1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team
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]
1951 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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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 |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 15 | Tennessee Tech* | No. 6 | W 72–13 | ||
September 22 | at No. 11 Texas* | No. 6 | L 6–7 | ||
September 29 | at Ole Miss | No. 6 | L 17–21 | ||
October 6 | No. 11 Georgia Tech | No. 17 |
| L 7–13 | 35,000 |
October 13 | Mississippi State |
| W 27–0 | ||
October 20 | No. 12 Villanova* |
| W 35–13 | ||
October 27 | at Florida | No. 17 | W 14–6 | ||
November 3 | No. 19 Miami (FL)* | No. 14 |
| W 32–0 | |
November 10 | at Tulane | No. 12 | W 37–0 | ||
November 17 | George Washington* | No. 9 |
| W 47–13 | |
November 24 | No. 1 Tennessee | No. 9 |
| L 0–28 | |
January 1 | vs. No. 11 TCU* | No. 17 | W 20–7 | 75,349 | |
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Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Babe Parilli | Quarterback | 1 | 4 | Green Bay Packers |
Jim MacKenzie | Tackle | 6 | 71 | New York Giants |
Ed Hamilton | End | 13 | 149 | Philadelphia Eagles |
John Griggs | Center | 17 | 205 | Los Angeles Rams |
Frank Fuller | Tackle | 26 | 313 | Los Angeles Rams |
Doug Moseley | Center | 28 | 326 | New York Yanks |
Awards and honors
- Ray Correll, Guard, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
- Emery Clark, Halfback, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
- Babe Parilli, Quarterback, All-America selection
- Babe Parilli, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
- Doug Moseley, Center, All-America selection
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References
- Kentucky in the 1951 AP polls, AP Poll Archive Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Final 1951 AP Poll Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
- College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
- 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1952.htm
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