Ole Miss at Vanderbilt

Saturday, October 11, 1952

Ole Miss and Vanderbilt tied 21–⁠21. It was their 30th meeting; after it, Vanderbilt led the series 22–⁠4–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayOle Miss8–⁠1–⁠2 in 1952
21
HomeVanderbilt3–⁠5–⁠2 in 1952
21

FinalHigh 75°F, low 39°FAttendance 23,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: LSU Rous Kentucky 347 Undedog Vanderbilt Ties Mississippi Duke Crushes South Carolina lon Lutz' Smooth Passing, 33-7

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 12, 1952, page 68

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    LSU Rous Kentucky 347 Undedog Vanderbilt Ties Mississippi Duke Crushes South Carolina lon Lutz’ Smooth Passing, 33–⁠7 South Cardinals lone score came late in the third on a “a yard push featuring 20 yards in penalties against Duke. Quarterback Worth LutZ ano Halfbacks Red and Charlie Smith were the backbone of the Duke offense which operated without injured Fullback Jack Kistler Dukes running ace in earlier games. Lutz’s passing was the weapon that carried Duke to its substantial margin in its fourth straight win South Carolina ------- o Z. % smith sSo s. Smith. HGsfsSo”emi Hsfses. conversions J. Smith (3). South Carolina scoring: Touchdown G. Wilson, COnVerSion-Jarrett,

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Ole Miss 59% to win.

Officially, Ole Miss leads 55–⁠40–⁠2; as played, 57–⁠37–⁠2 in the 96 games on file; the official count covers all 99 meetings, counting the 69 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Ole Miss 52, Vanderbilt 17
2023Ole Miss 33, Vanderbilt 7
2022Ole Miss 52, Vanderbilt 28
2021Ole Miss 31, Vanderbilt 17
2020Ole Miss 54, Vanderbilt 21
2019Ole Miss 31, Vanderbilt 6

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