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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 compiled an overall record of 5–3–2, with a conference record of 1–3–1, and finished ninth in the SEC.[1]

Record5–3–2 (1–3–1 SEC)
Headcoach
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1948 Kentucky Wildcats football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record5–3–2 (1–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Blanda
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
 1947
1949 
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1948 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Georgia $600920
No. 15 Ole Miss610810
No. 13 Tulane510910
No. 12 Vanderbilt421821
Georgia Tech430730
Alabama441641
Mississippi State330441
Tennessee231442
Kentucky131532
Florida150550
LSU150370
Auburn070181
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Kentucky was ranked at No. 30 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Xavier*W 48–7[3]
October 2Ole Miss
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
L 7–2030,000[4]
October 9at GeorgiaL 12–3523,000[5]
October 16Vanderbilt
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
L 7–2625,000[6]
October 23at Marquette*W 25–015,000[7]
October 30at Cincinnati*W 28–724,000[8]
November 6Villanova*
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY
T 13–1322,000[9]
November 13Florida
  • McLean Stadium
  • Lexington, KY (rivalry)
W 34–1522,000[10]
November 20at TennesseeT 0–035,000[11]
November 26at Miami (FL)*W 25–530,361[12]
  • *Non-conference game
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