1952 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

American college football season

1952 Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Conference| Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record| 7–2 (5–1 IIAC)
Head coach|

* Vince DiFrancesca (4th season)

Home stadium| Hanson Field

Seasons

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1953 ->

1952 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Central Michigan $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Western Illinois | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Michigan State Normal | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 3  | - | 1
Northern Illinois State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Southern Illinois | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0
Illinois State Normal | 1  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 6  | - | 2
Eastern Illinois | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1952 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team represented Western Illinois University as a member of the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1952 college football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Vince DiFrancesca and played their home games at Hanson Field. The Leathernecks finished the season with a 7–2 record overall and a 5–1 record in conference play, placing second in the IIAC.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 20| at Whitewater State*| Whitewater, WI| W 10–0| | [2]
September 26| Northeast Missouri State*| Kirksville, MO| L 0–19| | [3]
October 4| at Michigan State Normal|

* Briggs Field
* Ypsilanti, MI

| W 20–13| | [4]
October 11| Central Michigan|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| L 0–27| | [5]
October 18| at Illinois State Normal|

* McCormick Field
* Normal, IL

| W 20–7| 6,500| [6]
October 23| at St. Ambrose*|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 46–0| | [7]
November 1| Eastern Illinois|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 7–6| 6,000| [8]
November 7| at Southern Illinois|

* McAndrew Stadium
* Carbondale, IL

| W 38–7| | [9]
November 15| Northern Illinois State|

* Hanson Field
* Macomb, IL

| W 39–14| | [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming

## References

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1. ^ "Western Illinois Football Record Book" (PDF). Western Illinois University Athletics. p. 69. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
2. ^ "Whitewater State Eleven Loses, 10-0". Wisconsin State Journal. United Press. September 21, 1952. p. 5:2. Retrieved February 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Olathe Rolls Past Central; Bulldogs Win". Moberly Monitor-Index. Associated Press. September 27, 1952. p. 7. Retrieved February 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Huron Eleven Bows". The Holland Evening Sentinel. October 6, 1952. p. 7. Retrieved February 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "M.I.A.A. Games All Shutouts". Traverse City Record-Eagle. United Press. October 13, 1952. p. 8. Retrieved February 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ Young, Fred (October 19, 1952). "Western Slips by Normal, 20-7 In Homecoming Grid Battle". The Pantagraph. p. 12. Retrieved February 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Szczerbowski, Art (October 24, 1952). "Ambrose Suffers Worst Defeat, 46-0". Quad-City Times. p. 17. Retrieved February 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Western Nicks Eastern 7-6 For Alumni". The Jacksonville Daily Journal. November 2, 1952. p. 61. Retrieved February 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Leathernecks Drub Southern". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. United Press. November 8, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved February 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Western Grabs 39-14 Grid Victory From Northern". The DeKalb Daily Chronicle. November 17, 1952. p. 14. Retrieved February 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Western Illinois Leathernecks football

Venues|

* Hanson Field (1950–present)

Culture & lore|

* Colonel Rock
* Rocky
* "We're Marching On"
* WIU Marching Leathernecks

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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