1952 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

1952 Southern Illinois Salukis football
Conference	Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	2–6 (2–4 IIAC)
Head coach	William O'Brien (1st season)
Home stadium	McAndrew Stadium

1952 Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Central Michigan $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Western Illinois	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Michigan State Normal	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Northern Illinois State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Southern Illinois	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Illinois State Normal	1	–	4	–	1			1	–	6	–	2
Eastern Illinois	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1952 Southern Illinois Salukis football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1952 college football season. Under first-year head coach William O'Brien, the team compiled a 2–6 record. The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27	Southeast Missouri		L 0–20
October 4	Illinois State		W 27–20
October 11	at Northern Illinois		L 7–21
October 18	at Central Michigan		L 7–55
October 25	at Eastern Illinois		W 22–7
November 1	Washington University		L 7–38
November 7	Western Illinois		L 7–38
November 15	Michigan State Normal		L 6–30