Football


Kentucky 24, Villanova 14


Scoring Summary

Villanova 0 0 0 14 14
Kentucky 3 0 7 14 24
UK – Blanda, 27 FG
UK – Howe, 29 run (Blanda PAT)
UK – Boller, 15 run (Blanda PAT)
UK – Boller, 49 interception return (Blanda PAT)
VU – Shehhan, 9 pass from Gordon
VU – Pasqunriello, 10 run

Attendance – 14,908

Dec. 6, 1947
– The Kentucky Wildcats made their first appearance on the bowl scene in the 1947 Great Lakes Bowl and came away with a 24-14 victory over Villanova before a crowd of 14,908 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium.

Kentucky, in its second year under head coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, finished at 8-3 on the season with the victory.

Quarterback-placekicker George Blanda gave Kentucky an early 3-0 lead in the first quarter. Blanda connected on a 27-yard field goal to put the Cats up and it remained that way until halftime.

In the third quarter, UK’s Jim Howe scampered 29 yards for a score. Blanda added the PAT and Kentucky led 10-0 after three periods.

Bill Boller scored both Kentucky touchdowns in the fourth period, romping 15 yards on a handoff from Blanda and racing 49 yards to paydirt with an interception. Blanda added both PATs to round out the Kentucky scoring.

Villanova also added a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, but it was not enough as Kentucky captured its first bowl victory in school history.

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