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1952 Gulf States Conference Champions

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CFB150 Southeastern Football Championship Countdown – Day Two – 1952

Lions celebrating championship seasons as part of CFB150 initiative heading into season opener

2019 will feature a season-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of college football. Throughout the nation, the CFB150 initiative will help remember the game's greatest teams, players, coaches and moments. Over the next nine days heading into the Aug. 29 opener versus No. 6 Jacksonville State, Southeastern Louisiana Football will participate in the initiative by celebrating the nine championship seasons in school history.

When the Lions and Gamecocks meet, the SLU faithful will see flags commemorating each championship season adorn the east side of Strawberry Stadium. Southeastern head coach Frank Scelfo is proud to celebrate Southeastern's history.

"Our championship teams deserve to be honored for their accomplishments," Scelfo said. "Those teams all had one focus and one shared vision. That's why they were champions. We want our 2019 teams and beyond to have that same championship vision".


Day One - 1946
 
1952 | (6-1-2, 3-0-2 GSC) | Gulf States Conference Champions

Results: 9/20 – ULM, W, 21-20 | 9-27 – at UL Lafayette*, T, 13-13 | 10/4 – Louisiana College*, W, 7-0 | 10/11 – at Stephen F. Austin, W, 21-7 | 10/18 – Southern Miss, L, 20-12 | 10/25 – Northwestern State (HC)*, W, 19-0 | 11/8 – at Louisiana Tech*, T, 7-7 | 11/15 – McNeese*, W, 13-0 | 11/22 – at Memphis, W, 28-25
* - Gulf States Conference contest

Head Coach: Stan Galloway (Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame)                                                                           
 
Stan Galloway
Stanley Galloway








Letterwinners: Joe Andrew*# | Walt Andrew – Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame | Louis Anzalone | C.P. Bourgeois | Eugene Broussard | W.E. Broussard | Bill Callery# | Doug Daniels |Charles de St. German | C.J. Guiteau | Bobby Joe Jennings | Joe Johnson | Titus Johnston | Jim Keaton | Donald Lambert | Warren Lambert | Rodney Ledet |Sal Locascio | Joe Lucia | Charlie Mack Martin | Richard McMurray | Raymond Naquin | Malcolm Patterson | Hubert Polk – Southeastern Athletics Hall of Fame | Brooks Robertson | George Rogers | Marion Salloum | Jerry Scogin | Bobby Sims | James Clifton Stewart | Richard Stiga | Gerald Frank Stone | Noel Suarez | Vaughn Thomas | Roderick Vizinat | Ed Welch#
* - 1952 All-American
# - 1952 All-Gulf States Conference
 
Walt Andrew
Walt Andrew
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Hubert Polk
Fun Facts:
- Won first of three straight Gulf States Conference championships
- First of six conference championships won under legendary Hall of Fame coach Stan Galloway
- Only loss came to Southern Miss (then known as Mississippi Southern)
- All-Conference selection Ed Welch led the Lions in rushing for the second straight season, rushing for 669 yards and five touchdowns
- SLU Hall of Famer Hubert Polk's 84-yard run in the season-opening win over ULM (then-Northeast Louisiana) is still one of the 10 longest runs in program history
- Joe Johnson doubled as the leading passer and starting punter for the Lions
- Hubert Polk still ranks second in school history in career punt return yards and sixth in career punt return average
- Joe Andrew was voted the team's MVP
- Charlie Mack Martin served as team captain
- Charlie Mack Martin's 98-yard interception return in the 19-0 homecoming win over Northwestern State is the fourth-longest in program history
- One of 11 teams in school history with multiple interception return touchdowns
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