1952 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1952 Ole Miss Rebels football
Sugar Bowl, L 7–24 vs. Georgia Tech
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 7
AP No. 7
1952 record 8–1–2 (4–1–2 SEC)
Head coach Johnny Vaught (6th season)
Captain Kline Gilbert
Jim Ingram[1]
Home stadium Hemingway Stadium
(Capacity: 34,500)
1952 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 19 at Memphis State* Crump StadiumMemphis, TN (Rivalry) W 546    
September 27 at Kentucky McLean StadiumLexington, KY T 1313    
October 4 vs. Auburn No. 18 Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN W 207    
October 11 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN (Rivalry) T 2121    
October 18 at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (Rivalry) W 2014    
October 25 at Arkansas* War Memorial StadiumLittle Rock, AR (Rivalry) W 347    
November 1 LSUdagger Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS (Rivalry) W 280    
November 8 at Houston* No. 14 Public School StadiumHouston, TX W 60    
November 15 No. 3 Maryland* No. 11 Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS W 2114    
November 29 Mississippi State No. 6 Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl) W 2014    
January 1 vs. No. 2 Georgia Tech* No. 7 Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) L 724    
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. 2016 Ole Miss Media Guide. pg. 180
  2. "1952 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.


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