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1947 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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1947Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record8–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Moseley
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13Ole Miss $610920
No. 10Georgia Tech4101010
No. 6Alabama520830
Mississippi State220730
Georgia330741
Vanderbilt330640
Tulane232252
LSU231531
Kentucky230830
Tennessee230550
Auburn150270
Florida031451
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings fromAP Poll

The1947 Kentucky Wildcats football team was anAmerican footballteam that represented theUniversity of Kentucky as a member of theSoutheastern Conference during the1947 college football season. In its second season under head coachBear Bryant, the team compiled an 8–3 record (2–3 against SEC opponents), defeatedVillanova in theGreat Lakes Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 175 to 73.[1] The team played its home games atMcLean Stadium inLexington, Kentucky.

The 1947 Kentucky team was ranked in theAP Poll during three weeks of the season: No. 20 on October 13; No. 14 on October 20; and No. 13 on October 27.[2] Kentucky dropped out of the poll after losing its second game toAlabama. The team was ranked at No. 29 in the finalLitkenhous Ratings.[3]

Three Kentucky players were honored on the1947 All-SEC football teams selected by both theAssociated Press (AP) andUnited Press (UP): centerJay Rhodemyre (AP-1; UP-1); tackleWash Serini (AP-2); and guard Lee Yarutis (AP-3).[4][5]

JuniorGeorge Blanda was Kentucky's starting quarterback in 1947 and 1948. Blanda later played 26 years in theNational Football League and set the league's all-time scoring record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20atOle MissL 7–1418,000[6]
September 27CincinnatiW 20–023,800[7][8]
October 4atXavier
W 20–715,000[9]
October 11 No. 9Georgia
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 26–024,000[10]
October 18at No. 10VanderbiltNo. 20W 14–022,500[11]
October 25atMichigan StateNo. 14W 7–626,997[12]
November 1 No. 18AlabamaNo. 13
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 0–1324,500[13]
November 8atWest VirginiaW 15–626,500[14]
November 15Evansville
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 36–015,000[15]
November 22Tennesseedagger
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 6–1325,000[16]
December 6VillanovaW 24–1415,000[17]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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See also:1947 college football rankings
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References

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  1. ^"1947 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2019.
  2. ^AP Poll ArchiveArchived 2009-04-26 at theWayback Machine
  3. ^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947)."Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings".Times. p. 47 – viaNewspapers.com.
  4. ^"Tech, Ole Miss, State Also Get 2 Berths Each".The Anniston Star. November 26, 1947. p. 10. RetrievedMay 31, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  5. ^"Three Alabama Players Given Stellar Ratings".The Courier News. November 26, 1947. p. 35. RetrievedJune 6, 2015 – viaNewspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^Wayne Thompson (September 21, 1947)."Ole Miss Smashes Kentucky 14 To 7".Clarion-Ledger. p. Sports 1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  7. ^Dick Forbes (September 28, 1947)."Kentucky Is 20-0 Winner Over UC".The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  8. ^"Kentucky Drops Cincinnati 20-0 As Dopey Phelps Sparks Offensive".The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 28, 1947. p. 15 – viaNewspapers.com.
  9. ^Bill Ford (October 4, 1947)."Kentucky Wins Over Xavier, 20-7".The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  10. ^Larry Boeck (October 12, 1947)."Alert Wildcats Stun Georgia 26-0".The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  11. ^Larry Boeck (October 19, 1947)."U.K. Roars to Fourth Straight Win, Shocks Vandy With First Loss 14-0".The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  12. ^Marshall Dann (October 25, 1947)."MSC Loses Star, Game".Detroit Free Press. p. Sports 1, 2 – viaNewspapers.com.
  13. ^Larry Boeck (November 2, 1947)."Bama Line Halts Kentucky's Five-Game Win Streak 13-0".The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  14. ^Larry Boeck (November 9, 1947)."Kentucky Slides Past West Virginia 15-6".The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  15. ^"U.K., Playing Under Wraps, Tramples Evansville By 36-0".The Courier-Journal. November 16, 1947. p. IV-1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  16. ^Larry Boeck (November 23, 1947)."Neyland Jinx On Cats Continues As Tennessee Sinks Kentucky 13-6 With 4th Period Score".The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – viaNewspapers.com.
  17. ^Larry Boeck (December 7, 1947)."Only 15,000 See U.K. Drop Villanova 24-14 In Great Lakes Bowl".The Courier-Journal. p. IV-1 – viaNewspapers.com.
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