The 1949 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1949 college football season. The Wildcats' were led by head coach Bear Bryant in his fourth season and finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3 overall, 4–1 in the SEC).
| 1949 Kentucky Wildcats football | |
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Orange Bowl, L 13–21 vs. Santa Clara | |
| Conference | Southeastern Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 9–3 (4–1 SEC) |
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| Captain | Harry Ulinski, Dick Holway |
| Home stadium | McLean Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Kentucky | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Tennessee | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 LSU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | Mississippi Southern* | W 71–7 | 25,000 | [1] | ||
| September 24 | at LSU | W 19–0 | 35,000 | [2] | ||
| October 1 | at Ole Miss | W 47–0 | 21,000 | [3] | ||
| October 8 | Georgia | No. 15 |
| W 25–0 | 36,000 | [4] |
| October 15 | The Citadel* | No. 8 |
| W 44–0 | [5] | |
| October 22 | at No. 17 SMU* | No. 7 | L 7–20 | 48,000 | [6][7] | |
| October 29 | Cincinnati* | No. 14 |
| W 14–7 | [8] | |
| November 5 | at Xavier* | No. 13 | W 21–7 | 16,348 | [9] | |
| November 12 | at Florida | No. 14 | W 35–0 | 20,000 | [10] | |
| November 19 | Tennessee | No. 11 |
| L 0–6 | 38,000 | [11] |
| November 25 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 20 | W 21–6 | 42,970 | [12] | |
| January 2, 1950 | vs. No. 14 Santa Clara* | No. 20 |
| L 13–21 | 64,816 | [13] |
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Rankings
edit| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 15 (1) | 8 (8) | 7 (3) | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 20т | 11 |
References
edit- ^ "Kentucky roll to 71-to-7 win in opener". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 18, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats wallop Bengals, 19 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats maul Rebs". The Commercial Appeal. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky registers 25–0 rout of Georgia Bulldogs". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats romp in 44–0 win over Citadel". The Park City Daily News. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Flem Hall (October 23, 1949). "SMU Ruins Cats' Record, 20-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Methodists nicks Kentucky Wildcats 20–7". The Advocate-Messenger. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dormant Kentucky offense ekes out 14–7 win over Cincinnati". The Courier and Press. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky power rolls over unbeaten Xavier, 21–7". The Knoxville Journal. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kentucky wallops Florida team, 35–0, before 20,000 crowd". The Tampa Tribune. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vols bowl over Kentucky, 6 to 0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats come from behind to beat Miami". The Palm Beach Post. November 26, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Spectacular show enthralls bowl throng". Miami Daily News. January 3, 1950. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1949 Kentucky Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
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