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Kentucky

SEC · 1947 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
8–3
0.727 Win %
Conference
3rd
2–3 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
111
1915–2026
All-Time Record
539–594–36
0.476 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#7
1950, 1977
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 12
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 21 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Kentucky head-to-head · History & Eras

1947 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 23Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)H2HSEC9–2L 7–14
6Week 6 · Sep 30CINCINNATIUnranked—W 20–0
7Week 7 · Oct 7XAVIERUnranked—W 20–7
8Week 8 · Oct 14Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC7–4–1W 26–0
9Week 9 · Oct 21Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC6–4W 14–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 7–6
11Week 11 · Nov 4Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC8–3L 0–13
12Week 12 · Nov 11West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI6–4W 15–6
13Week 13 · Nov 18EVANSVILLEUnranked—W 36–0
14Week 14 · Nov 25Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–5L 6–13
13Regular Season Final · Dec 9Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI6–3–1W 24–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.841
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+22
-10+32
  • Georgia +7
  • Michigan State +7
  • Vanderbilt +6
  • West Virginia +6
  • Villanova +6
  • Ole Miss -2
  • Alabama -3
  • Tennessee -5

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #20Better than 86%
Win % Place 20thBetter than 86%

0.727 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#20Regular Season Final#21Post-Season W1#20Post-Season W2#20Post-Season W3#20Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-7
+20
+13
+26
+14
+1
-13
+9
+36
-7
+10

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#641941#781942#481944#911945#311946

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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