1952 Washington State Cougars football team explained

Year:	1952
Team:	Washington State Cougars
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific Coast Conference
Short Conf:	PCC
Record:	4–6
Conf Record:	3–4
Head Coach:	Al Kircher
Hc Year:	1st
Captain:	Don Steinbrunner
Stadium:	Rogers Field, Memorial Stadium

The 1952 Washington State Cougars football team was an American football team that represented Washington State College during the 1952 college football season. First-year head coach Al Kircher led the team to a 3–4 mark in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) and 4–6 overall.^[1]

Three home games were played on campus in Pullman at Rogers Field, and one in Spokane, the finale against rival Washington.^{[2] [3]}

Kircher was previously the backfield coach under head coach Forest Evashevski, who left for Iowa in January,^[4] and he was promoted the following week.^{[5] [6]}

External links

• Game program: Stanford at WSC – September 27, 1952
• Game program: Oregon State at WSC – October 25, 1952
• Game program: Idaho at WSC – November 1, 1952
• Game program: Washington vs. WSC at Spokane – November 29, 1952

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2016 Media Guide. WSUCougars.com. Washington State Cougars Athletics. October 24, 2016. 74.
2. News: 29,000 expected to pack Memorial Stadium . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . November 29, 1952 . 9.
3. News: Don Heinrich earns pass title as Huskies edge WSC 33-27 . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . November 30, 1952 . 10.
4. News: Evashevski leaves Washington State to take Iowa job . Pittsburgh Press . United Press . January 7, 1952 . 16.
5. News: Al Kircher accepts Washington State football post . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). January 15, 1952 . 13.
6. News: Kircher accepts head football position at Washington State on 5-year basis . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . January 16, 1952 . 8.