1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1951 Kentucky Wildcats football
Cotton Bowl champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 20–7 vs. TCU
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 15
Record	8–4 (3–3 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant (6th season)
Home stadium	Stoll Field/McLean Stadium

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, the team finished the season with a victory in the 1952 Cotton Bowl Classic and a #15 AP ranking.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 15	Tennessee Tech*	No. 6	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 72–13
September 22	at No. 11 Texas*	No. 6	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 6–7
September 29	at Ole Miss	No. 6	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 17–21
October 6	No. 11 Georgia Tech	No. 17	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–13	35,000
October 13	Mississippi State		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 27–0
October 20	No. 12 Villanova*		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 35–13
October 27	at Florida	No. 17	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	W 14–6
November 3	No. 19 Miami (FL)*	No. 14	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 32–0
November 10	at Tulane	No. 12	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 37–0
November 17	George Washington*	No. 9	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 47–13
November 24	No. 1 Tennessee	No. 9	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 0–28
January 1	vs. No. 11 TCU*	No. 17	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	W 20–7	75,349
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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

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