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
TeamW 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 Stadium • Austin, TX L 6–7  
September 29 at Ole Miss No. 6 Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, 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 Field • Gainesville, 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 Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl) W 20–7  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Babe ParilliQuarterback14Green Bay Packers
Jim MacKenzieTackle671New York Giants
Ed HamiltonEnd13149Philadelphia Eagles
John GriggsCenter17205Los Angeles Rams
Frank FullerTackle26313Los Angeles Rams
Doug MoseleyCenter28326New York Yanks

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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

References

  1. ↑ Kentucky in the 1951 AP polls, AP Poll Archive Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Final 1951 AP Poll Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  4. ↑ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  5. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1952.htm


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