1948 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1948 Kentucky Wildcats football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1948 record	5–3–2 (1–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bear Bryant
Captain	George Blanda
Home stadium	McLean Stadium

1948 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Georgia $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#15 Ole Miss	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#13 Tulane	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
#12 Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Alabama	4	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Mississippi State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Kentucky	1	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Florida	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
LSU	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1948 college football season. The Wildcats' were led by head coach Bear Bryant in his third season and finished the season with a record of five wins, three losses and one tie (5–3–2 overall, 1–3–1 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 25	Xavier*		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 48–7
October 2	Ole Miss		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	L 7–20
October 9	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 12–35
October 16	Vanderbilt		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY (Rivalry)	L 7–26
October 23	at Marquette*		Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee, WI	W 25–0
October 30	at Cincinnati*		Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	W 28–7
November 6	Villanova*		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	T 13–13
November 13	Florida		McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 34–15
November 20	at Tennessee		Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN (Rivalry)	T 0–0
November 26	at Miami*		Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL	W 25–5
*Non-conference game.

• Source: 1948 Kentucky football schedule