The 1952 Shippensburg Red Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Shippensburg State Teachers College (now known as Shippensburg University) in the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC) during the 1952 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Vinton Rambo, the Red Raiders compiled a 7–0 record (5–0 in conference games), shut out four of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 266 to 20.[1] 1952 was Shippensburg's first of two consecutive perfect seasons, as the 1953 team went 8–0.[2] Shippensburg had a 20-game winning streak that ran from November 3, 1951, to October 9, 1954.
| 1952 Shippensburg Red Raiders football | |
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| Conference | Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference |
| Record | 7–0 (5–0 PSTCC) |
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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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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | at Trenton State* | Trenton, NJ | W 40–0 | [3] | |||
| October 4 | Wilson Teachers* | Shippensburg, PA | W 31–0 | [4] | |||
| October 11 | at East Stroudsburg | East Stroudsburg, PA | W 14–7 | [5] | |||
| October 18 | Kutztown | Shippensburg, PA | W 58–0 | [6] | |||
| October 25 | Slippery Rock | Shippensburg, PA | W 28–0 | [7] | |||
| November 1 | at Millersville | Millersville, PA | W 49–7 | [8] | |||
| November 8 | Cheyney | Shippensburg, PA | W 46–6 | [9] | |||
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References
edit- ^ a b "1952 Football Schedule". Shippensburg Raiders. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "1953 Football Schedule". Shippensburg Raiders. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
- ^ "College Produces First Shippensburg Win: SSTC Wallops Trenton 40-0 as Curly Miller Scores Three Times in First College Game". The News-Chronicle. September 30, 1952. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SSTC Wins Second: SSTC Defensive Unit Hands Wilson Teachers College a 31-0 Whipping Saturday". The News-Chronicle. October 7, 1952. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders Overcome Lead To Whip Stroudsburg For No. 3: Shippensburg Scores First Victory at East Stroudsburg Since 1941; Third of Season". The News-Chronicle. October 14, 1952. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jess Garber (October 21, 1952). "Raiders Roll To Sixth In Row Over Kutztown 58-0: Raiders Sock Away Fourth Win of Season and Sixth Straight by Scoring 58-0 on Kutztown". The News-Chronicle. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Stoken Pitches Raiders to Seventh: Undefeated Raiders Win 7th Straight Here Saturday Over Slippery Rock STC by 28-0". The News-Chronicle. October 28, 1952. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Raiders Trounce Millersville to Stay Undefeated: Become State's Leading Team iin Scoring and Set New SSTC Scoring Record of 220 Points". The News-Chronicle. November 4, 1952. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "S.S.T.C. Goes Undefeated: Raiders Roll Through First Unbeaten Season in 25 Years by Defeating Cheyney 46-6". The News-Chronicle. November 11, 1952. p. 3B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 10, 2024.