1952 Kentucky Wildcats football team

American college football season

1952 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 20
Record	5–4–2 (1–3–2 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant (7th season)
Home stadium	McLean Stadium
Seasons← 1951 1953 →

1952 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
No. 8 Tennessee	5	–	0	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
No. 7 Ole Miss	4	–	0	–	2	8	–	1	–	2
No. 9 Alabama	4	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Georgia	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
No. 15 Florida	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Tulane	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
No. 20 Kentucky	1	–	3	–	2	5	–	4	–	2
LSU	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Vanderbilt	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	5	–	2
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1952 college football season. The Wildcats scored 181 points while allowing 180 points. Kentucky finished the season ranked #20 in the final AP Poll. It was the seventh consecutive winning season for the Wildcats with Bear Bryant as the head coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 20	Villanova*		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 6–25	33,000
September 27	Ole Miss		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	T 13–13	29,000
October 4	at No. 11 Texas A&M*		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 10–7	25,000
October 11	LSU		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–34
October 18	at Mississippi State		Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 14–27	18,000
October 25	at Cincinnati*		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 14–6	27,000
October 31	at Miami (FL)*		Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 29–0	25,918
November 8	Tulane		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 27–6	31,000
November 15	Clemson*		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 27–14	25,000
November 24	at No. 7 Tennessee		Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	T 14–14	30,000
December 6	at No. 17 Florida	No. 19	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	L 0–27	29,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1953 NFL Draft

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Bob Fry	Tackle	3	36	Los Angeles Rams
Gene Donaldson	Guard	3	37	Cleveland Browns
Ralph Charney	Back	11	125	Chicago Bears
Ray Correll	Guard	23	269	Pittsburgh Steelers
Ralph Paolone	Back	29	344	Philadelphia Eagles

Awards and honors

Steve Mellinger, Defensive End, All-America selection

References

"Final 1952 AP poll at AP Poll Archive". Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
"Villanova blasts Kentucky". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 21, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"U.K. ties Ole Miss 13–13 on 2-tally push in 4th". The Courier-Journal. September 28, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Kentucky clips Aggies as rally fails, 10 to 7". The Austin American-Statesman. October 5, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Louisiana State raps Kentucky". The Indianapolis Star. October 12, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Parker gets State past Kentucky, 27–14". The Birmingham News. October 19, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Kentucky hands Cincinnati first defeat of season 14 to 0". The Owensboro Messenger. October 26, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Miami victim of Cats' prank on Halloween". Tallahassee Democrat. November 2, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"U.K. tramples Tulane 27–6". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1952. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
"Kentucky Wildcats uncork attack that crushes Clems on Tigers, 27–14". Florence Morning News. November 16, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Kentucky counts twice in fourth period to tie Tennessee, 14–14". The Owensboro Messenger. November 23, 1952. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Florida shames punchless Kentucky, 27–0". The Miami Herald. December 7, 1952. Retrieved October 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"College Football @ Sports-Reference.com".
1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
"Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

v t e Kentucky Wildcats football
Venues	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium (1916–1972) Kroger Field (1973–present) E.J. Nutter Training Facility (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Centre Florida Indiana Louisville: Governor's Cup Tennessee Transylvania: Battle On Broadway Vanderbilt
Culture & lore	The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Marching band Bluegrass Miracle 2003 Arkansas game Big Blue Nation
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders NFL draftees Starting quarterbacks
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