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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 <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024

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 Southeastern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Tech	7-3	197	129		5-2	134	99	Bobby Dodd
Tulane	7-2-1	251	142		5-1	155	61	Henry E. Frnka
Kentucky	9-3	317	74	Lost 13-21	4-1	126	6	Paul W. Bear Bryant
Louisiana State	8-3	231	109	Lost 0-35	4-2	122	53	Gaynell Gus Tinsley
Tennessee	7-2-1	214	104		4-1-1	97	64	Robert R. Bob Neyland
Vanderbilt	5-5	177	183		4-4	144	170	Bill Edwards
Alabama	6-3-1	227	130		3-3-1	125	89	Harold D. Red Drew
Mississippi	4-5-1	246	243		2-4	107	151	John H. Vaught
Auburn	2-4-3	134	188		2-4-2	114	168	Earl M. Brown
Florida	4-5-1	180	218		1-4-1	86	156	Raymond Bear Wolf
Georgia	4-6-1	177	134		1-4-1	47	94	Wallace Butts
Mississippi State	0-8-1	38	224		0-6	25	184	Arthur W. Slick Morton

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

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.