1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team explained

The 1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky during the 1951 college football season. The Wildcats scored 314 points while allowing 121 points. Ranked #6 in the AP Poll at the beginning of the season,^[1] the team finished the season with a victory in the 1952 Cotton Bowl Classic and a #15 AP ranking.^[2]

Schedule

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
	Quarterback	1	4	Green Bay Packers
Jim MacKenzie	Tackle	6	71	New York Giants
Ed Hamilton	End	13	149	Philadelphia Eagles
John Griggs	Center	17	205	Los Angeles Rams
Frank Fuller	Tackle	26	313	Los Angeles Rams
Doug Moseley	Center	28	326	New York Yanks

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Awards and honors

• Ray Correll, Guard, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
• Emery Clark, Halfback, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
• Babe Parilli, Quarterback, All-America selection
• Babe Parilli, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
• Doug Moseley, Center, All-America selection

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kentucky in the 1951 AP polls, AP Poll Archive. 2009-10-03. 2012-03-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20120328120243/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/teams/by_season.cfm?seasonid=1951&teamid=58. dead.
2. Web site: Final 1951 AP Poll. 2009-10-03. 2009-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20091003140753/http://www.appollarchive.com/football/ap/seasons.cfm?seasonid=1951. dead.
3. Web site: College Football @ Sports-Reference.com.
4. 1997 Kentucky Wildcats Football Media Guide, p.168
5. Web site: Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com. 2018-03-28. 2010-11-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20101121115426/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1952.htm. dead.