1952 East Texas State Lions football team

The 1952 East Texas State Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Milburn Smith, the Lions compiled an overall record of 11–0 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the LSC title. East Texas State was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where the Lions beat Tennessee Tech.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19		at Abilene Christian*	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 21–0	6,000	[2][3]
September 27		Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 54–34		[4]
October 3		at Southwestern Oklahoma State*	Weatherford, OK	W 65–0		[5]
October 11		at Lamar Tech	Beaumont, TX	W 48–0		[6]
October 18	8:00 p.m.	vs. Midwestern (TX)*	Vernon High School stadium Vernon, TX	W 46–0	4,000	[7][8]
October 25		Sam Houston State	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 57–33	10,000	[9]
November 8		at Stephen F. Austin	Nacogdoches, TX	W 54–7		[10]
November 15	8:00 p.m.	Southwest Texas State	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 63–23	10,000	[11][12]
November 22		Austin*	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 61–7		[13]
November 29	8:00 p.m.	Sul Ross	Memorial Stadium Commerce, TX	W 27–7	2,500	[14][15]
January 1		vs. Tennessee Tech*	Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	W 33–0	12,340	[16][17]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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