1972 Ole Miss Rebels football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1972 Ole Miss Rebels football Southeastern Conference SEC 5–5 2–5 Billy Kinard 2nd Hemingway StadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium The 1972 Ole Miss Rebels football team represented the University of Mississippi during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Rebels were led by second-year head coach Billy Kinard and played their home games at Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Mississippi and Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. They competed as members of the Southeastern Conference, finishing tied for seventh with a record of 5–5 (2–5 SEC). Ole Miss fielded its first integrated varsity football team in 1972, as did SEC rivals Georgia and LSU, plus Brigham Young.This was ten years after James Meredith became the first African-American to attend the university. This was the first of 11 consecutive seasons in which the Rebels did not play in a bowl. The 1972 Rebels were also the last SEC team to play only 10 games. Schedule 1972 AP September 16 w y 19 y Memphis State Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN rivalry 34–29 51,174 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jackson-sun-ole-miss-nips-memphis-st/133907778/ The Jackson Sun Ole Miss nips Memphis State September 17, 1972 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com September 23 w y y 20 South Carolina Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC 21–0 48,405 https://www.newspapers.com/article/sun-herald-ole-miss-rebs-state-bulldogs/133907868/ The Sunday Herald Ole Miss Rebs, State Bulldogs defeat foes September 24, 1972 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 w y 17 Southern Miss Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 13–9 27,200 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74209770/ole-miss-takes-tainted-victory-139 The Clarion-Ledger Ole Miss takes tainted victory, 13–9 October 1, 1972 March 23, 2021 Newspapers.com October 7 l 18 Auburn 17 Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS rivalry 13–19 46,421 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-walls-guides-toug/133908026/ The Charlotte Observer Walls guides tough Tigers past Mississippi, 19–13 October 8, 1972 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 l Georgia Mississippi Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 13–14 42,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-georgia-slips-past/133908123/ The Daily Advertiser Georgia slips past Mississippi Rebels October 15, 1972 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 21 l y Florida Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 0–16 35,250 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-stingy-gators-blank-re/133908245/ The Tampa Tribune Stingy Gators blank Rebels October 22, 1972 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 w y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN rivalry 31–7 21,975 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jackson-sun-ole-miss-collects-first/133890705/ The Jackson Sun Ole Miss collects first SEC victory October 29, 1972 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 l y LSU 6 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 16–17 70,502 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-lsu-whips-rebs-on-final-play/133908413/ Daily World LSU whips Rebs on final play November 5, 1972 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 18 l y Tennessee 13 rivalry Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN 0–17 70,527 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101342867/vols-vault-into-bluebonnet/ The Tennessean Vols vault into Bluebonnet November 19, 1972 May 7, 2022 Newspapers.com November 25 w Mississippi State Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS Egg Bowl 51–14 33,586 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-delta-democrat-times-ole-miss-rolls/133905851/ The Delta Democrat-Times Ole Miss rolls over State 51–14 November 26, 1972 October 22, 2023 Newspapers.com1972 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football October 22, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/mississippi/1972-schedule.html Roster 1972 Ole Miss Rebels f Greg Ainsworth RB Gene Allen RB Bill Barry WR Pete Boone OL Art Bressler OL John Gregory OL Gary Hall WR Doug Hamley RB Paul Hofer RB Bill Jordan WR Larry Kramer RB Don Leathers OL Bill Malouf QB Danny Mikul OL Larry Northam TE Jimmy Porter RB Butch Veazey TE 16 Jr Norris Weese QB y Jim Winstead RB Fr Darrell Cleghorn OL Bob Bailess LB Reggie Dill DL Mickey Fratesi DB Harry Harrison DB Bill May DL Mackey McKinzie DL Stan Moley DB Mel Richardson LB Stump Russell LB Jim Stuart DL Henry Walsh DB Steve Lavinghouze K *Billy Kinard References Ole Miss Category:Ole Miss Rebels football seasons Ole Miss Rebels football Category:Long stubs with short prose