1952 Cotton Bowl Classic

1952 Cotton Bowl Classic
1952 Cotton Bowl Classic
16th Cotton Bowl Classic
Kentucky Wildcats	TCU Horned Frogs
(7–4)	(6–4)
SEC	SWC
20	7
Head coach: ; Bear Bryant	Head coach: ; Dutch Meyer
AP	Coaches
15	17
AP	Coaches
11	10
Date	January 1, 1952
Season	1951
Stadium	Cotton Bowl
Location	Dallas, Texas
MVP	HB Emery Clark (Kentucky); G (Kentucky); QB Babe Parilli (Kentucky); FB Keith Flowers (TCU)
Attendance	75,349
Cotton Bowl Classic
< 1951	1953 >

The 1952 Cotton Bowl Classic was the sixteenth installment of the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Background[]

The game featured the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference and the Texas Christian Horned Frogs of the Southwest Conference. Texas Christian (6-4 entering the game, 5-1 in the SWC) was ranked #11 in the AP poll prior to the game.^[1] Kentucky (7-4, 3-3 SEC) had been ranked as high as #6 in the AP poll during the season^[2] but was ranked #15 entering the game.^[1]

Game summary[]

In the first quarter, Kentucky quarterback Babe Parilli threw a five-yard touchdown pass to Emery Clark; Harry Jones' point after gave the Wildcats a 7-0 lead.^[3] In the second quarter, a 57-yard Kentucky drive ended when Parilli completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to Clark.^[3] The point after was no good, resulting in a halftime score of Kentucky 13, Texas Christian 0, despite Texas Christian drives that got all the way to the Kentucky 4-, 24-, 5- and 2-yard lines during the half.^[3]

Texas Christian scored first in the second half after a four-play, 80-yard drive as Bobby Jack Floyd ran for a 43-yard touchdown on a sweep.^[3] Keith Flowers' point after made it Kentucky 13, Texas Christian 7 with 1:12 left in the third quarter.^[3]

Kentucky's Ed Hamilton scored on a 3-yard run and the Jones' point with 3:33 left in the fourth quarter resulted in the final score of Kentucky 20, Texas Christian 7.^[3]

Kentucky's Emery Clark, Babe Parilli and Ray Correll were named the MVPs of the game.^[4] Kentucky's Tom Fillon had a game high 73 rushing yards (on 10 attempts); Kentucky's Steve Meilinger had 61 receiving yards on 3 catches.^[5]^[6]

References[]

^ ^a ^b Final 1952 AP poll at AP Poll Archive.com Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine
^ Kentucky in the 1952 AP polls at AP Poll Archive.com Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 2002 University of Kentucky football media guide, p.176
^ 1996 University of Kentucky football media guide, p.177
^ 1996 University of Kentucky football media guide, p.179
^ "26-37.pmd" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2014-12-28.

[appollarchive.com-1] Final 1952 AP poll at AP Poll Archive.com Archived 2009-10-03 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Kentucky in the 1952 AP polls at AP Poll Archive.com Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine

[ReferenceA-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 2002 University of Kentucky football media guide, p.176

[4] 1996 University of Kentucky football media guide, p.177

[5] 1996 University of Kentucky football media guide, p.179

[6] "26-37.pmd" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2014-12-28.

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