1946 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1946 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1946 record	7–3 (2–3 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant (1st season)
Captain	Phil Cutchin
Home stadium	McLean Stadium
Seasons

1946 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 Georgia §	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
#7 Tennessee §	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#8 LSU	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
#11 Georgia Tech	4	–	2	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Mississippi State	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Vanderbilt	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Tulane	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Ole Miss	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
§ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1946 college football season. The Wildcats' were led by head coach Bear Bryant in his first season and finished the season with a record of seven wins and three losses (7–3 overall, 2–3 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 21	Ole Miss		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 20–7
September 28	at Cincinnati*		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 26–7
October 5	Xavier*		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 70–0
October 11	at No. 8 Georgia	No. 19	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 13–28
October 19	Vanderbilt		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	W 10–7
October 26	at No. 11 Alabama		Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 7–21
November 2	Michigan State*		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 39–14
November 9	at Marquette*		Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI	W 35–0
November 16	West Virginia*		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 13–0
November 23	at No. 7 Tennessee		Shields-Watkins Field Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	L 0–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

• Source: 1946 Kentucky football schedule