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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-

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1881 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Kentucky.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Mississippi	7	14	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Cincinnati	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Xavier	20	7	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Georgia	26	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Vanderbilt	14	0	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Michigan State	7	6	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Alabama	0	13	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ West Virginia	15	6	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Evansville	36	0	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Tennessee	6	13	L
Sat., Dec. 6	Villanova	24	14	W	@ Cleveland, OH	Great Lakes Bowl

1947 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	175
Scoring Average	15.9
Points Allowed	73
Defense Average	6.6
Opponents Record	55-27
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	4-1

1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1947 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Mississippi	9-2	269	110	Won 13-9	6-1	157	82	John H. Vaught
Georgia Tech	10-1	240	49	Won 20-14	4-1	88	21	Bobby Dodd
Alabama	8-3	210	101	Lost 7-27	4-2	108	54	Harold D. Red Drew
Georgia	7-4-1	212	135	Tied 20-20	3-3	104	81	Wallace Butts
Vanderbilt	6-4	182	85		3-3	72	58	Harry R. Red Sanders
Kentucky	8-3	175	73	Won 24-14	2-3	53	40	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Mississippi State	7-3	169	89		2-2	54	54	Allyn McKeen
Louisiana State	5-3-1	149	161		2-3-1	95	121	Bernie H. Moore
Tennessee	5-5	164	152		2-3	38	93	Robert R. Bob Neyland
Tulane	2-5-2	94	192		2-3-2	88	100	Henry E. Frnka
Auburn	2-7	78	204		1-5	33	151	Carl M. Voyles
Florida	4-5-1	125	156		0-3-1	33	75	Raymond Bear Wolf

1947 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1947 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.