1946 Kentucky Wildcats football team

The 1946 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1946 college football season. The Wildcats' were led by head coach Bear Bryant in his first season and finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3 overall, 2–3 in the SEC).

1946 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1946 record7–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainPhil Cutchin
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
1946 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia + 5 0 011 0 0
No. 7 Tennessee + 5 0 09 2 0
No. 8 LSU 5 1 09 1 1
No. 11 Georgia Tech 4 2 09 2 0
Mississippi State 3 2 08 2 0
Alabama 4 3 07 4 0
Vanderbilt 3 4 05 4 0
Kentucky 2 3 07 3 0
Tulane 2 4 03 7 0
Auburn 1 5 04 6 0
Ole Miss 1 6 02 7 0
Florida 0 5 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Ole MissW 20–7
September 28at Cincinnati*W 26–7
October 5Xavier*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 70–0
October 11at No. 8 GeorgiaNo. 19L 13–2825,000[1]
October 19Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 10–7
October 26at No. 11 AlabamaL 7–2122,500
November 2Michigan State*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 39–14
November 9at Marquette*W 35–0
November 16West Virginia*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
W 13–0
November 23at No. 7 TennesseeL 0–735,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Wildcats were selected.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
318Ermal AllenQuarterbackChicago Cardinals
27151Phil CutchinBackPhiladelphia Eagles

References

  1. Roy Steinfort (October 12, 1946). "Georgia Topples Kentucky 28-13: Cats Score 1st But Bulldogs Tally 7 In Each Quarter". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 3 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Grid victory to Tennessee". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1946. Retrieved March 30, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1946 Kentucky Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 16, 2015.
  4. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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