1952 Tampa Spartans football team

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1952 Tampa Spartans football
Cigar Bowl champion
Cigar Bowl, W 21–12 vs. Lenoir–Rhyne
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumPhillips Field
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State   –   9 – 1 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   10 – 2 – 0
Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Sewanee   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Navy   –   6 – 2 – 1
Arkansas State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 1
Chattanooga   –   7 – 3 – 0
Northeast Louisiana State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   3 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 7 – 2
Memphis State   –   2 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   1 – 8 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1952 college football season. It was the Spartans' 16th season. The team was led by head coach Marcelino Huerta, in his first year, and played their home games at Phillips Field in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of eight wins, three losses and one tie (8–3–1) and with a victory in the Cigar Bowl over Lenoir–Rhyne.

After the resignation of Frank Sinkwich, on March 5, 1952, Marcelino Huerta was introduced as the Spartans' new head coach.[1] Huerta had previously served as a line coach under Sinkwich for the 1950 and 1951 seasons after he graduated from the University of Florida.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Troy State
W 7–06,000[2]
September 27South Georgia College
W 66–6
October 4Mississippi Southern
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 25–52
October 11at Jacksonville State
W 20–66,000[3]
October 18Stetson
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
T 6–6
October 24McNeese State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 20–42[4]
October 31
Livingston State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 27–12
November 8Appalachian State
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 19–07,500[5]
November 15Chattanooga
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
L 7–3010,000[6]
November 22
Catawba
  • Phillips Field
  • Tampa, FL
W 20–6
December 6at Florida State
W 39–6
December 13Lenoir–Rhyne
W 21–12[7]

References

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    St. Petersburg Times
    . Google News Archives. Associated Press. March 6, 1952. p. 33. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
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