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1947 Kentucky Wildcats football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1947
teamKentucky Wildcats
sportfootball
image1947 Kentucky Wildcats football media guide.pdf
conferenceSoutheastern Conference
short_confSEC
record8–3
conf_record2–3
head_coachBear Bryant
hc_year2nd
captainBill Moseley
stadiumMcLean Stadium
bowlGreat Lakes Bowl
bowl_resultW 24–14 vs. [Villanova](1947-villanova-wildcats-football-team)

The 1947 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American footballteam that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bear Bryant, the team compiled an 8–3 record (2–3 against SEC opponents), defeated Villanova in the Great Lakes Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 175 to 73. The team played its home games at McLean Stadium in Lexington, Kentucky.

The 1947 Kentucky team was ranked in the AP Poll during three weeks of the season: No. 20 on October 13; No. 14 on October 20; and No. 13 on October 27. Kentucky dropped out of the poll after losing its second game to Alabama. The team was ranked at No. 29 in the final Litkenhous Ratings.

Three Kentucky players were honored on the 1947 All-SEC football teams selected by both the Associated Press (AP) and United Press (UP): center Jay Rhodemyre (AP-1; UP-1); tackle Wash Serini (AP-2); and guard Lee Yarutis (AP-3).

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

Schedule

|September 20|at|Ole Miss||Hemingway Stadium|Oxford, MS|L 7-14|18,000|

|September 27||Cincinnati||McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|W 20-0|23,800|

|October 4|at|Xavier||Xavier Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 20-7|15,000|

|October 11||No. 9 Georgia||McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|W 26-0|24,000|

|October 18|at|No. 10 Vanderbilt|20|Dudley Field|Nashville, TN (rivalry)|W 14-0|22,500|

|October 25|at|Michigan State|14|Macklin Field|East Lansing, MI|W 7-6|26,997|

|November 1||No. 18 Alabama|13|McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|L 0-13|24,500|

|November 8|at|West Virginia||Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 15-6|26,500|

|November 15||||McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|W 36-0|15,000|

|November 22 ||Tennessee||McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY (rivalry)|L 6-13|25,000|

|December 6||Villanova||Cleveland Stadium|Cleveland, OH (Great Lakes Bowl)|W 24-14|15,000|

Rankings

References

References

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