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1952 Ole Miss

8–⁠1–⁠2 (4–⁠0–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by John Vaught, finished No. 7 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Ole Miss in 1952, game by game: won at Memphis 54–6; tied at Kentucky 13–13; won vs. Auburn 20–7; tied at Vanderbilt 21–21; won at Tulane 20–14; won at Arkansas 34–7; won vs. LSU 28–0; won at Houston 6–0; won vs. No. 3 Maryland 21–14; won vs. Mississippi State 20–14; lost vs. No. 3 Georgia Tech 7–24+48−17Won 54–6 at Memphis+48MemphisTied 13–13 at Kentucky0KentuckyWon 20–7 vs. Auburn+13AuburnTied 21–21 at Vanderbilt0VanderbiltWon 20–14 at Tulane+6TulaneWon 34–7 at Arkansas+27ArkansasWon 28–0 vs. LSU+28LSUWon 6–0 at Houston+6HoustonWon 21–14 vs. No. 3 Maryland+7No. 3 MarylandWon 20–14 vs. Mississippi State+6Mississippi Sta…Lost 7–24 vs. No. 3 Georgia Tech-17No. 3 Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atMemphisW 54–⁠691%
Sep 27atKentuckyT 13–⁠1338%
Oct 4vsAuburnW 20–⁠772%
Oct 11atVanderbiltT 21–⁠2159%
Oct 18atTulaneW 20–⁠1453%
Oct 25atArkansasW 34–⁠760%
Nov 1vsLSUW 28–⁠067%
Nov 8atHoustonW 6–⁠051%
Nov 15vs3MarylandW 21–⁠1440%
Nov 29vsMississippi StateW 20–⁠1478%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs3Georgia TechSugar BowlL 7–⁠2438%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 24–⁠7 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 7 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 124 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 18
  2. Wk 7: 14
  3. Wk 8: 11
  4. Wk 9: 6
  5. Wk 10: 6
  6. Final: 7
Record
8–⁠1–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠0–⁠2 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 7 peak No. 6
Points
244–⁠120
Coach
John Vaught
Elo
1671 +116 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.8 No. 12 of 113 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Kline Gilbert

All-SEC

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Kline GilbertOTAP-1; UP-2

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1952 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1952 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech6–⁠012–⁠02
Tennessee5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠18
Ole Miss4–⁠0–⁠28–⁠1–⁠27
Alabama4–⁠210–⁠29
Georgia4–⁠37–⁠4
Florida3–⁠38–⁠315
Mississippi State3–⁠45–⁠4
Tulane3–⁠55–⁠5
Kentucky1–⁠3–⁠25–⁠4–⁠220
LSU2–⁠53–⁠7
Vanderbilt1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Auburn0–⁠72–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.