1952 North Dakota State Bison football team

1952 North Dakota State Bison football
Conference	North Central Conference
Record	5–4 (4–2 NCC)
Head coach	Mac Wenskunas (3rd season)
Home stadium	Dacotah Field

1952 North Central Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Iowa State Teachers $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
North Dakota State	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
South Dakota	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
South Dakota State	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Morningside	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
North Dakota	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Augustana (SD)	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1952 North Dakota State Bison football team was an American football team that represented North Dakota State University during the 1952 college football season as a member of the North Central Conference. In their third year under head coach Mac Wenskunas, the team compiled a 5–4 record.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	Concordia–Moorhead*	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 12–0		[2]
September 19	Augustana (SD)	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	W 24–13		[3]
September 27	at Iowa State Teachers	O. R. Latham Stadium Cedar Falls, IA	L 0–32	5,200	[4]
October 3	Morningside	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND	L 0–12		[5]
October 11	South Dakota State	Dacotah Field Fargo, ND (rivalry)	W 48–14		[6]
October 18	at Idaho*	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	L 9–54	11,000	[7][8]
October 25	at North Dakota	Memorial Stadium Grand Forks, ND (Nickel Trophy)	W 14–13		[9]
October 30	at Bradley*	Peoria, IL	L 13–29		[10]
November 8	at South Dakota	Inman Field Vermillion, SD	W 33–7		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "1952 NDSU football schedule". North Dakota State Athletics. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
2. "Bison gain 12–0 win over Cobbers". The Bismarck Tribune. September 15, 1952. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Vikings bow to Bison, 24–13". Argus-Leader. September 20, 1952. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Teachers crushes North Dakota State, 32–0". Waterloo Sunday Courier. September 28, 1952. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Morningside turns back North Dakota State by 12 to 0". Sioux City Journal. October 4, 1952. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Inspired NDAC Bison blast Jacks in homecoming, 48–14". Argus-Leader. October 12, 1952. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Idaho offensive smears North Dakota State 54–9". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. October 19, 1952. p. 9 – via Google News Archive.
8. Boni, Bill (October 19, 1952). "Vandals go wild in last period, smear Bisons". Spokesman-Review. p. 1, sports – via Google News Archive.
9. "Bison beat off late Sioux rally to win, 14 to 13". The Bismarck Tribune. October 27, 1952. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Bradley tips AC 29 to 13". The Bismarck Tribune. October 31, 1952. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bison blast Coyotes". Rapid City Journal. November 9, 1952. Retrieved October 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.