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- 1 2 3 "Santa Clara upsets Kentucky, 21-13". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. January 3, 1950. p. 4, part 2.
- ↑ "Santa Clara rallies to outpoint Kentucky". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. January 3, 1950. p. 9, part 2.
- ↑ Final 1949 AP poll at AP Poll Archive.com Archived 2008-09-25 at the Wayback Machine }. Accessed 2009-07-25.
- ↑ Kentucky in the 1949 AP poll at AP Poll Archive.com Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Two coaches explain Orange Bowl upset". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. January 3, 1950. p. 32.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 2002 Kentucky football media guide, p.175
- ↑ 2002 Kentucky football media guide, p.177