Kentucky Football Team History
Kentucky Wildcats
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY
Founded: 1865 Stadium: Commonwealth Stadium Capacity: 67,500 Colors: Blue & White Coach: Paul W. Bear Bryant Conference: Southeastern-
1951 Season Highlights
Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
1951 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 15 vs. Tennessee Tech
72
13
W
Sat., Sep. 22 @
Texas
6
7
L
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Mississippi
17
21
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Georgia Tech
7
13
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Mississippi State
27
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Villanova
35
13
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @
Florida
14
6
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
Miami
32
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Tulane
37
0
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs. George Washington
47
13
W
Sat., Nov. 24 vs.
Tennessee
0
28
L
Tue., Jan. 1
Texas Christian
20
7
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1951 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 314
Scoring Average 26.2
Points Allowed 121
Defense Average 10.1
Opponents Record 61-31
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 2-2
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
15 7-4-0
AP
17 7-4-0
Coaches
17 7-4-0
UP
1951 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1951 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.