1946 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1946 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1946 record	7–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant (1st season)
Captain	Phil Cutchin
Home stadium	McLean Stadium

1946 SEC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Georgia +	5	–	0	–	0	11	–	0	–	0
No. 7 Tennessee +	5	–	0	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
No. 8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
No. 11 Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	5	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1946 college football season. The Wildcats' were led by head coach Bear Bryant in his first season and finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3 overall, 2–3 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 21	Ole Miss		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 20–7
September 28	at Cincinnati*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 26–7
October 5	Xavier*		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 70–0
October 11	at No. 8 Georgia	No. 19	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 13–28
October 19	Vanderbilt		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	W 10–7
October 26	at No. 11 Alabama		Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	L 7–21
November 2	Michigan State*		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 39–14
November 9	at Marquette*		Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee, WI	W 35–0
November 16	West Virginia*		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 13–0
November 23	at No. 7 Tennessee		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	L 0–7
*Non-conference game.

Source: 1946 Kentucky football schedule^[1]

References

↑ "1946 Kentucky Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.

Kentucky Wildcats football
Venues	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972) Kroger Field (1973–present) E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Centre Indiana Louisville (Governor's Cup) Mississippi State Tennessee Transylvania Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Marching band 2003 Arkansas game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees
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