1952 Washington Huskies football team explained

Year:	1952
Team:	Washington Huskies
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:	PCC
Record:	7–3
Conf Record:	6–2
Head Coach:	Howard Odell
Hc Year:	5th
Captain:	Dick Sprague
Stadium:	Husky Stadium

The 1952 Washington Huskies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Washington during the 1952 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Howard Odell, the team compiled a 7–3 record, finished in third place in the Pacific Coast Conference, and outscored its opponents by a combined total of 248 to 201.^[1] Dick Sprague was the team captain.

NFL draft selections

Three University of Washington Huskies were selected in the 1953 NFL draft, which lasted thirty rounds with 361 selections.^[2]

= Husky Hall of Fame^[3]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bill Earley	Back		154	San Francisco 49ers
	Back		159	Chicago Cardinals
Louis Yourkowski	Tackle		312	Los Angeles Rams

• Quarterback Don Heinrich, a fifth-year senior, was selected in the 1952 NFL draft (3rd round, 35th overall).

External links

• Game program: Washington vs. Washington State at Spokane – November 29, 1952

Notes and References

1. Web site: Washington Yearly Results (1950-1954). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. December 14, 2015. December 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222085854/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/w/washington/1950-1954_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. Web site: 1953 NFL Draft Listing . Pro-Football-Reference.com . October 5, 2019 . October 30, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101030104143/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1953.htm . dead .
3. Web site: The Husky Hall of Fame . gohuskies.com . 2019-10-08.