1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1951 Kentucky Wildcats football
Cotton Bowl champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 20–7 vs. TCU
Conference Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 17
AP No. 15
1951 record 8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach Bear Bryant (6th season)
Home stadium Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
1951 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia Tech + 7 0 0     11 0 1
No. 1 Tennessee + 5 0 0     10 1 0
LSU 4 2 1     7 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 1     6 3 1
No. 15 Kentucky 3 3 0     8 4 0
Auburn 3 4 0     5 5 0
Vanderbilt 3 5 0     6 5 0
Alabama 3 5 0     5 6 0
Florida 2 4 0     5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0     5 5 0
Mississippi State 2 5 0     4 5 0
Tulane 1 5 0     4 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1951 college football season. The Wildcats scored 314 points while allowing 121 points. Ranked #6 in the AP Poll at the beginning of the season,[1] the team finished the season with a victory in the 1952 Cotton Bowl Classic and a #15 AP ranking.[2]

Season

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 15 Tennessee Tech* No. 6 Lexington, KY W 72–13  
September 22 at No. 11 Texas* No. 6 War Memorial StadiumAustin, TX L 6–7  
September 29 at Ole Miss No. 6 Vaught–Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS L 17–21  
October 6 No. 11 Georgia Tech No. 17 Lexington, KY L 7–13  
October 13 Mississippi State Lexington, KY W 27–0  
October 20 No. 12 Villanova* Lexington, KY W 35–13  
October 27 at Florida No. 17 Florida FieldGainesville, FL W 14–6  
November 3 No. 19 Miami (FL)* No. 14 Lexington, KY W 32–0  
November 10 at Tulane No. 12 New Orleans, LA W 37–0  
November 17 George Washington* No. 9 Lexington, KY W 47–13  
November 24 No. 1 Tennessee No. 9 Lexington, KY (Rivalry) L 0–28  
January 1 vs. No. 11 TCU* No. 17 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl) W 20–7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

[3] [4]

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Babe Parilli Quarterback 1 4 Green Bay Packers
Jim MacKenzieTackle6 71 New York Giants
Ed Hamilton End 13 149 Philadelphia Eagles
John Griggs Center 17 205 Los Angeles Rams
Frank Fuller Tackle26 313 Los Angeles Rams
Doug Moseley Center 28 326 New York Yanks

[5]

Awards and honors

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.