The 1952 West Chester Golden Rams football team was an American football team that represented West Chester State College (now known as West Chester University) as a member of the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC) during the 1952 college football season. In their 15th year under head coach Glenn Killinger, the Golden Rams compiled a perfect 7–0 record (5–0 against PSTCC opponents), won the PSTCC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 291 to 44.[1]
| 1952 West Chester Golden Rams football | |
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PSTCC champion | |
| Conference | Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference |
| Record | 7–0 (5–0 PSTCC) |
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| Home stadium | Wayne Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Chester $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shippensburg | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clarion | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bloomsburg | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slippery Rock | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kutztown | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lock Haven | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California (PA) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Stroudsburg | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Millersville | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana (PA) | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edinboro | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mansfield | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cheyney | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Paschal Gazzillo with 474 rushing yards, Ray Spafford with 612 passing yards, Dick Paciaroni with 221 receiving yards, and Earl Hersh with 89 points scored (14 touchdowns and 12 extra points).[2] Earl Hersch and Charles Weber were the team captains.[3]
The 1952 season was one of five perfect seasons in West Chester Rams football history, the others being 1923, 1928, 1957, and 1960.[4]
The team played its home game at Wayne Field in West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Pennsylvania Military* |
| W 21–6 | > 5,000 | [5] | ||
| October 11 | at Delaware* | Wilmington, DE | W 24–20 | 6,000 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | Lock Haven |
| W 74–6 | 3,000 | [7] | ||
| October 24 | East Stroudsburg |
| W 41–0 | [8] | |||
| November 1 | Kutztown |
| W 50–0 | 1,100 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | at Millersville | Millersville, PA | W 55–0 | 1,000 | [10] | ||
| November 14 | Bloomsburg |
| W 26–6 | 8,000 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football" (PDF). West Chester University. p. 5. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- ^ West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football, pp. 13–22.
- ^ West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football, p. 2.
- ^ West Chester Football Record Book: History of WCU Football, p. 9.
- ^ "PMC Defeated By W. Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1952. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Teachers Thump Blue Hens, 24-20". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. October 13, 1952. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Chester Triumphs Over Lock Haven, 74-6: Undefeated Rams Capture 27th Game In Row at Home". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1952. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Chester Machine Crushes ESSTC Crew". The Daily Record. East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. October 25, 1952. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Chester Rolls Up 50-0 Win at Kutztown". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 2, 1952. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charlie Frey (November 9, 1952). "West Chester Smothers Millersville 55-6". The Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stan Baumgartner (November 15, 1952). "Tchrs. Title Regained by W. Chester". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 10, 2023.