1953 Kentucky Wildcats football team

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Division Eastern AP No. 16 Head coach Bear Bryant		Coaches No. 15 1953 record 7-2-1 (4-1-1 SEC)
Conference Southeastern Conference

The 1953 Kentucky Wildcats football team represented the University of Kentucky in the 1953 college football season. The team scored 201 points while allowing 116 points. This was Bear Bryant's final season as head coach at Kentucky.

Season

In the Border Battle, Kentucky beat Tennessee by a score of 27-21 to claim the Beer Barrel.

Ray Correll, Guard, All-America selection

Steve Mellinger, Defensive End, All-America selection

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