The 1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the
University of Kentucky during the
1951 college football season
The 1951 college football season finished with seven unbeaten major college teams, of which five were unbeaten and untied. Ultimately, the Tennessee Volunteers were voted the best team by the Associated Press, followed by the Michigan State Sparta ...
. 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
The 1952 Cotton Bowl Classic was the sixteenth installment of the Cotton Bowl Classic.
Background
The game featured the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference and the Texas Christian Horned Frogs of the Southwest Conference. Texas Ch ...
and a #15 AP ranking.
Schedule
Team players drafted into the NFL
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
Vito "Babe" Parilli (May 7, 1930 – July 15, 2017) was an American football quarterback and coach who played professionally for 18 seasons. Parilli spent five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), three in the Canadian Football League ( ...
, Quarterback, All-America selection
*Babe Parilli, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
*Doug Moseley, Center, All-America selection
References
Kentucky
Kentucky Wildcats football seasons
Cotton Bowl Classic champion seasons
Kentucky Wildcats football
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