The 1952 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1952 Big Ten Conference football season. In their sixth season under head coach Stu Holcomb, the Boilermakers compiled a 4–3–2 record, finished in a tie with Wisconsin for first place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4–1–1 record against conference opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 188 to 151.^[1][2]

Notable players on the 1952 Purdue team included quarterback Dale Samuels, end Bernie Flowers, center Walter Cudzik, and tackle Fred Preziosio. Flowers was selected as a consensus first-team end on the 1952 College Football All-America Team.^[3]

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Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Penn State*		New Beaver Field State College, PA	T 20–20	20,506
October 4	at No. 15 Ohio State		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 21–14	75,417
October 11	Iowa	No. 16	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	W 41–14	34,000
October 18	Notre Dame*	No. 9	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (rivalry)	L 14–26	49,000
October 25	at Illinois		Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL (rivalry)	W 40–12	71,119
November 1	No. 1 Michigan State*	No. 8	Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN	L 7–14	49,500	[4]
November 8	at Minnesota	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Minneapolis, MN	T 14–14	53,193
November 15	at No. 20 Michigan	No. 10	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 10–21	58,964
November 22	Indiana		Ross–Ade Stadium West Lafayette, IN (Old Oaken Bucket)	W 21–16	40,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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