1951 Kentucky Wildcats football team

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 15	2:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech*	No. 6	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 72–13	26,000	[3][4]
September 22		at No. 11 Texas*	No. 6	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 6–7	47,000	[5]
September 29		at Ole Miss	No. 6	Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	L 17–21	20,000	[6]
October 6		No. 11 Georgia Tech	No. 17	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	L 7–13	35,000	[7]
October 13		Mississippi State		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 27–0		[8]
October 20		No. 12 Villanova*		McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 35–13	35,000	[9]
October 27		at Florida	No. 17	Florida Field Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	W 14–6	31,000	[10]
November 3		No. 19 Miami (FL)*	No. 14	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 32–0	28,000	[11]
November 10		at Tulane	No. 12	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 37–0		[12]
November 17		George Washington*	No. 9	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY	W 47–13	20,000	[13]
November 24		No. 1 Tennessee	No. 9	McLean Stadium Lexington, KY (rivalry)	L 0–28	36,000	[14]
January 1		vs. No. 11 TCU*	No. 17	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	W 20–7	75,349	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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• Ray Correll, Guard, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
• Emery Clark, Halfback, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
• Babe Parilli, Quarterback, All-America selection
• Babe Parilli, Cotton Bowl Classic co-Most Valuable Player
• Doug Moseley, Center, All-America selection