1952 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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1952 Ole Miss Rebels football
Sugar Bowl, L 7–24 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1952 record8–1–2 (4–0–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainKline Gilbert
Jim Ingram[1]
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 34,500)
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 8 Tennessee 5 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 7 Ole Miss 4 – 0 – 2 8 – 1 – 2
No. 9 Alabama 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Georgia 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 15 Florida 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Tulane 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
No. 20 Kentucky 1 – 3 – 2 5 – 4 – 2
LSU 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
Auburn 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1952 college football season.[2] The Rebels were led by sixth-year head coach Johnny Vaught and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi. Ole Miss finished the regular season undefeated and on a six-game winning streak, including a victory over reigning Sugar Bowl champion and previously-undefeated Maryland. They were third in the Southeastern Conference, with a record of 8–0–2 (4–0–2 SEC), and ranked 7th in the AP Poll. The Rebels were invited to their first ever Sugar Bowl, where they lost to SEC champion Georgia Tech.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Memphis State*
W 54–6[3]
September 27at Kentucky
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
T 13–13
October 4vs. AuburnNo. 18
  • Crump Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
W 20–7
October 11at Vanderbilt
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN (rivalry)
T 21–21
October 18at Tulane
W 20–1438,000[4]
October 25at Arkansas*
W 34–7
November 1LSUdagger
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS (rivalry)
W 28–0
November 8at Houston*No. 14
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 6–0
November 15No. 3 Maryland*No. 11
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
W 21–14
November 29Mississippi StateNo. 6
W 20–14
January 1vs. No. 2 Georgia Tech*No. 7
L 7–2480,187
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

  • C Ed Beatty
  • OL Kline Gilbert
  • QB Jimmy Lear
  • FB Harol Lofton
  • DB Jimmy Patton
  • DE Jim Mask
  • WR Bud Slay

References[]

  1. ^ 2016 Ole Miss Media Guide. pg. 180
  2. ^ "1952 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  3. ^ "Ole Miss rolls over Memphis State". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1952. Retrieved September 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rebels defeat Greenies, 20–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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