1952 Dallas Texans season

1952 Dallas Texans (NFL) season
Head coach Jimmy Phelan
Owner Giles Miller and Connell Miller (first 7 games)
NFL (last 5 games)
Home field Cotton Bowl
Results
Record 1–11
Division place 6th NFL National
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1952 Dallas Texans season was the team's only season in the league while in Dallas. They lost their first nine games and finished 1–11,[1] the worst record in the 12-team league.

After its seventh game, the franchise was returned to the NFL on November 14.[2][3] The Texans' home game on Thanksgiving against the Chicago Bears was moved to the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio, and was their only victory.[4] The final home game with the Lions was moved to Briggs Stadium in Detroit.[5]

A new NFL franchise emerged in 1953 as the Colts in Baltimore, Maryland.

Professional football would not return to the "Big D" until the births of the Cowboys and the AFL version of the Texans in 1960.

Schedule

WeekDayDateOpponentResultSiteRecord
1SunSeptember 28, 1952New York GiantsL, 24–6Cotton Bowl0–1
2SunOctober 5, 1952San Francisco 49ersL, 37–14Cotton Bowl0–2
3SunOctober 12, 1952at Chicago BearsL, 38–20Wrigley Field0–3
4Sat NightOctober 18, 1952Green Bay PackersL, 24–14Cotton Bowl0–4
5SunOctober 26, 1952at San Francisco 49ersL, 48–21Kezar Stadium0–5
6SunNovember 2, 1952at Los Angeles RamsL, 42–20Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum0–6
7SunNovember 9, 1952Los Angeles RamsL, 27–6Cotton Bowl0–7
8SunNovember 16, 1952at Detroit LionsL, 43–13Briggs Stadium0–8
9SunNovember 23, 1952at Green Bay PackersL, 42–14East Stadium0–9
10ThuNovember 27, 1952Chicago BearsW, 27–23Rubber Bowl ^ (Akron, Ohio)1–9
11SunDecember 7, 1952at Philadelphia EaglesL, 38–21Shibe Park1–10
12SatDecember 13, 1952Detroit LionsL, 41–6Briggs Stadium ^1–11

^ moved from Dallas

Standings

NFL National Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 9 3 0 .750 7–3 354 192 W3
Los Angeles Rams 9 3 0 .750 8–2 349 234 W8
San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0 .583 6–3 285 221 W1
Green Bay Packers 6 6 0 .500 3–6 295 312 L3
Chicago Bears 5 7 0 .417 4–6 245 326 W1
Dallas Texans 1 11 0 .083 1–9 182 427 L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ↑ 1952 Dallas Texans Archived October 9, 2013, at WebCite
  2. ↑ "NFL takes over Dallas Texans". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 15, 1952. p. 2, part 2.
  3. ↑ "National Football League takes franchise back from Dallas club". New York Times. Associated Press. November 14, 1952. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Texans' last-minute TD upsets Bears, 27-23". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 28, 1952. p. 2, part 2.
  5. ↑ "Detroit wins, 41-6; gains share of title". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 14, 1952. p. 1B.
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