1947 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1947 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference Southeastern Conference
1947 record 8–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach Bear Bryant (2nd season)
Home stadium Stoll Field/McLean Stadium
1947 SEC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 1 0  9 2 0
No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 1 0  10 1 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 2 0  8 3 0
Mississippi State 2 2 0  7 3 0
Georgia 3 3 0  7 4 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 0  6 4 0
Tulane 2 3 2  2 5 2
LSU 2 3 1  5 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0  8 3 0
Tennessee 2 3 0  5 5 0
Auburn 1 5 0  2 7 0
Florida 0 3 1  4 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1947 college football season. The team scored 175 points while allowing 73 points. Led by head coach Bear Bryant, the Wildcats won the 1947 Great Lakes Bowl.

Season

The 1947 Kentucky team was ranked in the AP Poll during three weeks of the season: #20 on October 13, #14 on October 20, and #13 on October 27 (with a 5-1 record).[1]

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultWildcats pointsOpponentsRecord
1Sept. 20at Ole MissLoss7140-1
2Sept. 27CincinnatiWin2001-1
3Oct. 4at XavierWin2072-1
4Oct. 11#9 GeorgiaWin2603-1,
5Oct. 18at #10 VanderbiltWin1404-1, #20
6Oct. 25at Michigan StateWin765-1, #14
7Nov. 1#18 AlabamaLoss0135-2, #13
8Nov. 8at West VirginiaWin1566-2
9Nov. 15EvansvilleWin3607-2
10Nov. 22TennesseeLoss6137-3
11Dec. 6VillanovaWin24148-3

[2]

References

  1. AP Poll Archive Archived 2009-05-05 at WebCite
  2. 1997 Kentucky Football Media Guide, p.168, 207


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