1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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]

1951 Kentucky Wildcats football
Cotton Bowl champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 20–7 vs. TCU
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 15
1951 record8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStoll Field/McLean Stadium
1951 Southeastern Conference 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 co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 15Tennessee Tech*No. 6W 72–13
September 22at No. 11 Texas*No. 6L 6–7
September 29at Ole MissNo. 6L 17–21
October 6No. 11 Georgia TechNo. 17
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–1335,000
October 13Mississippi State
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 27–0
October 20No. 12 Villanova*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 35–13
October 27at FloridaNo. 17W 14–6
November 3No. 19 Miami (FL)*No. 14
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 32–0
November 10at TulaneNo. 12W 37–0
November 17George Washington*No. 9
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 47–13
November 24No. 1 TennesseeNo. 9
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 0–28
January 1vs. No. 11 TCU*No. 17W 20–775,349
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[3][4]

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

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