- Monday, December 30 1946 -
Sugar Bowl (at New Orleans, LA)
Kentucky - 31 (Head Coach: Adolph Rupp) - [Final Rank ]
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Holland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Ed Parker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Tingle | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Cliff Barker | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Wallace Jones | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Bob Brannum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ralph Beard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| James Jordan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Groza | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Albert Cummins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Rollins | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| Jim Line | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 31 |
Oklahoma A&M - 37 (Head Coach: Hank Iba)
| Player | FG | FT | FTA | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Bradley | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| Louis Amaya | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Ollie Henderle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A.L. Bennett | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Joe Halbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Harris | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 |
| Blake Williams | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Frank Bogert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Hayes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Rogers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 12 | 13 | 17 | 9 | 37 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Wabash 96 - 24 | | | Ohio 46 - 36 |
Oklahoma A&M's Bob Harris (#88) fights Alex Groza (#36) and Cliff Barker (#23) for the rebound
Wider view of the same photo
The Wildcat team arrives back home after losing in the Championship game. Adolph Rupp's son Herky holds the 'runner-up' trophy
