1952 East Texas State Lions football team

1952 East Texas State Lions football
LSC champion
Tangerine Bowl champion
ConferenceLone Star Conference
Record11–0 (5–0 LSC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Texas State $ 5 0 0 11 0 0
Southwest Texas State 4 1 0 7 2 0
Sam Houston State 2 3 0 6 4 0
Sul Ross 2 3 0 4 6 0
Lamar Tech 1 4 0 2 7 0
Stephen F. Austin 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1952 East Texas State Lions football team was an American football team that represented East Texas State Teachers College—now known as Texas A&M University–Commerce–as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Milburn Smith, the Lions compiled an overall record of 11–0 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the LSC title. East Texas State was invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where the Lions beat Tennessee Tech.[1]

  1. ^ "Lion Football History; Statistics Summary for 1952". Commerce, Texas: Texas A&M University–Commerce Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2022.