1952 Ole Miss Rebels football team

1952 Ole Miss Rebels football
Sugar Bowl, L 7–24 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
Record8–1–2 (4–0–2 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainKline Gilbert
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium
1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 7 0 012 0 0
No. 8 Tennessee 5 0 18 2 1
No. 7 Ole Miss 4 0 28 1 2
No. 9 Alabama 4 2 010 2 0
Georgia 4 3 07 4 0
No. 15 Florida 3 3 08 3 0
Mississippi State 3 4 05 4 0
Tulane 3 5 05 5 0
No. 20 Kentucky 1 3 25 4 2
LSU 2 5 03 7 0
Vanderbilt 1 4 13 5 2
Auburn 0 7 02 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. 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.