1948 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1948 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	5–3–2 (1–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant (3rd season)
Captain	George Blanda
Home stadium	McLean Stadium

1948 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Ole Miss	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Tulane	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Florida	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Kentucky Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Kentucky as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1948 college football season. In their third year under head coach Bear Bryant, the Wildcats complied an overall record of 5–3–2, with a conference record of 1–3–1, and finished ninth in the SEC.^[1]

Kentucky was ranked at No. 30 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Xavier*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 48–7		[3]
October 2	Ole Miss	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–20	30,000	[4]
October 9	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 12–35	23,000	[5]
October 16	Vanderbilt	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 7–26	25,000	[6]
October 23	at Marquette*	Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 25–0	15,000	[7]
October 30	at Cincinnati*	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 28–7	24,000	[8]
November 6	Villanova*	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	T 13–13	22,000	[9]
November 13	Florida	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	W 34–15	22,000	[10]
November 20	at Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (rivalry)	T 0–0	35,000	[11]
November 26	at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 25–5	30,361	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1948 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
2. "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Kentucky races over undermanned Xavier by 48 to 7". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 26, 1948. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Alert, speedy Ole Miss spoils Kentucky's S.E.C. debut 20–7". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Georgia rolls over Kentucky by 35–12 score". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 10, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vandy topples UK, 26 to 7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Kentucky 'Cats in win over Hilltopper '11'". The Capital Times. October 24, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Kentucky puts Cincy down by 28–7 tally". The Birmingham News. October 31, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Ky. ties Villanova with 8 seconds left". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 7, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Kentucky uses aerials to rout Florida, 34–15". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 14, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Kentucky holds Tennessee scoreless for fifth time in long S.E.C. rivalry". The Commercial Appeal. November 21, 1948. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Kentucky trounces Miami before 30,361 by score 25–5". The Owensboro Messenger. November 27, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.