1952 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1952 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1952 record	5–4 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Murray Warmath (1st year)
Home stadium	Scott Field (Capacity: 35,000)

1952 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
#8 Tennessee	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
#7 Ole Miss	4	–	0	–	2			8	–	1	–	2
#9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
#15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Tulane	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
#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

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. Parker rushed for 16 touchdowns in 1952, a school record that stood until Vick Ballard broke it in 2010.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result
September 27		vs. #6 Tennessee		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN		L 7–14
October 4		Arkansas State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 41–14
October 11		North Texas State*		Scott Field • Starkville, MS		W 14–0
October 18		Kentucky		Scott Field • Starkville, MS (Rivalry)		W 27–14
October 25		at Alabama		Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL (Rivalry)		L 19–42
November 1		at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA		L 21–34
November 8		at Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL		W 49–34
November 15		at LSU		Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Rivalry)		W 33–14
November 29		at #6 Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS (Egg Bowl)		L 14–20
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.