Clarion Athletics

The 1952 football season marked the first time in school history that Clarion finished a season unbeaten. The Golden Eagles went 9-0 under head coach Waldo S. Tippin capping the perfect campaign with a 13-6 win over East Carolina in the Lions Bowl. What follows is a brief game-by-game review of the perfect year.

Edinboro 0 0 0 0 – 0

Clarion 7 7 0 6 – 20

C – Red Bevevino pass to John Lovre (Ted Wisniewski kick)

C – Pete Caristo 2 run (Wisniewski kick)

C – Bevevino 15 pass to Ed Lendenski (Kick failed)

Clarion 0 6 7 12 – 25

St. Vincent 0 0 0 0 – 0

C – Red Bevevino 38 pass to John Lovre (kick failed)

C – Bevevino 20 pass to John Lovre (Ted Wisniewski kick)

C – Bevevino 77 pass to Alex Sandusky (kick failed)

C – Bevevino 1 run (kick failed)

Thiel 0 0 0 6 – 6

Clarion 7 6 13 0 – 26

C – Red Bevevino 21 pass to John Lovre (Ted Wisniewski kick)

C – Red Bevevino 5 pass to Lovre (kick failed)

C – Howard Reasinger 5 run (Wisniewski kick)

C – Reasinger 27 run (kick failed)

T – Smith 2 run (kick failed)

Brockport 0 0 0 6 – 6

Clarion 7 6 13 0 – 26

C – Dean Cassidy 1 run (Ted Wisniewski kick)

C – George Czap 27 run (kick failed)

C – Red Bevevino 74 pass to John Lovre

C – Bevevino 41 pass to Alex Sandusky

(Wisniewski was 1 of 2 on PATS in quarter)

B – Sullivan recovers blocked punt in end zone (kick failed)

Clarion 7 0 7 7 – 21

Indiana 12 0 0 0 – 12

I – Raymie Malcom 7 run (kick failed)

C – Red Bevevino 85 pass to John Lovre (Ted Wisniewski kick)

I – Roger Speidel 13 pass to Dick Kaspa (kick failed)

C – Pete Caristo run (Wisniewski kick) – TD set up by Lovre blocked punt

C – Bob Shaw recovers fumble in end zone (Wisniewski kick)

California 0 0 0 0 – 0

Clarion 14 7 6 7 – 34

C – Red Bevevino 1 pass to Alex Sandusky (Ted Wisniewski kick)

C – George Czap 16 run (Wisniewski kick)

C – Red Bevevino pass to John Lovre (Wisniewski kick)

C – Bevevino 4 pass to Lovre (Kick failed)

C – Bevevino 4 pass to Ed Lendenski (Wisniewski kick)

Clarion 6 6 0 0 – 12

Slippery Rock 0 0 0 0 – 0

C – Red Bevevino 7 pass to Alex Sandusky (Kick failed)

C – Bill Eustice 6 run (Kick failed)

Clarion 14 0 0 0 – 14

Geneva 0 0 0 0 – 0

C – Red Bevevino 25 pass to John Lovre (Ted Wisniewski kick)

C – Bevevino 20 pass to Lovre (Wisniewski kick)

 

Clarion 6 0 7 0 – 13

E. Carolina 6 0 0 0 – 6

C – Red Bevevino 38 pass to Alex Sandusky (kick failed)

EC – Richard (Sandy) Siler 1 run (kick failed)

C – George Czap 17 run (Ted Wisniewski kick) – TD run came on a reverse following a Czap fumble recovery at the East Carolina 17.

Red Bevevino – 18

George Czap – 3

Pete Caristo – 2

Howard Reasinger – 2

Red Bevevino – 1

Dean Cassidy – 1

Bill Eustice – 1

John Lovre – 11

Alex Sandusky – 5

Ed Lendenski – 2

Bob Shaw – 1 (fumble recovery in end zone)

Ted Wisniewski 17 of 29