1952 Oregon Ducks football team

The 1952 Oregon Ducks football team represented the University of Oregon as a member of the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1952 college football season. In their second season under head coach Len Casanova, the Ducks compiled a 2–7–1 record (2–5 against PCC opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the PCC, and were outscored by their opponents, 234 to 112. The team played home games at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

1952 Oregon Ducks football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	2–7–1 (2–5 PCC)
Head coach	Len Casanova (2nd season)
Captain	Monte Brethauer
Home stadium	Hayward Field, Multnomah Stadium

1952 Pacific Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 USC $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 6 UCLA	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Washington	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
California	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Washington State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Idaho	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at No. 18 UCLA	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 6–13	24,587
September 27	Nebraska*	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 13–28	24,061
October 4	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	W 20–14	11,542
October 11	No. 3 California	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 7–41
October 18	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA (rivalry)	L 0–49	36,601
October 25	Montana*	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	T 14–14
November 1	Pacific (CA)*	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 6–14
November 8	Washington State	Hayward Field Eugene, OR	L 6–19	12,500
November 15	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 21–20
November 22	vs. Oregon State	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR (Civil War)	L 19–22	21,333
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game