1952 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season

1952 Ole Miss Rebels football

Sugar Bowl, L 7–24 vs. Georgia Tech

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 7
AP| No. 7
Record| 8–1–2 (4–0–2 SEC)
Head coach|

* Johnny Vaught (6th season)

Captain| Kline Gilbert
Home stadium| Hemingway Stadium

Seasons

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1953 ->

1952 Southeastern Conference football standings

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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.[1] 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

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September 19| at Memphis State*| |

* Crump Stadium
* Memphis, TN (rivalry)

| W 54–6| 16,413| [2]
September 27| at Kentucky| |

* McLean Stadium
* Lexington, KY

| T 13–13| 29,000| [3]
October 4| vs. Auburn| No. 18|

* Crump Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| W 20–7| 14,007| [4]
October 11| at Vanderbilt| |

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN (rivalry)

| T 21–21| 23,000| [5]
October 18| at Tulane| |

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA (rivalry)

| W 20–14| 38,000| [6]
October 25| at Arkansas*| |

* War Memorial Stadium
* Little Rock, AR (rivalry)

| W 34–7| 28,000| [7]
November 1| LSU| |

* Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS (rivalry)

| W 28–0| 22,500| [8]
November 8| at Houston*| No. 14|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 6–0| 34,000–34,500| [9]
November 15| No. 3 Maryland*| No. 11|

* Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS

| W 21–14| 32,500| [10]
November 29| Mississippi State| No. 6|

* Hemingway Stadium
* Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)

| W 20–14| 28,000| [11]
January 1| vs. No. 2 Georgia Tech*| No. 7|

* Tulane Stadium
* New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)

| L 7–24| 80,187| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster

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

## References

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1. ^ "1952 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
2. ^ "Ole Miss rolls over Memphis State". The Clarion-Ledger. September 20, 1952. Retrieved September 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "U.K. ties Ole Miss 13–13 on 2-tally push in 4th". The Courier-Journal. September 28, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Fast Reb attack beats rugged Auburn, 20 to 7". The Commercial Appeal. October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Heroic Vandy ties Ole Miss 21 to 21". The Nashville Tennessean. October 12, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Rebels defeat Greenies, 20–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Ole Miss led to win on shoulders of Lear, Spiers over Porkers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Ole Miss bulldozes Louisiana State, 28–0". The Atlanta Journal. November 2, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Ole Miss stops Houston attack, cops 6–0 victory". Tulsa World. November 9, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Ole Miss jars Maryland, 21 to 14". The Miami News. November 16, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Ole Miss licks State in thriller, 20 to 14". The Commercial Appeal. November 30, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Power-laden Georgia Tech downs Rebels". The Daily Herald. January 2, 1953. Retrieved October 3, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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Ole Miss Rebels football

Venues|

* Vaught–Hemingway Stadium (1915–present)
* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (alternate, 1953–1996)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Alabama
* Arkansas
* Auburn
* LSU: Magnolia Bowl
* Memphis
* Mississippi State: Egg Bowl
* Tulane
* Vanderbilt

Culture & lore|

* History
* Billy Cannon's Halloween run
* Colonel Reb
* Rebel Black Bear
* Tony the Landshark
* "Forward Rebels"
* The Pride of the South
* The Grove
* The Blind Side

People|

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