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Mississippi State

SEC · 1952 Season · Final

Struggling
Record
5–4
0.556 Win %
Conference
7th
3–4 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
122
1902–2026
All-Time Record
613–597–37
0.506 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#5
1940
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 19
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons
  • Pioneer Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Mississippi State head-to-head · History & Eras

1952 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC8–2–1L 7–14
7Week 7 · Oct 7ARKANSAS STATEUnranked—W 41–14
8Week 8 · Oct 14NORTH TEXASUnranked—W 14–0
9Week 9 · Oct 21Kentucky (KENTUCKY)H2HSEC5–4–2W 27–14
10Week 10 · Oct 28Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC10–2L 19–42
11Week 11 · Nov 4Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC5–5L 21–34
12Week 12 · Nov 11Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC2–8W 49–34
13Week 13 · Nov 18LSUH2HSEC3–7W 33–14
15Week 15 · Dec 2Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC8–1–2L 14–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
3.142
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-10+10
  • Kentucky +5
  • LSU +3
  • Auburn +2
  • Ole Miss -1
  • Tennessee -2
  • Alabama -2
  • Tulane -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #49Better than 65%
Win % Place 44thBetter than 69%

0.556 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#48W13#42W14#48W15#47Regular Season Final#49Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+27
+14
+13
-23
-13
+15
+19
-6

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#301947#581948#1151949#601950#731951

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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