1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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American college football season

The 1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during 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]

Schedule[edit]

Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source
September 15 Tennessee Tech* No. 6 W 72–13 26,000 [3]
September 22 at No. 11 Texas* No. 6 L 6–7 47,000 [4]
September 29 at Ole Miss No. 6 L 17–21 20,000 [5]
October 6 No. 11 Georgia Tech No. 17
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
 L 7–13 35,000 [6]
October 13 Mississippi State
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
 W 27–0 [7]
October 20 No. 12 Villanova*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
 W 35–13 35,000 [8]
October 27 at Florida No. 17 W 14–6 31,000 [9]
November 3 No. 19 Miami (FL)*dagger No. 14
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
 W 32–0 28,000 [10]
November 10 at Tulane No. 12 W 37–0 [11]
November 17 George Washington* No. 9
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
 W 47–13 20,000 [12]
November 24 No. 1 Tennessee No. 9
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
 L 0–28 36,000 [13]
January 1 vs. No. 11 TCU* No. 17 W 20–7 75,349 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Team players drafted into the NFL[edit]

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Awards and honors[edit]

  • 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[edit]

  1. ^ “Kentucky in the 1951 AP polls, AP Poll Archive”. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  2. ^ “Final 1951 AP Poll”. Archived from the original on 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-03.
  3. ^ “Kentucky steamrollers poor TPI, 72 to 13”. The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 16, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ “T. Jones’ pass leads Texas over Kentucky, 7–6”. Wichita Falls Times. September 23, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ “Mississippi smothers Parilli, beats Cats 21–17”. The Paducah Sun. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ “35,000 fans see Kentucky bow to Georgia Tech 13–7”. Messenger-Inquirer. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ “Kentucky wallops Maroons to record second triumph”. The News and Observer. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ “Parilli passes halt Villanova”. The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ “Parilli pitches Kentucky to 14–6 triumph”. The Paducah Sun. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ “Babe Parilli passes Kentucky to 32–0 triumph over Miami”. Evansville Courier and Press. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ “Parilli passes carry Kentucky to 37–0 victory over Tulane”. The Owensboro Messenger. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ “Wildcats triumph 47–13 as 2 more records fall”. The Courier-Journal. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ “Vols stampede Kentucky, 28–0”. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ “Kentucky defense bogs TCU was Wildcats win Cotton Bowl”. Abilene Reporter-News. January 2, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ “College Football @ Sports-Reference.com”.
  16. ^ 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  17. ^ “Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com”. Archived from the original on 2010-11-21. Retrieved 2018-03-28.

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