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1952 Cotton Bowl Classic

Field	Value
year_game_played	1952
image	Cotton Bowl Classic 1952.png
game_name	Cotton Bowl Classic
subheader	16th Cotton Bowl Classic
football_season	1951
visitor_name_short	Kentucky
visitor_nickname	Wildcats
visitor_school	University of Kentucky
home_name_short	TCU
home_nickname	Horned Frogs
home_school	Texas Christian University
visitor_record	7–4
visitor_conference	SEC
home_record	6–4
home_conference	SWC
visitor_coach	Bear Bryant
home_coach	Dutch Meyer
visitor_rank_AP	15
visitor_rank_coaches	17
home_rank_AP	11
home_rank_coaches	10
visitor_1q	7
visitor_2q	6
visitor_3q	0
visitor_4q	7
home_1q	0
home_2q	0
home_3q	7
home_4q	0
date_game_played	January 1
stadium	Cotton Bowl
city	Dallas, Texas
MVP	HB Emery Clark (Kentucky)
G Ray Correll (Kentucky)
QB Babe Parilli (Kentucky)
FB Keith Flowers (TCU)
referee	Cliff Shaw (SWC;
split crew: SWC, SEC)
attendance	75,349

G Ray Correll (Kentucky) QB Babe Parilli (Kentucky) FB Keith Flowers (TCU) split crew: SWC, SEC)

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. Kentucky (7-4, 3-3 SEC) had been ranked as high as #6 in the AP poll during the season but was ranked #15 entering the game.

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. In the second quarter, a 57-yard Kentucky drive ended when Parilli completed a 13-yard touchdown pass to Clark. 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.

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. Keith Flowers' point after made it Kentucky 13, Texas Christian 7 with 1:12 left in the third quarter.

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.

Kentucky's Emery Clark, Babe Parilli and Ray Correll were named the MVPs of the game. 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.

References

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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
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