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1947 Kentucky

8–⁠3 (2–⁠3 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant.

Schedule and results

Kentucky in 1947, game by game: lost at Ole Miss 7–14; won vs. Cincinnati 20–0; won at Xavier 20–7; won vs. No. 9 Georgia 26–0; won at No. 10 Vanderbilt 14–0; won at Michigan State 7–6; lost vs. No. 18 Alabama 0–13; won at West Virginia 15–6; won vs. Evansville 36–0; lost vs. Tennessee 6–13; won vs. Villanova 24–14+36−13Lost 7–14 at Ole Miss-7Ole MissWon 20–0 vs. Cincinnati+20CincinnatiWon 20–7 at Xavier+13XavierWon 26–0 vs. No. 9 Georgia+26No. 9 GeorgiaWon 14–0 at No. 10 Vanderbilt+14No. 10 VanderbiltWon 7–6 at Michigan State+1Michigan StateLost 0–13 vs. No. 18 Alabama-13No. 18 AlabamaWon 15–6 at West Virginia+9West VirginiaWon 36–0 vs. Evansville+36EvansvilleLost 6–13 vs. Tennessee-7TennesseeWon 24–14 vs. Villanova+10Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atOle MissL 7–⁠1459%
Sep 27vsCincinnatiW 20–⁠063%
Oct 4atXavierW 20–⁠782%
Oct 11vs9GeorgiaW 26–⁠037%
Oct 18at10VanderbiltW 14–⁠048%
Oct 25atMichigan StateW 7–⁠653%
Nov 1vs18AlabamaL 0–⁠1354%
Nov 8atWest VirginiaW 15–⁠660%
Nov 15vsEvansvilleW 36–⁠094%
Nov 22vsTennesseeL 6–⁠1368%
Dec 6Bowls & playoffvsVillanovaGreat Lakes BowlW 24–⁠1447%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Villanova 24–⁠14 in the Great Lakes Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 20
  2. Wk 3: 14
  3. Wk 4: 13

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 1947.

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 9th in Southeastern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 13
Points
175–⁠73
Coach
Bear Bryant
Elo
1598 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
14.6 No. 15 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bill Moseley

Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 7Jay Rhodemyre CGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Jay Rhodemyre CChicago Rockets (AAFC)

All-SEC

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Wash SeriniOTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1947 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss6–⁠19–⁠213
Georgia Tech4–⁠110–⁠110
Alabama5–⁠28–⁠36
Georgia3–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠27–⁠3
Tulane2–⁠3–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
LSU2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠38–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠35–⁠5
Auburn1–⁠52–⁠7
Florida0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.