1952 Mississippi State Maroons football team
The 1952 Mississippi State Maroons football team represented Mississippi State College during the 1952 college football season. It was the first season as head coach for Murray Warmath, and also for quarterback Jackie Parker, who transferred to Mississippi State from Jones County Junior College.[1] Parker rushed for 16 touchdowns in 1952, a school record that stood until Vick Ballard broke it in 2010. Parker would win his first of two SEC "Player of the Year" honors by the Nashville Banner.
| 1952 Mississippi State Maroons football | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Record | 5–4 (3–4 SEC) |
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| Home stadium | Scott Field (capacity: 35,000) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Georgia Tech $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Tennessee | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Ole Miss | 4 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Florida | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Kentucky | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | vs. No. 6 Tennessee | L 7–14 | 20,376 | [2] | |
| October 4 | Arkansas State* | W 41–14 | [3] | ||
| October 11 | North Texas State* |
| W 14–0 | 12,000 | [4] |
| October 18 | Kentucky |
| W 27–14 | 18,000 | [5] |
| October 25 | at Alabama | L 19–42 | 25,000 | [6] | |
| November 1 | at Tulane | L 21–34 | [7] | ||
| November 8 | at Auburn | W 49–34 | 21,000 | [8] | |
| November 15 | at LSU | W 33–14 | 20,000 | [9] | |
| November 29 | at No. 6 Ole Miss | L 14–20 | 28,000 | [10] | |
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References
- "Hall of Famer Jackie Parker dies". footballfoundation.org. November 10, 2006. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
- "Vols edge past Maroons, 14–7, in shadow of upset". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1952. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Keel, Pinckney (October 5, 1952). "Bulldogs Show Power Latter Part Of Game To Take Victory". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 21. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Maroons take Texas 14 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1952. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Parker gets State past Kentucky, 27–14". The Birmingham News. October 19, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bassett, Norman (October 26, 1952). "Bama batters Maroons 42–19". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 8. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
- "Maroons fall before hard-hitting Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. November 2, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Maroons wreck Auburn, 49–34". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mississippi State runs over LSU team, 33–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ole Miss licks State in thriller, 20 to 14". The Commercial Appeal. November 30, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015
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