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-
1949 Season Highlights
Paul W. Bear Bryant enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Kentucky.
1949 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Southern Mississippi
71
7
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Louisiana State
19
0
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Mississippi
47
0
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Georgia
25
0
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs. Citadel
44
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Southern Methodist
7
20
L
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
Cincinnati
14
7
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @ Xavier
21
7
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Florida
35
0
W
@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Tennessee
0
6
L
Fri., Nov. 25 @
Miami
21
6
W
Mon., Jan. 2 Santa Clara
13
21
L
@ Miami, FL
Orange Bowl
1949 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 317
Scoring Average 26.4
Points Allowed 74
Defense Average 6.2
Opponents Record 52-35
Conference Record 4-1
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 5-1
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
11 9-2-0
AP
1949 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1949 All Southeastern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.