1972 Ole Miss Rebels football team

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).

1972 Ole Miss Rebels football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–5 (2–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumHemingway Stadium (35,000)
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (46,000)
1972 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Alabama $ 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
No. 5 Auburn 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
No. 11 LSU 4 –1 –19 –2 –1
No. 8 Tennessee 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
Georgia 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Florida 3 –3 –15 –5 –1
Ole Miss 2 –5 –05 –5 –0
Kentucky 2 –5 –03 –8 –0
Mississippi State 1 –6 –04 –7 –0
Vanderbilt 0 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Ole Miss fielded its first integrated varsity football team in 1972, as did SEC rivals Georgia and LSU. 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.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Memphis State*No. 19
W 34–2951,174[1]
September 23at South Carolina*No. 20
W 21–048,405[2]
September 30Southern Miss*No. 17
W 13–927,200[3]
October 7No. 17 AuburnNo. 18
L 13–1946,421[4]
October 14Georgia
  • Mississippi Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 13–1442,800[5]
October 21Floridadagger
  • Hemingway Stadium
  • Oxford, MS
L 0–1635,250[6]
October 28at Vanderbilt
W 31–721,975[7]
November 4at No. 6 LSU
L 16–1770,502[8]
November 18at No. 13 Tennessee
L 0–1770,527[9]
November 25Mississippi State
W 51–1433,586[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1972 Ole Miss Rebels football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Greg Ainsworth
RB Gene Allen
WR Bill Barry
OL Pete Boone
OL Art Bressler
OL John Gregory
WR Gary Hall
RB Doug Hamley
RB Paul Hofer
WR Bill Jordan
RB Larry Kramer
OL Don Leathers
QB Bill Malouf
OL Danny Mikul
TE Larry Northam
RB Jimmy Porter
TE Butch Veazey
QB 16 Norris Weese Jr
RB Jim Winstead
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Bob Bailess
DL Reggie Dill
DB Mickey Fratesi
DB Harry Harrison
DL Bill May
DL Mackey McKinzie
DB Stan Moley
LB Mel Richardson
LB Stump Russell
DL Jim Stuart
DB Henry Walsh
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Steve Lavinghouze
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "Ole Miss nips Memphis State". The Jackson Sun. September 17, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Ole Miss Rebs, State Bulldogs defeat foes". The Sunday Herald. September 24, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ole Miss takes tainted victory, 13–9". The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1972. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Walls guides tough Tigers past Mississippi, 19–13". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Georgia slips past Mississippi Rebels". The Daily Advertiser. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Stingy Gators blank Rebels". The Tampa Tribune. October 22, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Ole Miss collects first SEC victory". The Jackson Sun. October 29, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "LSU whips Rebs on final play". Daily World. November 5, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Vols vault into Bluebonnet". The Tennessean. November 19, 1972. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Ole Miss rolls over State 51–14". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 26, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "1972 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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