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1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC Western Division champion; SEC Champion; District III champion
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western
CB	No. 8
Record	28–16 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach	Jake Gibbs (1st season);
Home stadium	Swayze Field
	Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team

American college baseball season

The 1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1972 NCAA University Division baseball season. The Rebels played their home games at Swayze Field. The team was coached by Jake Gibbs in his 1st year as head coach at Ole Miss.

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The Rebels won the District III Playoff to advance to the College World Series, where they were defeated by the Texas Longhorns. They would not make it to the College World Series again until 2014.

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1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball game log

Regular season

March (7–6)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
1	March 10	Kansas State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	8–7	1–0	–
2	March 10	Kansas State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	10–5	2–0	–
3	March 11	Kansas State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	1–8	2–1	–
4	March 11	Kansas State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	7–10	2–2	–
5	March 17	at Southern Mississippi	Unknown • Hattiesburg, Mississippi	9–1	3–2	–
6	March 18	at Southern Mississippi	Unknown • Hattiesburg, Mississippi	3–2	4–2	–
7	March 19	at South Alabama	Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama	1–7	4–3	–
8	March 19	at South Alabama	Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama	0–6	4–4	–
9	March 20	at South Alabama	Eddie Stanky Field • Mobile, Alabama	4–8	4–5	–
10	March 24	Southern Mississippi	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	4–3	5–5	–
11	March 24	Southern Mississippi	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	0–3	5–6	–
12	March 31	LSU	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	2–1	6–6	1–0
13	March 31	LSU	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	5–2	7–6	2–0

Postseason

April (13–4)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
14	April 1	LSU	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	3–2	8–6	3–0
15	April 7	Alabama	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	7–6	9–6	4–0
16	April 7	Alabama	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	8–1	10–6	5–0
17	April 8	Alabama	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	1–2	10–7	5–1
18	April 14	Mississippi State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	4–2	11–7	6–1
19	April 14	Mississippi State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	5–3	12–7	7–1
20	April 15	Mississippi State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	5–3	13–7	8–1
21	April 17	Memphis State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	4–3	14–7	8–1
22	April 19	at Memphis State	Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee	8–14	14–8	8–1
23	April 21	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	3–1	15–8	9–1
24	April 21	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	5–3	16–8	10–1
25	April 22	at Alabama	Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, Alabama	13–6	17–8	11–1
26	April 24	Memphis State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	7–8	17–9	11–1
27	April 25	at Memphis State	Nat Buring Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee	7–8	17–10	11–1
28	April 28	Mississippi State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	2–1	18–10	12–1
29	April 28	Mississippi State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	3–2	19–10	13–1
30	April 29	Mississippi State	Swayze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	3–2	20–10	14–1

May (2–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
31	May 1	at Delta State	Unknown • Cleveland, Mississippi	1–4	21–10	14–1
32	May 5	at LSU	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	3–4	21–11	14–2
33	May 5	at LSU	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	7–4	22–11	15–3
34	May 6	at LSU	Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, Louisiana	3–7	22–12	15–3

Postseason

SEC Conference Championship (2–0)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
35	May 10	at Vanderbilt	McGugin Field • Nashville, Tennessee	5–3	23–12	15–3
36	May 13	Vanderbilt	Sawyze Field • Oxford, Mississippi	5–4	24–12	15–3

NCAA District III Playoff (5–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
37	June	vs Jacksonville	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	9–3	25–12	15–3
38	June 2	vs Virginia	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	3–9	25–13	15–3
39	June	vs Florida State	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	8–3	26–13	15–3
40	June	vs Virginia	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	9–0	27–13	15–3
41	June	vs South Alabama	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	8–4	28–13	15–3
42	June	vs South Alabama	Sims Legion Park • Gastonia, North Carolina	12–1	29–13	15–3

College World Series (0–2)

#	Date	Opponent	Site/stadium	Score	Overall record	SEC record
43	June 9	vs Southern California	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	6–8	29–14	15–3
44	June 10	vs Texas	Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium • Omaha, Nebraska	8–9	29–15	15–3

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1972 Ole Miss Rebels baseball
SEC Western Division champion SEC Champion District III champion
College World Series, T-5th
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western
CB	No. 8
Record	28–16 (15–3 SEC)
Head coach	Jake Gibbs (1st season)
Home stadium	Swayze Field
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

v t e	Conf						Overall
Team	W		L		T	PCT	W		L		T	PCT
Eastern Division
No. 28 Vanderbilt ^x‍‍‍^y	13	–	3	–	0	.813	35	–	15	–	1	.696
Tennessee ‍‍‍	7	–	6	–	0	.538	19	–	14	–	0	.576
Auburn ‍‍‍	7	–	6	–	0	.538	18	–	17	–	0	.514
Florida ‍‍‍	7	–	7	–	0	.500	23	–	21	–	0	.523
Kentucky ‍‍‍	4	–	8	–	0	.333	16	–	10	–	1	.611
Georgia ‍‍‍	4	–	12	–	0	.250	12	–	22	–	0	.353
Western Division
No. 8 Ole Miss ^x‍‍‡‍^y	15	–	3	–	0	.833	28	–	16	–	0	.636
Alabama ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0	.389	21	–	14	–	1	.597
Mississippi State ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0	.389	24	–	16	–	0	.600
LSU ‍‍‍	7	–	11	–	0	.389	21	–	21	–	0	.500

x – Division champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 30, 1972^[1] Rankings from Collegiate Baseball