Kentucky at Texas

Saturday, September 22, 1951

Texas beat Kentucky 7–⁠6. It was their first meeting; after it, Texas led the series 1–⁠0.

AwayKentucky8–⁠4 in 1951
6
HomeTexas7–⁠3 in 1951
7

FinalHigh 87°F, low 65°FAttendance 47,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Coaches in New Jobs Shine as 13 Direct Teams 10 Victory

    Evening star, District of Columbia, September 24, 1951, page 18 (results column)

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    Coaches in New Jobs Shine as 13 Direct Teams 10 Victory NEW YORK. Sept. 24.-Thirteen of the more than so college football coaches who took over new assignments this year are feeling right well today. thank you-they won their first games. The coaches clearing their rst hurdle successfully over the week end include such big time men tors as Eddie Price, Texas; Jess Hill, Southern California: Bill Murray. Duke; Chuck Taylor, Stanford, and Ray George, Texas Aggies. And not one of them was asked to display his coaching skill against a “set-up.” They met and disposed of opposition ordinarily of mid-season caliber. Price sent Texas against a Babe Parilli- directed Kentucky eleven and won, 7–⁠6. Hills Southern California team opened its Pacific Coast Conference campaign with “a 31–⁠2l triumph over Washington State. Murray’s Duke Sparkles. And in the same league. Taylor’s Stanford outfit nosed out oregon I27–⁠20 also under a new boss-Len Casanova. Murray returned to his alma mater with a spit-T formation that 1ode rough shod over South Carolina, 34–⁠6. Texas Aggies making their debut under Georges system. beat UCLA Friday night 21–⁠14 Keeping pace with their big tirne coaching brothers in starting their new jobs with a victory were Dutch Clark, Detroit: Marvin Bass Of William and Mary. Dave Nelson Delaware; Tom Rogers Wake Forest; Larry siemering Arizona State at Tempe, Ara Parseghian. Miami (Ohio); Ed. win Merrlck, Richmond, anc BERNARD Mertes, Bradley. Bass taking over at William and Mary and after Rube McCraJ resigned during the schools ath. letic scandal, showed plenty Of offense, but little defense in down. ing Boston University. 34–⁠25, a! Harry Agganis, a recent Marine lived up to expectations as ar aerialist for the Terriers. Nelson Has Delaware on Edge. Murray left little in the way o. material when he departed from Delaware for Duke, but Nelson made good use of what he had tt whip Lehigh, unbeaten last season TO. ! Clark, All-America at Colorado College % years ago, had a mar row escape before his new Detroit eleven squeezed out a 34–⁠3: decision over Toledo. / Arizona State at Tempe, under Siemering, also defeated another coach making his debut, Johr Roring Of Utah State. The score was 1927. The same thing held true in thu Miami (Ohio) Wichita game, wor by the Parseghian-coached eleven 21–⁠13. Wichita was appearing fol the first time under Bob Carlson Other new coaches who saw their teams defeated in season! openers we’re Bill Meek, Kansa. State; Raymond Curfman, Idaho; Ed Doherty. Rhode Island, ane Tom Triplett, Muhlenberg.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Texas leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Texas 16, Kentucky 13
2024Texas 31, Kentucky 14
1951Texas 7, Kentucky 6

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