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
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–4 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Murray Warmath (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field
Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	vs. No. 6 Tennessee	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 7–14	20,376	[2]
October 4	Arkansas State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 41–14		[3]
October 11	North Texas State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 14–0	12,000	[4]
October 18	Kentucky	Scott Field Starkville, MS	W 27–14	18,000	[5]
October 25	at Alabama	Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 19–42	25,000	[6]
November 1	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 21–34		[7]
November 8	at Auburn	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	W 49–34	21,000	[8]
November 15	at LSU	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 33–14	20,000	[9]
November 29	at No. 6 Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)	L 14–20	28,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Hall of Famer Jackie Parker dies". footballfoundation.org. November 10, 2006. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015.
2. "Vols edge past Maroons, 14–7, in shadow of upset". The Commercial Appeal. September 28, 1952. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. 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 .
4. "Maroons take Texas 14 to 0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1952. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Parker gets State past Kentucky, 27–14". The Birmingham News. October 19, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Bassett, Norman (October 26, 1952). "Bama batters Maroons 42–19". The Tuscaloosa News. Google News Archives. p. 8. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
7. "Maroons fall before hard-hitting Tulane". The Clarion-Ledger. November 2, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Maroons wreck Auburn, 49–34". The Charlotte Observer. November 9, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Mississippi State runs over LSU team, 33–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 16, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Ole Miss licks State in thriller, 20 to 14". The Commercial Appeal. November 30, 1952. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2015