1952 Wayne Tartars football team

1952 Wayne Tartars football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	Louis F. Zarza (4th season)

1952 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Michigan State			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 3 Notre Dame			–					7	–	2	–	1
Carthage			–					5	–	2	–	0
Youngstown			–					4	–	3	–	1
Wabash			–					5	–	4	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	5	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	4	–	0
Wayne			–					4	–	4	–	0
Bradley			–					4	–	5	–	0
John Carroll			–					4	–	5	–	0
Washington University			–					4	–	5	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	1
Xavier			–					4	–	6	–	0
Marquette			–					3	–	5	–	1
Drake			–					2	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Wayne Tartars football team represented Wayne University (later renamed Wayne State University) as an independent during the 1952 college football season. Under second-year head coach Louis F. Zarza, the team compiled a 4–4 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 20	Hillsdale		W 20–6
September 27	at Louisville		L 12–19
October 4	at Washington University		L 12–13
October 18	at Bradley		L 21–40
October 25	at Brandeis		L 19–31
November 1	Michigan State Normal		W 46–19
November 8	at Great Lakes NTS		W 34–19
November 15	Valparaiso		W 44–6