Mississippi Football Team History
Mississippi Rebels
University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS
Founded: 1844 Stadium: Vaught-Hemingway Stadium Capacity: 60,580 Colors: Navy Blue & Cardinal Coach: John H. Vaught Conference: Southeastern-
1952 Season Highlights
John H. Vaught enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Mississippi.
1952 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 19 @
Memphis
54
6
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Kentucky
13
13
T
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Auburn
20
7
W
@ Memphis, TN
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Vanderbilt
21
21
T
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Tulane
20
14
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Arkansas
34
7
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Louisiana State
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Houston
6
0
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Maryland
21
14
W
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Mississippi State
20
14
W
Thu., Jan. 1
Georgia Tech
7
24
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1952 Season Totals
Record 8-1
-2
Points Scored 244
Scoring Average 22.2
Points Allowed 120
Defense Average 10.9
Opponents Record 54-52
Conference Record 4-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 4-0
-2
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
7 8-0-2
AP
7 8-0-2
Coaches
7 8-0-2
INS
7 8-0-2
UP
1952 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1952 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).