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Arkansas State Football Team History

Arkansas State Red Wolves

Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AR
Founded: 1909
Stadium: Centennial Bank Stadium
Capacity: 30,406
Colors: Scarlet & Black
Coach: Forrest W. England
Conference: Independent-

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1911 <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024

1952 Season Highlights

Forrest W. England enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Arkansas State.

1952 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Millington NAS (TN)	39	0	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Ohio Northern	47	0	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Ellington AFB (TX)	48	6	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Mississippi State	14	41	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ North Alabama	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Tennessee Tech	13	21	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Lewis (IL)	42	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Southern Arkansas	34	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Pittsburg State	26	7	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Emporia State	41	7	W
Sun., Dec. 7	@ Western Kentucky	19	34	L	Refrigerator Bowl

1952 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	351
Scoring Average	31.9
Points Allowed	123
Defense Average	11.2
Opponents Record	14-5
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	4-2

1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1952 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	5-4	243	209					James L. Malone
Southern Mississippi	10-1	402	163					Thad Pie Vann
Michigan State	9-0	312	84					Clarence L. Biggie Munn
Arkansas State	8-3	351	123					Forrest W. England
Fresno State	8-2	331	233					Clark Van Galder
Virginia	8-2	297	90					Arthur L Art Guepe
Maryland	7-2	218	85					James M. Jim Tatum
Notre Dame	7-2-1	183	108					Frank W. Leahy
Penn State	7-2-1	172	149					Charles A. Rip Engle
Syracuse	7-3	203	202	Lost 6-61				Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Navy	6-2-1	147	75					Edward J. Eddie Erdelatz
Pittsburgh	6-3	187	156					Lowell P. Red Dawson
San Jose State	6-3	251	164					Robert T. Bob Bronzan
Hawaii	5-5-2	285	280					Hank Vasconcellos
Army	4-4-1	155	151					Earl H. Red Blaik
Boston College	4-4-1	92	129					Michael J. Mike Holovak
Miami	4-7	181	192					Andy Gustafson
Jacksonville State	3-6	121	148		0-3	33	80	Don Salls
Louisville	3-5	172	224					Frank Camp
Akron	2-6-1	121	156					Ken Red Cochrane
Clemson	2-6-1	112	157					Frank Howard
Marshall	2-7-2	193	233					Pete Pedersen
Memphis	2-7	141	263					Ralph Hatley
Nevada	2-3	111	126					Jake Lawlor
Temple	2-7-1	128	221					Albert P. Kawal
Buffalo	1-7	59	201					Fritz Febel
Florida State	1-8-1	101	261					Donald A. Don Veller

1952 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1952 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.