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American college football season

1951 Kentucky Wildcats football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 20–7 vs. TCU
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 15
Record8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons← 19501952 →
1951 Southeastern Conference 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 co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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, the team finished the season with a victory in the 1952 Cotton Bowl Classic and a #15 AP ranking.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 152:00 p.m.Tennessee Tech*No. 6W 72–1326,000
September 22at No. 11 Texas*No. 6L 6–747,000
September 29at Ole MissNo. 6L 17–2120,000
October 6No. 11 Georgia TechNo. 17
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–1335,000
October 13Mississippi State
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 27–0
October 20No. 12 Villanova*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 35–1335,000
October 27at FloridaNo. 17W 14–631,000
November 3No. 19 Miami (FL)*No. 14
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 32–028,000
November 10at TulaneNo. 12W 37–0
November 17George Washington*No. 9
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 47–1320,000
November 24No. 1 TennesseeNo. 9
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 0–2836,000
January 1vs. No. 11 TCU*No. 17W 20–775,349
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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

References

  1. "Kentucky in the 1951 AP polls, AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  2. "Final 1951 AP Poll". Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
  3. Ashford, Ed (September 15, 1951). "Kentucky Opens 1951 Football Season Against Tennessee Tech Here Today". The Lexington Herald. Lexington, Kentucky. p. 6. Retrieved March 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Kentucky steamrollers poor TPI, 72 to 13". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 16, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "T. Jones' pass leads Texas over Kentucky, 7–6". Wichita Falls Times. September 23, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mississippi smothers Parilli, beats Cats 21–17". The Paducah Sun. September 30, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "35,000 fans see Kentucky bow to Georgia Tech 13–7". Messenger-Inquirer. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kentucky wallops Maroons to record second triumph". The News and Observer. October 14, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Parilli passes halt Villanova". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Parilli pitches Kentucky to 14–6 triumph". The Paducah Sun. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Babe Parilli passes Kentucky to 32–0 triumph over Miami". Evansville Courier and Press. November 4, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Parilli passes carry Kentucky to 37–0 victory over Tulane". The Owensboro Messenger. November 11, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Wildcats triumph 47–13 as 2 more records fall". The Courier-Journal. November 18, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Vols stampede Kentucky, 28–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 25, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Kentucky defense bogs TCU was Wildcats win Cotton Bowl". Abilene Reporter-News. January 2, 1952. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "College Football @ Sports-Reference.com".
  17. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
  18. "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on November 21, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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