1952 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1952

| team = Mississippi Southern Southerners

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Independent

| record = 10–2

| head_coach = Thad Vann

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = Faulkner Field

| bowl = Sun Bowl

| bowl_result = L 7–26 vs. Pacific (CA)

}}

The 1952 Mississippi Southern Southerners football team represented Mississippi Southern College (now known as the University of Southern Mississippi) in the 1952 college football season. The team played in the Sun Bowl against the Pacific Tigers.{{Cite web|title=1952 Football Schedule|url=https://southernmiss.com/sports/football/schedule/1952|access-date=2020-07-12|website=Southern Miss|language=en}} The Southerners compiled a 10–2 record, and outscored their opponents by a total of 409 to 189.{{Cite web|date=2016-10-15|title=Southern Mississippi Game by Game Results|url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_mississippi/1950-1954_yearly_results.php|access-date=2020-07-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015183152/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_mississippi/1950-1954_yearly_results.php|archive-date=2016-10-15}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| poll = AP

| year = 1952

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 19

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Alabama

| site_stadium = Cramton Bowl

| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL

| score = 6–20

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Tide running game tops Southern by 20–6 count |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gxEdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K5gEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7192%2C1647985 |publisher=Google News Archives |newspaper=The Tuscaloosa News |date=September 20, 1952 |page=1 |access-date=September 23, 2021}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| w/l = w

| opponent = Memphis State

| site_stadium = Faulkner Field

| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS

| score = 27–20

| attend = 10,000

| source = Robert H. Cleveland, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-long-runs-carry-sou/164924576/ "Long Runs Carry Southern to 27–20 Win Over Memphis State: McElroy and Pepper Star; Fumbles Hurt,"] Hattiesburg American, Sept. 29, 1952, p. 6.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85744801/southern-scores-2720-win-over-memphis-s/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Southern scores 27–20 win over Memphis State Tigers|date=September 28, 1952|accessdate=September 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Tampa

| site_stadium = Phillips Field

| site_cityst = Tampa, FL

| score = 52–25

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| w/l = w

| opponent = Southwestern Louisiana

| site_stadium = Faulkner Field

| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS

| score = 32–12

| attend = 7,500

| source = Robert H. Cleveland, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-southerners-play-an/164925853/ "Southerners Play Another GSC Foe Saturday at Southeastern: Show Good Defense in Blasting SLI,"] Hattiesburg American, Oct. 13, 1952, p. 11.

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Southeastern Louisiana Lions|title=Southeastern Louisiana}}

| site_stadium = Strawberry Stadium

| site_cityst = Hammond, LA

| score = 20–12

| attend =

| source = Robert H. Cleveland, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-southerners-must-do/164926372/ "Southerners Must Do Much Better to Beat Chattanooga: Stagger to 20–12 Win Over Lions,"] Hattiesburg American, Oct. 20, 1952, p. 10.[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-hammond-vindicator-slc-lions-northwe/164927426/ "SLC Lions-Northwestern State College Clash for Homecoming Game,"] Hammond Vindicator, Oct. 24, 1952, p. 11.

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = Faulkner Field

| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS

| score = 27–14

| attend = 12,000

| source = Robert H. Cleveland, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-southerners-put-on/164928208/ "Southerners Put On Terrific Team Performance to Beat Mocs: Offense and Defense Take Turns Starring,"] Hattiesburg American, Oct. 27, 1952, p. 12.{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/85052309/southern-takes-homecoming-win-over-chatt/|work=The Clarion-Ledger|title=Southern takes homecoming win over Chattanooga, 27–14|date=October 26, 1952|accessdate=September 9, 2021}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Northwestern State Demons|title=Northwestern State}}

| site_stadium = Demon Stadium

| site_cityst = Natchitoches, LA

| score = 39–13

| attend =

| source = [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-natchitoches-enterprise-southern-man/164929281/ "Southern Manages 39–13 Victory Over Demons,"] Natchitoches Enterprise, Nov. 6, 1952, p. 4.Jimmie McDowell, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-southerners-finish/164928675/ "Southerners Finish With Rush to Rout Northwestern, 39–13: Posey Powers Attack After McElroy Hurt,"] Hattiesburg American, Nov. 3, 1952, p. 10.

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Florida State

| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium

| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL

| score = 50–21

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = w

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| site_stadium = Faulkner Field

| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS

| gamename = Rivalry in Dixie

| score = 52–0

| attend = 10,000+

| source = Robert H. Cleveland, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/hattiesburg-american-louisville-scout-ge/164930056/ "Louisville Scout Gets Eyeful as Southern Tramples Tech: Cardinals Will Be Saturday's Foe in Jackson,"] Hattiesburg American, Nov. 17, 1952, p. 12.{{cite news|title=Mississippi Southern stomps Louisiana Tech 52 to 0|newspaper=The Clarion-Ledger|date=November 16, 1952|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80270209/mississippi-southern-stomps-louisiana-te/|accessdate=June 25, 2021}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| w/l = w

| opponent = Louisville

| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Jackson, MS

| score = 55–26

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 28

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}}

| site_stadium = Faulkner Field

| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS

| score = 42–0

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = January 1, 1953

| w/l = l

| neutral = y

| opponent = Pacific (CA)

| site_stadium = Kidd Field

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| gamename = Sun Bowl

| score = 7–26

| attend = 11,000

| source = Bob Whittington, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/stockton-evening-and-sunday-record-pacif/164923075/ "Pacific Scores Smashing Sun Bowl Victory, 26 to 7: Liebscher, McCormick, Ottoson and Buck Standouts Against Mississippi Southern,"] Stockton Record, Jan. 2, 1953, pp. 21-[https://www.newspapers.com/article/stockton-evening-and-sunday-record-pacif/164923387/ 22].

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References

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