmins (1st season)
MVP	Gene Gedman
Captain	Gene Gedman
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1952 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Wisconsin +	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
No. 18 Purdue +	4	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
No. 17 Ohio State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Michigan	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Minnesota	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	3	–	2
Illinois	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Northwestern	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Iowa	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Indiana	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bernie Crimmins, in his first year as head coach of the Hoosiers.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at No. 20 Ohio State	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 13–33	70,208
October 4	Iowa	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 20–13
October 11	at Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 13–28	53,840
October 18	Temple*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	W 33–0	28,000	[1]
October 25	at Northwestern	Dyche Stadium Evanston, IL	L 13–23	30,000
November 1	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 7–28
November 8	No. 1 Michigan State*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN (rivalry)	L 14–41	22,000	[2]
November 15	No. 15 Wisconsin	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 14–37	22,000
November 22	at Purdue	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	L 16–21	40,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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1953 NFL draftees

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Gene Gedman	Back	2	25	Detroit Lions
Pete Russo	Tackle	20	230	Baltimore Colts

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References

1. Beal, Charles A. (October 19, 1952). "Indiana Wins; Temple Routed by 33-0 Score". The Indianapolis Star. Indianapolis, Ind. sect. 4, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
2. George S. Alderton (November 9, 1952). "State Wins Rough Tilt From Indiana: MSC Adds Hoosiers to Victim List". Lansing State Journal. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "1952 Indiana Hoosiers Schedule and Results". College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
4. "1952 Football Schedule". Indiana University. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
5. "Indiana Football 2023 Record Book" (PDF). Indiana University. p. 14. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
6. "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2018.