1949 Kentucky Wildcats football team

1949 Kentucky Wildcats football
Orange Bowl, L 13–21 vs. Santa Clara
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
Record9–3 (4–1 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainHarry Ulinski, Dick Holway
Home stadiumMcLean Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane $ 5 1 0 7 2 1
No. 11 Kentucky 4 1 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Tennessee 4 1 1 7 2 1
Georgia Tech 5 2 0 7 3 0
No. 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).