1952 Kentucky Wildcats football team
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The 1952 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky
in the 1952 college football season
. The Wildcats scored 181 points while allowing 180 points. Kentucky finished the season ranked #20 in the final AP Poll
. It was the seventh consecutive winning season for the Wildcats with Bear Bryant
as the head coach.
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 1952 college football season
1952 college football season
The 1952 college football season ended with the unbeaten Michigan State Spartans and Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets each claiming the national championship according to different polls. Michigan State finished first according to two of the "wire service" polls which also both placed Georgia Tech...
. The Wildcats scored 181 points while allowing 180 points. Kentucky finished the season ranked #20 in the final AP Poll
AP Poll
The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation...
. It was the seventh consecutive winning season for the Wildcats with 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...
as the head coach.
Season
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and Kentucky tied, and Tennessee kept the Beer Barrel as the they had won the previous year.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Wildcats points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Jan. 1 | Texas Christian | Win | 20 | 7 | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 20 | Villanova | Loss | 6 | 25 | 1-1-0 |
| 3 | Sept. 27 | Mississippi | Tie | 13 | 13 | 1-1-1 |
| 4 | Oct. 4 | at Texas A&M | Win | 10 | 7 | 2-1-1 |
| 5 | Oct. 11 | Louisiana State | Loss | 7 | 34 | 2-2-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 18 | at Mississippi State | Loss | 14 | 27 | 2-3-1 |
| 7 | Oct. 25 | at Cincinnati | Win | 14 | 6 | 3-3-1 |
| 8 | Oct. 31 | at Miami, FL | Win | 29 | 0 | 4-3-1 |
| 9 | Nov. 8 | Tulane | Win | 27 | 6 | 5-3-1 |
| 10 | Nov. 15 | Clemson | Win | 27 | 14 | 6-3-1 |
| 11 | Nov. 22 | at #7 Tennessee | Tie | 14 | 14 | 6-3-2 |
| 10 | Nov. 14 edit | at #15 Florida | Loss | 0 | 27 | 6-4-2 |
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
| Bob Fry Bob Fry Robert Moellerig Fry is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Kentucky and was drafted in the third round of the 1953 NFL Draft... |
Tackle | 3 | 36 | Los Angeles Rams 1953 Los Angeles Rams season The 1953 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 16th year with the National Football League and the eighth season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
| Gene Donaldson | Guard | 3 | 37 | Cleveland Browns 1953 Cleveland Browns season The 1953 Cleveland Browns season was the team's fourth season with the National Football League.-Exhibition Schedule:-Regular Season Schedule:-NFL Championship Game:Scoring*DET – Walker 1 yard run *CLE – FG Groza 13 yard... |
| Ralph Charney | Back | 11 | 125 | Chicago Bears 1953 Chicago Bears season The 1953 Chicago Bears season was their 34th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a dismal 3-8-1 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fourth place in the NFL's newly formed Western Conference.-Schedule:... |
| Ray Correll | Guard | 23 | 269 | Pittsburgh Steelers 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Detroit Lions :at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 20,675* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:... |
| Ralph Paolone | Back | 29 | 344 | Philadelphia Eagles 1953 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1953 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 21st in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 7–5, going 7–4–1. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Off Season:... |