1947 Muhlenberg Mules football team

The 1947 Muhlenberg Mules football team was an American football team represented Muhlenberg College during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, the team compiled a 9–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 368 to 49. The team's only loss was to Temple by a 7–6 score. The team was invited to play in the 1948 Tangerine Bowl, but the school's athletic committee declined the invitation.[1] The team played its home games at Muhlenberg Field in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

1947 Muhlenberg Mules football
ConferenceIndependent
1947 record9–1
Head coachBen Schwartzwalder (2nd season)
1947 Eastern college football independents records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Penn State   –    9 –0 –1
No. 7 Penn   –    7 –0 –1
Muhlenberg   –    9 –1 –0
Buffalo   –    8 –1 –0
No. 20 Columbia   –    7 –2 –0
No. 11 Army   –    5 –2 –2
Yale   –    6 –3 –0
Villanova   –    6 –3 –1
Boston University   –    5 –3 –0
Hofstra   –    5 –3 –0
Princeton   –    5 –3 –0
Tufts   –    5 –3 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –    4 –3 –1
Boston College   –    5 –4 –0
Brown   –    4 –4 –1
Dartmouth   –    4 –4 –1
Holy Cross   –    4 –4 –2
Harvard   –    4 –5 –0
Cornell   –    4 –5 –0
Syracuse   –    3 –6 –0
NYU   –    2 –5 –1
Temple   –    2 –6 –0
Duquesne   –    2 –8 –0
Colgate   –    1 –5 –2
Fordham   –    1 –6 –1
Pittsburgh   –    1 –8 –0
Carnegie Tech   –    0 –6 –0
Drexel   –    0 –8 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Lafayette
  • Fisher Field
  • Easton, PA
W 38–08,000[2]
October 4Albright
  • Muhlenberg Field
  • Allentown, PA
W 53–0[3]
October 11at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 67–7[4]
October 17at Temple
L 6–727,000[5]
October 25Upsala
  • Muhlenberg Field
  • Allentown, PA
W 40–0[6]
November 1at Lehigh
W 21–1410,000[7]
November 8Gettysburg
  • Muhlenberg Field
  • Allentown, PA
W 27–0[8]
November 15vs. Delaware
  • Liberty High School Stadium
  • Bethlehem, PA
W 20–148,000[9]
November 22Bucknell
  • Muhlenberg Field
  • Allentown, PA
W 39–0[10]
November 27at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAW 57–711,000[11]
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References
  1. "1947 Football Team - Class of - Hall of Fame - Muhlenberg College". Muhlenberg College. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. "Mules Tan Leopards, 38-0". The Morning Call. September 28, 1947. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Mules Roll Up 53-0 Score in Beating Albright". The Morning Call. October 5, 1947. pp. 19, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Muhlenberg Rips Swarthmore, 67-7". Asbury Park Press. October 12, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Stan Baumgartner (October 18, 1947). "Temple Triumphs, 7-6, Muhlenberg Losing First". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Mules Clip Upsala 40-0". The Morning Call. October 26, 1947. pp. 21–22 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Mules Extended to Beat Lehigh, 21-14". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 2, 1947. p. 21, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Dean Turns In Flashy Performance as Mules Win 27-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle (Allentown, PA). November 9, 1947. pp. 21, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mules Top Delaware, 20-14, in Thrilling Finish". The Morning Call. November 16, 1947. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Mules and Canaries Win by Identical 39-0 Scores". Sunday Call-Chronicle. November 23, 1947. pp. 23, 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Muhlenberg Runs Wild to Beat Franklin-Marshall, 57-7". The Morning Call (Allentown, PA). November 28, 1947. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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