1972 Ole Miss Rebels football team

The 1972 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Rebels were led by second-year head coach Billy Kinard and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing tied for seventh with a record of 5–5 (2–5 SEC).

This was the first of 11 consecutive seasons in which the Rebels did not play in a bowl.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Memphis State*	No. 19	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, Tennessee (rivalry)	W 34–29	51,174
September 23	at South Carolina*	No. 20	Carolina Stadium Columbia, South Carolina	W 21–0	48,405
September 30	Southern Miss*	No. 17	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi	W 13–9	27,200	[1]
October 7	No. 17 Auburn	No. 18	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi (rivalry)	L 13–19	46,421
October 14	Georgia		Mississippi Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	L 13–14	42,800
October 21	Florida		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi	L 0–16	35,250
October 28	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field Nashville, Tennessee (rivalry)	W 31–7	21,975
November 4	at No. 6 LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana (Magnolia Bowl)	L 16–17	70,502
November 18	at No. 13 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium Knoxville, Tennessee	L 0–17	70,527
November 25	Mississippi State		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi (Egg Bowl)	W 51–14	33,586
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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