1952 Michigan Wolverines football team

1952 Michigan Wolverines football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
1952 record	5–4 (4–2 Big Ten)
Head coach	Bennie Oosterbaan (5th year)
MVP	Ted Topor
Captain	Merritt Green
Home stadium	Michigan Stadium

1952 Big Ten football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#11 Wisconsin +	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
#18 Purdue +	4	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	2
#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 Michigan Wolverines football team represented the University of Michigan in the 1952 college football season. The team's head coach was Bennie Oosterbaan. The Wolverines played their home games at Michigan Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	No. 1/1 Michigan State*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Rivalry)	L 13–27	96,490
October 4	at Stanford*		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	L 7–14	25,000
October 11	Indiana		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 28–13	53,840
October 18	at Northwestern		Dyche Stadium • Evanston, IL	W 48–14	40,000
October 25	No. NR/20 Minnesota	No. 19/14	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Little Brown Jug)	W 21–0	72,404
November 1	No. NR/20 Illinois	No. 15/14	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI (Series)	L 13–22	65,595
November 8	Cornell*		Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 49–7	48,614
November 15	No. 10/9 Purdue	No. 20/NR	Michigan Stadium • Ann Arbor, MI	W 21–10	58,964
November 22	at Ohio State	No. 12/13	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH (Rivalry)	L 7–27	81,541
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game notes

Northwestern

Ted Kress 20 Rush, 218 Yds ^[1]

Statistical leaders

Rushing

Player	Attempts	Net yards	Yards per attempt	Touchdowns
Ted Kress	135	627	4.6	6
Tony Branoff	86	342	4.0	2
Dick Balzhiser	75	327	4.4	2

Passing

Player	Attempts	Completions	Interceptions	Comp %	Yards	Yds/Comp	TD	Long
Ted Kress	85	45	7	52.9	559	12.4	4	52
Ted Topor	58	33	4	56.9	440	13.3	2	25
Duncan McDonald	17	7	2	41.2	90	12.9	2	38

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Yds/Recp	TD	Long
Lowell Perry	31	492	15.9	5	52
Ted Topor	18	208	11.6	4	32
Thad Stanford	12	200	16.7	0	48

Kickoff returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Tony Branoff	6	145	24.2	0	31
Don Oldham	7	123	17.6	0	30
Frank Howell	6	100	16.7	0	26

Punt returns

Player	Returns	Yards	Yds/Return	TD	Long
Lowell Perry	12	73	6.1	0	15
Don Oldham	5	31	6.2	0
Dave Tinkham	4	27	6.8	0	6

Players

Merritt "Tim" Green, captain of the 1952 team

Fred Baer - started 3 games at fullback
James Balog - started 8 games as defensive right tackle
Richard Balzhiser^[2] - started 5 games at fullback
Richard Beison - started 8 games at offensive right guard
Donald Bennett - started 4 games as offensive left tackle
Tony Branoff - started 6 games as right halfback
George Dutter - started 9 games as defensive right guard
Merritt Green - started 9 games as defensive left end
Frank Howell - started 3 games as right halfback, 1 game as safety
Gene Knutson - started 9 games as defensive right end
Ted Kress - started 9 games as left halfback
Laurence LeClair - started 9 games as linebacker
Don Oldham - started 4 games as defensive back, 2 games as safety
Dick O'Shaughnessy - started 9 games at center
Lowell Perry - started 9 games as offensive left end, 4 games as safety
Bernhardt Pederson -started 6 games at offensive right tackle
Russell Rescorla - started 3 games as defensive back
Thad Stanford - started 9 games at offensive right end
Dick Strozewski - started 5 games as offensive left tackle
Bob Timm - started 8 games as offensive left guard
David Tinkham - started 9 games as defensive back
Ted Topor - started 9 games as quarterback
Art Walker - started 9 games as defensive left tackle
Ronald Williams - started 7 games as defensive left guard
Roger Zatkoff - started 9 games as linebacker, 1 game as offensive right tackle

Awards and honors

Captain: Merritt Green
All-Conference: Roger Zatkoff, Art Walker, Bob Timm, Dick O'Shaughnessy
Most Valuable Player: Ted Topor
Meyer Morton Award: Gene Knutson

Coaching staff

Head coach: Bennie Oosterbaan
Assistant coaches: Jack Blott, George Ceithaml, Cliff Keen, Bill Orwig, Don Robinson, Walter Weber, J. T. White
Trainer: Jim Hunt
Manager: Gerry Dudley

References

↑ University of Michigan Football Record Book Pt. 1
↑ Balzhiser was the first University of Michigan athlete to be inducted into the Academic All-America Hall of Fame.

External links

1952 Football Team -- Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics History

Michigan Wolverines football

Venues	Washtenaw County Fairgrounds (1883–1892) Regents Field (1893–1905) Ferry Field (1906–1926) Michigan Stadium (1927–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Chicago (defunct) Michigan State (Paul Bunyan Trophy) Minnesota (Little Brown Jug) Notre Dame Ohio State (The Ten Year War) Illinois

Culture & lore	Early years Yost era Kipke years Crisler years Oosterbaan years Elliott years Short punt The Ten Year War 1922 Vanderbilt game Snow Bowl 24–12 The Vote for the Rose Bowl Miracle at Michigan 2006 "Game of the Century" 2007 Appalachian State game Biff "The Victors" Marching band Michigan IMG Sports Network

People	Head coaches Trainers Players All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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