| Year: | 1952 |
| Team: | McNeese State Cowboys |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Gulf States Conference |
| Short Conf: | GSC |
| Record: | 7–3 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3 |
| Head Coach: | Albert I. Ratcliff |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Stadium: | Killen Field |
The 1952 McNeese State Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented McNeese State College (now known as McNeese State University) as a member of the Gulf States Conference (GSC) during the 1952 college football season. In their seventh year under head coach Albert I. Ratcliff, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the GSC.