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1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 15
1951 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Georgia Tech + 7 0 0 11 0 1
No. 1 Tennessee + 5 0 0 10 1 0
LSU 4 2 1 7 3 1
Ole Miss 4 2 1 6 3 1
No. 15 Kentucky 3 3 0 8 4 0
Auburn 3 4 0 5 5 0
Vanderbilt 3 5 0 6 5 0
Alabama 3 5 0 5 6 0
Florida 2 4 0 5 5 0
Georgia 2 4 0 5 5 0
Mississippi State 2 5 0 4 5 0
Tulane 1 5 0 4 6 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1951 college football season. The Wildcats scored 314 points while allowing 121 points. Ranked #6 in the AP Poll at the beginning of the season,[1] the team finished the season with a victory in the 1952 Cotton Bowl Classic and a #15 AP ranking.[2]

Season

Schedule

September 15Tennessee Tech*No. 6Lexington, KYW 72–13 September 22at No. 11 Texas*No. 6

L 6–7 September 29at Ole MissNo. 6

L 17–21 October 6No. 11 Georgia TechNo. 17Lexington, KYL 7–13 October 13Mississippi StateLexington, KYW 27–0 October 20No. 12 Villanova*Lexington, KYW 35–13 October 27at FloridaNo. 17

W 14–6 November 3No. 19 Miami (FL)*No. 14Lexington, KYW 32–0 November 10at TulaneNo. 12New Orleans, LAW 37–0 November 17George Washington*No. 9Lexington, KYW 47–13 November 24No. 1 TennesseeNo. 9Lexington, KY (Rivalry)L 0–28 January 1vs. No. 11 TCU*No. 17

W 20–7

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Babe Parilli Quarterback 1 4 Green Bay Packers
Jim MacKenzie Tackle 6 71 New York Giants
Ed Hamilton End 13 149 Philadelphia Eagles
John Griggs Center 17 205 Los Angeles Rams
Frank Fuller Tackle 26 313 Los Angeles Rams
Doug Moseley Center 28 326 New York Yanks

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Awards and honors

  • Ray Correll, Guard, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
  • Emery Clark, Halfback, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
  • Babe Parilli, Quarterback, All-America selection
  • Babe Parilli, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
  • Doug Moseley, Center, All-America selection

References