en 1949 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1949 Kentucky Wildcats football
1949 Kentucky Wildcats football
Orange Bowl, L 13–21 vs. Santa Clara
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 11
Record	9–3 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant (4th season);
Captain	Harry Ulinski, Dick Holway
Home stadium	McLean Stadium
	Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	Mississippi Southern*		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 71–7	25,000	^[1]
September 24	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 19–0	35,000	^[2]
October 1	at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	W 47–0	21,000	^[3]
October 8	Georgia	No. 15	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 25–0	36,000	^[4]
October 15	The Citadel*	No. 8	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 44–0		^[5]
October 22	at No. 17 SMU*	No. 7	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 7–20	48,000	^[6]^[7]
October 29	Cincinnati*	No. 14	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 14–7		^[8]
November 5	at Xavier*	No. 13	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 21–7	16,348	^[9]
November 12	at Florida	No. 14	Phillips Field Tampa, Florida (rivalry)	W 35–0	20,000	^[10]
November 19	Tennessee	No. 11	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 0–6	38,000	^[11]
November 25	at Miami (FL)*	No. 20	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 21–6	42,970	^[12]
January 2, 1950	vs. No. 14 Santa Clara*	No. 20	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 13–21	64,816	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Final
AP	15 (1)	8 (8)	7 (3)	14	13	14	11	20т	11

References

^ "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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[1949USM1-1] "Kentucky roll to 71-to-7 win in opener". Lexington Herald-Leader. September 18, 1949. Retrieved March 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] "Wildcats wallop Bengals, 19 to 0". The Atlanta Constitution. September 25, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Wildcats maul Rebs". The Commercial Appeal. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Kentucky registers 25–0 rout of Georgia Bulldogs". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Wildcats romp in 44–0 win over Citadel". The Park City Daily News. October 16, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Flem Hall (October 23, 1949). "SMU Ruins Cats' Record, 20-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Southern Methodists nicks Kentucky Wildcats 20–7". The Advocate-Messenger. October 23, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Dormant Kentucky offense ekes out 14–7 win over Cincinnati". The Courier and Press. October 30, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Kentucky power rolls over unbeaten Xavier, 21–7". The Knoxville Journal. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Kentucky wallops Florida team, 35–0, before 20,000 crowd". The Tampa Tribune. November 13, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Vols bowl over Kentucky, 6 to 0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Cats come from behind to beat Miami". The Palm Beach Post. November 26, 1949. Retrieved February 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Spectacular show enthralls bowl throng". Miami Daily News. January 3, 1950. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "1949 Kentucky Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.

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1949 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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