1948 Kentucky
5–3–2 (1–3–1 Southeastern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Xavier 48–7Sep 25
By 41 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsXavier | W 48–7 | 92% |
| Oct 2 | vs Ole Miss | L 7–20 | 56% |
| Oct 9 | at Georgia | L 12–35 | 37% |
| Oct 16 | vs Vanderbilt | L 7–26 | 65% |
| Oct 23 | atMarquette | W 25–0 | 48% |
| Oct 30 | at Cincinnati | W 28–7 | 50% |
| Nov 6 | vs Villanova | T 13–13 | 50% |
| Nov 13 | vs Florida | W 34–15 | 71% |
| Nov 20 | at Tennessee | T 0–0 | 40% |
| Nov 26 | at Miami | W 25–5 | 60% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Miami 25–5; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southeastern Conference.
In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).
Players on this team
George BlandaQuarterback- Walt YowarskyOffensive tackle
- Lloyd McDermottOffensive tackle
- Wallace JonesEnd
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 1948.
- Record
- 5–3–2
- Conference
- 1–3–1 9th in Southeastern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 199–128
- Coach
- Bear Bryant
- Elo
- 1584 +19 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 11.9 No. 26 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- George Blanda
Drafted in 1949
The 1949 draft| Rd 7 | Wallace Jones E | Chicago Bears |
| Rd 2 | George Blanda QB | Chicago Hornets (AAFC) |
All-SEC
1 second teamSecond team
Bob GainOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1948 Southeastern Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 6–0 | 9–2 | 8 |
| Ole Miss | 6–1 | 8–1 | 15 |
 Tulane | 5–1 | 9–1 | 13 |
| Vanderbilt | 4–2–1 | 8–2–1 | 12 |
 Georgia Tech | 4–3 | 7–3 | |
 Alabama | 4–4–1 | 6–4–1 | |
 Mississippi State | 3–3 | 4–4–1 | |
| Tennessee | 2–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
| Kentucky | 1–3–1 | 5–3–2 | |
| Florida | 1–5 | 5–5 | |
 LSU | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
 Auburn | 0–7 | 1–8–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.