1952 Cal Aggies football team

The 1952 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the University of California, Davis—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ted Forbes, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play, placing second in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 263 to 112 for the season. The Cal Aggies played home games at Aggie Field in Davis, California.

1952 Cal Aggies football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record2–7 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach
CaptainDon Niboli, Phil Wintz
Home stadiumAggie Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Humboldt State $ 3 0 0 7 1 0
Cal Aggies 2 1 0 2 7 0
San Francisco State 1 0 0 3 6 0
Chico State 1 3 0 1 6 0
Southern Oregon 0 3 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20at Fresno State*L 7–41
September 26Occidental*L 6–22
October 4at Nevada*
L 13–26
October 11at Whittier*
L 13–27
October 18California JV[note 2]*
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 19–40
October 25Humboldt State
  • Aggie Field
  • Davis, CA
L 21–28[2]
November 1vs. Santa Barbara[note 3]*L 0–48
November 8at Southern Oregon
W 13–12
November 15at Chico StateW 20–19[3]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes

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  1. ^ This stadium is the predecessor to the current Mackay Stadium, which was opened for the 1966 season.[1]
  2. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".
  3. ^ The game against Santa Barbara was part of an "All-UC Doubleheader" that was held annually from 1948 to 1963. The other game of the double-header was California vs. UCLA. The games were always held at the home stadium of either Cal or UCLA.

References

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  1. ^ "Mackay Stadium". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "HSC Wins Conference Championship". The Times Standard. Eureka, California. October 27, 1952. p. 7. Retrieved April 3, 2018 – via Newspapers.com. 
  3. ^ "Cal Aggies Nip Chico, 20 to 19". The Fresno Bee (Fresno, California). November 16, 1952. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "UC Davis Football 2015: Team Information Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 8, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2017.