The 1952 Wiley Wildcats football team represented Wiley College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by first-year head coach J. Forrest Kelley, the Wildcats compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.
| 1952 Wiley Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–4 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Wiley Field |
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| No. 5 Prairie View A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Southern | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Texas College | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at Xavier (LA)* | W 21–7 | 4,000 | [2] | |
| October 4 | Arkansas AM&N |
| L 7–12 | 3,000 | [3] |
| October 13 | vs. Prairie View A&M | L 0–53 | 15,000 | [4] | |
| October 20 | vs. Grambling* | L 14–18 | [5] | ||
| November 1 | Bishop |
| W 31–0 | ||
| November 8 | Langston |
| W 18–6 | 3,700 | [6] |
| November 15 | at Southern | L 20–38 | [7] | ||
| November 22 | Paul Quinn* |
| W 50–6 | [8] | |
| November 27 | vs. Texas College | L 14–25 | 3,500 | [9] | |
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References
edit- ↑ "Press Syndicate Rates Fla. Top Eleven". Baltimore Afro-American. December 20, 1952. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wiley upsets Xavier 21–7". The Louisiana Weekly. October 4, 1952. Retrieved May 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Arkansas AM&N edges Wildcats in third stanza". The Marshall News Messenger. October 5, 1952. Retrieved May 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "P.V. slaughters Wiley, 53–0 in Cotton Bowl". The Call. October 17, 1952. Retrieved May 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Grambling nips Wiley in 2nd half". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1952. Retrieved May 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wiley backs smack hard in bowling over Langston, 18–6". The Daily Oklahoman. November 9, 1952. Retrieved May 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Southern in close victory". New Pittsburgh Courier. November 22, 1952. Retrieved May 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Wiley 'Cats rout Paul Quinn, 50–6". The Marshall News Messenger. November 23, 1952. Retrieved May 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas College bounces Wiley". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 28, 1952. Retrieved May 17, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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