1946 Kentucky
7–3 (2–3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Xavier 70–0Oct 5
By 70 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Ole Miss | W 20–6 | 57% |
| Sep 28 | at Cincinnati | W 26–7 | 43% |
| Oct 5 | vsXavier | W 70–0 | 85% |
| Oct 11 | at 8Georgia | L 13–28 | 21% |
| Oct 19 | vs Vanderbilt | W 10–7 | 59% |
| Oct 26 | at 11Alabama | L 7–21 | 21% |
| Nov 2 | vs Michigan State | W 39–14 | 62% |
| Nov 9 | atMarquette | W 35–0 | 41% |
| Nov 16 | vs West Virginia | W 13–0 | 73% |
| Nov 23 | at 7Tennessee | L 0–7 | 27% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 7–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 19
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1946.
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 2–3 8th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 19
- Points
- 233–90
- Coach
- Bear Bryant
- Elo
- 1541 +130 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 14.9 No. 21 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Phil Cutchin
Drafted in 1947
The 1947 draft| Rd 3 | Ermal Allen QB | Chicago Cardinals |
| Rd 5 | Bill Griffin OT | Cleveland Browns (AAFC) |
All-SEC
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Wallace JonesEAP-1; UP-3
Second team
- Don PhelpsRBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1946 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 5–0 | 11–0 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 5–0 | 9–2 | 7 |
 LSU | 5–1 | 9–1–1 | 8 |
 Georgia Tech | 4–2 | 9–2 | 11 |
 Mississippi State | 3–2 | 8–2 | |
| Alabama | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
| Vanderbilt | 3–4 | 5–4 | |
| Kentucky | 2–3 | 7–3 | |
 Tulane | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
 Auburn | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
| Ole Miss | 1–6 | 2–7 | |
 Florida | 0–5 | 0–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.