1950 Kentucky Wildcats football team
1950 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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Sugar Bowl, W 13–7 vs. Oklahoma | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 7 |
Record | 11–1 (5–1 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Stoll Field/McLean Stadium |
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No. 7 Kentucky $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Alabama | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Tulane | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1950 college football season. The offense scored 393 points while the defense allowed 69 points. Led by head coach Bear Bryant, the Wildcats were the SEC champions and won the 1951 Sugar Bowl over the 10–0 No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners.
The living players from the 1950 Wildcats team were honored during halftime of a game during the 2005 season[citation needed] as national champions for the 1950 season, as determined by the #1 ranking in Jeff Sagarin's computer ratings released in 1990. The University of Kentucky claims this national championship.[1]
Head coach
Bear Bryant was known for having the most Collegiate wins of any head coach ever with 323 wins. 60 of those wins being at Kentucky. Bryant coached for Kentucky for a total of 8 seasons, 1950 being his fifth. After being inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa in 1949, Bryant went on to win his first Southeastern Conference Championship and Sugar Bowl as a Head Coach, before going on to win more with the University of Alabama and Texas A&M University. The Wildcats also had help from some other coaches. Carney Laslie, Frank Mosely, Ermal Allen, Clarence Underwood, Richard Holway, and George Chapman.
Stadium
McLean Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium open from 1880 to 1972, before the University of Kentucky replaced it with Kroger Field, formally known as Commonwealth Stadium.[2] The stadium had a capacity of 37,000 fans.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | North Texas State* | No. 13 | W 25–0 | 24,000 | [3] | |
September 23 | LSU | No. 13 |
| W 14–0 | 3 5,500 | [4] |
September 30 | Ole Miss | No. 13 |
| W 27–0 | 32,000 | [5] |
October 7 | Dayton* | No. 6 |
| W 40–0 | 20,000 | [6] |
October 14 | Cincinnati* | No. 5 |
| W 41–7 | 35,000 | [7] |
October 21 | at Villanova* | No. 4 | W 34–7 | 17,000 | [8] | |
October 28 | at Georgia Tech | No. 4 | W 28–14 | 35,000 | [9] | |
November 4 | No. 17 Florida | No. 5 |
| W 40–6 | 33,000 | [10] |
November 11 | at Mississippi State | No. 4 | W 48–21 | 28,000 | [11] | |
November 18 | North Dakota* | No. 5 |
| W 83–0 | 20,000 | [12] |
November 25 | at No. 9 Tennessee | No. 3 | L 0–7 | 45,000 | [13] | |
January 1 | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma* | No. 7 | W 13–7 | 80,206 | [14] | |
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1951 NFL Draft
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Bob Gain | Tackle | 1 | 5 | Green Bay Packers |
Walt Yowarsky | Tackle | 3 | 29 | Washington Redskins |
Al Bruno | End | 3 | 32 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Bob Hope | Tackle | 11 | 130 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Bill Leskovar | Back | 14 | 163 | Chicago Cardinals |
Clay Webb | Back | 15 | 176 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
Bill Wanamaker | Guard | 15 | 179 | New York Yanks |
Dom Fucci | Back | 18 | 210 | Washington Redskins |
Dick Martin | Back | 28 | 331 | Chicago Cardinals |
Awards and honors
- Bob Gain, Outland Trophy[16]
- Bob Gain, All-America selection[17]
- Bob Gain, College Football Hall of Fame[18]
References
- ^ "2015 Football Media Guide". University of Kentucky Athletics. p. 100. Archived from the original on August 6, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ Riddle, Becky. "Stoll Field". Kentucky History. ExploreKYHistory. Retrieved December 3, 2021.
- ^ "Crowd of 24,000 fans see Wildcats blank North Texas, 25–0, in opener". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 17, 1950. Retrieved November 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky overpowers L.S.U. 14–0". The Courier-Journal. September 24, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vito Parilli paces Kentucky to 27–0 win over Ole Miss". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 1, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Parilli flips 4 touchdown passes as U.K. overpowers Dayton 40–0". The Courier-Journal. October 8, 1950. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Parilli passes for record 338 yards in 41–7 Cat win". The Park City Daily News. October 15, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Babe Parilli's passing sparks Kentucky to win". The State. October 22, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky clips Georgia Tech, 28 to 14". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 29, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky whips Florida 40–6 before 33,000 at homecoming". The Owensboro Messenger. November 5, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Babe, 'Tucky romp, 48–21". The Birmingham News. November 12, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Parilli hurls 5 touchdown passes as Kentucky beats N. Dakota". Messenger-Inquirer. November 19, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky's undefeated record broken by Tennessee 7–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 26, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky wins, 13 to 7, and ends Oklahoma's 31-game victory streak". The Courier-Journal. January 2, 1951. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?".
- ^ "Bob Gain, Star Defensive Lineman on Browns Title Teams, Dies at 87". The New York Times. The Associated Press.
- ^ "Bob Gain, Star Defensive Lineman on Browns Title Teams, Dies at 87". The New York Times. The Associated Press.