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
Conference	Far Western Conference
Record	2–7 (2–1 FWC)
Head coach	Ted Forbes (4th season)
Captain	Don Niboli, Phil Wintz
Home stadium	Aggie Field
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Far Western Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 20	at Fresno State*	Ratcliffe Stadium Fresno, CA	L 7–41
September 26	Occidental*	Aggie Field Davis, CA	L 6–22
October 4	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium[note 1] Reno, NV	L 13–26
October 11	at Whittier*	Hadley Field Whittier, CA	L 13–27
October 18	California JV[note 2]*	Aggie Field Davis, CA	L 19–40
October 25	Humboldt State	Aggie Field Davis, CA	L 21–28	[2]
November 1	vs. Santa Barbara[note 3]*	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 0–48
November 8	at Southern Oregon	Walter E. Phillips Field ? Ashland, OR	W 13–12
November 15	at Chico State	Chico High School Stadium Chico, CA	W 20–19	[3]
*Non-conference game

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Notes

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

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.