The 1950 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1950 college football season. The offense scored 393 points while the defense allowed 69 points. Led by head coach Bear Bryant, the Wildcats were the SEC champions and won the 1951 Sugar Bowl over the 10–0 No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners.
Quarterback Babe Parilli ranked third nationally in passing yardage (1,627) and finished fourth in voting for the Heisman Trophy.
The living players from the 1950 Wildcats team were honored during halftime of a game during the 2005 season as national champions for the 1950 season, as determined by the #1 ranking in Jeff Sagarin's computer ratings released in 1990. The University of Kentucky claims this national championship.
The team ranked second in major college football in total defense, allowing an average of only 172.3 yards per game.
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Personnel QB Babe Parilli, Jr.
Awards and honors Bob Gain: Outland Trophy, consensus All-American
1951 NFL draft
Bob Gain Tackle1 5 Green Bay Packers Walt Yowarsky Tackle 3 29 Washington Redskins Al Bruno End3 32 Philadelphia Eagles Bob Hope Tackle11 130 Philadelphia Eagles Bill Leskovar Back14 163 Chicago Cardinals Clay Webb Back15 176 Pittsburgh Steelers Bill Wanamaker Guard15 179 New York Yanks Dom Fucci Back18 210 Washington Redskins Dick Martin Back28 331 Chicago Cardinals
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