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1952 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record6–4 (3–2 Border)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Border Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Arizona State $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Arizona 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Hardin–Simmons 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Texas Western 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
New Mexico A&M 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
West Texas State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their first season under head coach Warren B. Woodson, the Wildcats compiled a 6–4 record (3–2 against Border opponents) and outscored their opponents, 285 to 155. The team captains were Jim Donarski and Dick Christiansen.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Hawaii*
W 57–718,000[3]
September 27New Mexico A&M
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 62–1217,500[4]
October 4at Utah*
W 27–0[5]
October 11Colorado*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 19–3424,500[6]
October 18at Marquette*
L 7–3713,000[7]
October 25Hardin–Simmons
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 13–1222,000[8]
November 1at New Mexico*
W 13–712,000[9]
November 8Arizona State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
L 18–2027,000[10]
November 15at Texas Western
W 55–710,500[11]
November 22Texas Tech
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 14–1919,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1952 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 105. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ^ "Arizona whips Hawaii, 57–7". The Honolulu Advertiser. September 21, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Arizona Wildcats crush N. Mex. Aggies 62 to 12". The Arizona Daily Star. September 28, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Arizona routs Utah, 27–0". The Arizona Republic. October 5, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Colorado Buffaloes defeat 'Cats 34–19". The Arizona Daily Star. October 12, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Marquette gridders down Arizona, 37–7". Wisconsin State Journal. October 19, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Arizona edges H–SU, 13–12". The El Paso Times. October 26, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Record Crowds For Homecoming See Lobos Lose". Albuquerque Journal. November 2, 1952. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Arizona State wins 20 to 18". The Arizona Republic. November 9, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arizona pummels Miners with amazing 55–7 rout". Albuquerque Journal. November 16, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tech fights to glorious victory over Arizona". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 23, 1952. Retrieved April 5, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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