1952 Mississippi State Maroons football team

1952 Mississippi State Maroons football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–4 (3–4 SEC)
Head coach	Murray Warmath (1st season)
Home stadium	Scott Field

1952 Southeastern Conference football standings

	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

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. Parker would win his first of two SEC "Player of the Year" honors by the Nashville Banner.

Schedule

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