| Year: | 1952 |
| Team: | Northwestern Wildcats |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 2–6–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–5 |
| Head Coach: | Bob Voigts |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Mvp: | Chuck Ilren |
| Captain: | Tom Roche[1] |
The 1952 Northwestern Wildcats team represented Northwestern University during the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bob Voigts, the Wildcats compiled a 2–6–1 record (2–5 against Big Ten Conference opponents), finished in seventh place in the Big Ten, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 252 to 166.[2]