1947 Clark Panthers football team

The 1947 Clark Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Clark College in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1947 college football season. In its first year under head coach Marion M. Curry, the team compiled a 4–3–1 record, 3–2–1 against conference opponents. The team was ranked No. 21 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2]

1947 Clark Panthers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1947 record4–3–1 (3–2–1 SIAC)
Head coachMarion M. Curry (1st season)
1947 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Florida A&M $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
No. 10 South Carolina State 5 –0 –2  7 –1 –2
No. 15 Fort Valley State 4 –0 –1  7 –1 –1
No. 3 (small) LeMoyne 2 –1 –0  4 –1 –1
Tuskegee 3 –2 –1  6 –4 –1
No. 21 Clark (GA) 3 –2 –1  4 –3 –1
No. 18 Lane 2 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
Morehouse 3 –4 –0  3 –5 –0
Morris Brown 2 –4 –1  3 –7 –1
Knoxville 1 –2 –1  - –- –-
Alabama State 2 –5 –2  - –- –-
Fisk 1 –3 –1  - –- –-
No. 7 (small) Alabama A&M 1 –4 –1  3 –3 –1
Xavier (LA) 0 –2 –1  - –- –-
Benedict 0 –3 –2  - –- –-
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

End Grady Williams was the team captain. Other key players included quarterback George Gray and halfbacks Schley Williamson and Johnny Richards.[3] Albert Watts and Dean Charlton Hamilton were assistant coaches.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Wiley*
L 7–40[5][6]
October 9vs. Tuskegee
L 0–13[7]
October 18at Fort Benning, 25th Combat Team
  • Doughboy Stadium
  • Fort Benning, GA
W 13–0[8]
October 24at Alabama State
W 12–6[9]
November 1Morehouse
  • Harper Field
  • Atlanta, GA
W 12–04,000[3][10]
November 8at Xavier (LA)New Orleans, LAT 6–6[11]
November 15Florida A&MAtlanta, GAL 6–33[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
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References
  1. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Clark Tops Morehouse Tigers 12-0 in Homecoming Tilt". Alabama Tribune. November 7, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Clark". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 20, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wiley Tramples Clark U. 40-7". Marshall News Messenger. September 28, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wiley College Wildcats Smother Clark College Panthers, 40-7". Alabama Tribune. October 3, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tuskegee Golden Tigers Top Clark Panthers, 13-0". Alabama Tribune. October 10, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Clark College Blasts Fort Benning 13-0". Alabama Tribune. October 24, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Clark Beats 'Bama State". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 26, 1947. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Clark Tops Morehouse In Rain, 12-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 8, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Xavier and Clark Tie". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 15, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Famcee Tops Clark 33-6". The Tallahassee News-Democrat. November 16, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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