The 1952 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1952 college football season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Season overview
- Head coach: Johnny Vaught (6th year)
- Home stadium: Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi
- Overall record: 8 wins, 2 losses, 1 tie (8–2–1)
- SEC record: 5 wins, 0 losses, 1 tie (5–0–1)
Conference standing
The Rebels finished the regular season as SEC co‑champions, sharing the title with other top SEC teams based on conference winning percentage.
Postseason
- The team was invited to the 1953 Cotton Bowl Classic (played on January 1, 1953) where they were defeated by the Texas Longhorns, 13–0.
Notable achievements
- The 1952 season marked one of the early successes under Coach Vaught, contributing to the foundation for Ole Miss’s later prominence in SEC football.
- Several players received All‑SEC honors, reflecting the team’s competitive performance within the conference.
Context
The 1952 campaign is part of Ole Miss’s broader football history, illustrating the program’s development during the early 1950s under a long‑tenured head coach. No further controversial or unverified details are documented in major encyclopedic sources.
