1949 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1949 Kentucky Wildcats football
Orange Bowl, L 13–21 vs. Santa Clara
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 11
1949 record	9–3 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant (4th season)
Captain	Harry Ulinski Dick Holway
Home stadium	McLean Stadium
Seasons

1949 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Tulane †	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
#11 Kentucky	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#17 Tennessee	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
#9 LSU	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Vanderbilt	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	2	–	4	–	2			2	–	4	–	3
Ole Miss	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Florida	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Georgia	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Mississippi State	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	8	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1949 college football season. The Wildcats' were led by head coach Bear Bryant in his fourth season and finished the season with a record of nine wins and three losses (9–3 overall, 4–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 17	Mississippi Southern*		McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	W 71–7
September 24	at LSU		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, Louisiana	W 19–0
October 1	at Ole Miss		Hemingway Stadium Oxford, Mississippi	W 47–0
October 8	Georgia	No. 15	McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	W 25–0
October 15	The Citadel*	No. 8	McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	W 44–0
October 22	at No. 17 SMU*	No. 7	Ownby Stadium University Park, Texas	L 7–20
October 29	Cincinnati*	No. 14	McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky	W 14–7
November 5	at Xavier*	No. 13	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati	W 21–7
November 12	at Florida	No. 14	Phillips Field Tampa, Florida	W 35–0
November 19	Tennessee	No. 11	McLean Stadium Lexington, Kentucky (Rivalry)	L 0–6
November 25	at Miami*	No. 20	Burdine Stadium Miami	W 21–6
January 2, 1950	vs. No. 14 Santa Clara*	No. 20	Burdine Stadium Miami (Orange Bowl)	L 13–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

• Source: 1949 Kentucky football schedule