1950 Kentucky Wildcats football team
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The 1950 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky
in the 1950 college football season
. The offense scored 393 points while the defense allowed 69 points. Led by head coach Bear Bryant
, the Wildcats were the SEC
champions and by winning the Sugar Bowl
were listed as the #1 ranked team 40 years later in a computer ranking produced by Jeff Sagarin.
's #1 ranked and NCAA champion Oklahoma Sooners
in the Sugar Bowl. The living players from the 1950 Wildcats team were honored during halftime of a game during the 2005 season as the #1 ranked team for the 1950 season, even though they finished the season ranked #7 by the AP. In 1990, Jeff Sagarin released a retroactive ranking of teams for the 1950 season and Kentucky was listed #1.
University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
in the 1950 college football season
1950 college football season
The 1950 college football season finished with the unbeaten and untied Oklahoma Sooners being the overwhelming choice for national champion. On New Year’s Day, the 9-0-0 Sooners were upset by the 10-1-0 Kentucky Wildcats in the Sugar Bowl. The #2 team, the United States Military Academy had been...
. The offense scored 393 points while the defense allowed 69 points. Led by head coach Bear Bryant
Bear Bryant
Paul William "Bear" Bryant was an American college football player and coach. He was best known as the longtime head coach of the University of Alabama football team. During his 25-year tenure as Alabama's head coach, he amassed six national championships and thirteen conference championships...
, the Wildcats were the SEC
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
champions and by winning the Sugar Bowl
1951 Sugar Bowl
The 1951 Sugar Bowl was the 17th Sugar Bowl matchup, pitting the Big Seven champion Oklahoma Sooners against the Southeastern Conference champion Kentucky Wildcats . Oklahoma's regular season record was 10-0; Kentucky's was 10-1...
were listed as the #1 ranked team 40 years later in a computer ranking produced by Jeff Sagarin.
Season
The 1950 Kentucky team concluded its season with a victory over Bud WilkinsonBud Wilkinson
Charles Burnham "Bud" Wilkinson was an American football player, coach, broadcaster, and politician. He served as the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma from 1947 to 1963, compiling a record of 145–29–4. His Oklahoma Sooners won three national championships and 14...
's #1 ranked and NCAA champion Oklahoma Sooners
1950 Oklahoma Sooners football team
The 1950 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the college football season of 1950-1951.-Schedule:...
in the Sugar Bowl. The living players from the 1950 Wildcats team were honored during halftime of a game during the 2005 season as the #1 ranked team for the 1950 season, even though they finished the season ranked #7 by the AP. In 1990, Jeff Sagarin released a retroactive ranking of teams for the 1950 season and Kentucky was listed #1.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Wildcats points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 16 | North Texas | Win | 25 | 0 | 1-0, #6 |
| 2 | Sept. 23 | Louisiana State | Win | 14 | 0 | 2-0, #5 |
| 3 | Sept. 30 | Mississippi Ole Miss Rebels football The football history of the University of Mississippi , includes the formation of the first football team in the state and is 26th on the list of college football's all-time winning programs... |
Win | 27 | 0 | 3-0, #6 |
| 4 | Oct 7 | Dayton | Win | 40 | 0 | 4-0, #5 |
| 5 | Oct. 14 | Cincinnati Cincinnati Bearcats football The Cincinnati Bearcats football program represents the University of Cincinnati in a college football. They compete at the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision level as members of the Big East Conference. The Bearcat football program is one of the nation's oldest, having fielded a team as... |
Win | 41 | 7 | 5-0, #4 |
| 6 | Oct. 21 | at Villanova | Win | 34 | 7 | 6-0, #4 |
| 7 | Oct. 28 | at Georgia Tech | Win | 28 | 14 | 7-0, #5 |
| 8 | Nov. 4 | #17 Florida | Win | 40 | 6 | 8-0, #4 |
| 9 | Nov. 11 | at Mississippi State | Win | 48 | 21 | 9-0, #5 |
| 10 | Nov. 18 | North Dakota | Win | 83 | 0 | 10-0, #3 |
| 11 | Nov. 25 | at #9 Tennessee | Loss | 0 | 7 | 10-1, #7 |
| 12 | Jan. 1 | #1 Oklahoma | Win | 13 | 7 | 11-1 |
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Bob Gain Bob Gain Robert Gain is a former American football player who played 13 seasons for the Cleveland Browns, and also played in the Canadian Football League. For his NFL career the Pro Football Researchers Association voted Gain in the NFL "Hall of the Very Good in the Class of 2010"... |
Tackle | 1 | 5 | Green Bay Packers 1951 Green Bay Packers season The 1951 Green Bay Packers season was their 31st season in the National Football League. The club posted a 3-9 record under coach Gene Ronzani, earning a fifth-place finish in the National Conference.-NFL Draft:... |
| Walt Yowarsky Walt Yowarsky Walter Robert Yowarsky is a former American football defensive end and offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, and the San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and was drafted in the third... |
Tackle | 3 | 29 | Washington Redskins 1951 Washington Redskins season The 1951 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-9 record from 1950.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
| Al Bruno | End | 3 | 32 | Philadelphia Eagles 1951 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1951 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 19th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–6, winning only four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.-Off Season:... |
| Bob Pope | Tackle | 11 | 130 | Philadelphia Eagles 1951 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1951 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 19th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–6, winning only four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.-Off Season:... |
| Bill Leskovar | Back | 14 | 163 | Chicago Cardinals 1951 Chicago Cardinals season The 1951 Chicago Cardinals season was the 32nd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5-7, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.-Schedule:... |
| Clay Webb | Back | 15 | 176 | Pittsburgh Steelers 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : New York Giants :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 27,984* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:... |
| Bill Wanamaker | Guard | 15 | 179 | New York Yanks New York Yanks The New York Yanks American football team played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. In 1949, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins had requested the NFL to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City... |
| Dom Fucci | Back | 18 | 210 | Washington Redskins 1951 Washington Redskins season The 1951 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-9 record from 1950.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
| Dick Martin | Back | 28 | 331 | Chicago Cardinals |