1947 Princess Anne Trojans football team

The 1947 Princess Anne Trojans football team was an American football team that represented Princess Anne College (now known as University of Maryland Eastern Shore) during the 1947 college football season. In their second and final season under head coach J. C. Coffee, the team compiled an 8–0 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 206 to 32.[1][2] The team played its home games at Princess Anne Stadium in Princess Anne, Maryland.[3]

1947 Princess Anne Trojans football
Conference	Independent
1947 record	8–0
Head coach	J. C. Coffee (2nd season)

1947 Southern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Princess Anne			–					8	–	0	–	0
Grambling			–					11	–	2	–	0
Memphis State			–					6	–	2	–	1
Marshall			–					9	–	3	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					7	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma City			–					7	–	3	–	0
Virginia			–					7	–	3	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	4	–	0
Western Maryland			–					4	–	3	–	1
Catholic University			–					3	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Georgetown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Chattanooga			–					4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	7	–	0
Navy			–					1	–	7	–	1
Florida State			–					0	–	5	–	0

The 1947 season was the school's last under the common name Princess Anne College. It was officially known as the University of Maryland's College for Negroes at Princess Anne and had previously been known as Maryland's Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes, though it had been commonly referred to as Princess Anne College. In 1948, the school's president, Dr. J. T. Williams, discarded the "Princess Anne College" name because "people thought it might be a girl's finishing school . . . it embarrassed the football team."[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Elizabeth City State	Elizabeth City, NC	W 20–0
October 4	St. Augustine's	Wicomico HS bowl Salisbury, MD	W 20–12		[5]
October 11	at Bordentown Institute	Bordentown, NJ	W 24–14		[6]
October 18	at Storer	Harper's Ferry, WV	W 54–0		[7]
October 25	Fayetteville State	Princess Anne Stadium Princess Anne, MD	W 7–0		[8]
November 1	at Cheyney	West Chester, PA	W 7–0		[9]
November 15	Livingstone	Princess Anne Stadium Princess Anne, MD	W 39–0		[10]
November 23	Norfolk State	Princess Anne Stadium Princess Anne, MD	W 31–6		[11]
Homecoming

References

1. "1947 - Maryland-Eastern Shore". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
2. "Princess Anne Crows Over "Rooster's" Team". Journal Every-Evening. October 17, 1947. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ad for homecoming game". The Salisbury Times. October 20, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Burke Davis (December 9, 1948). "Buildings Give New Life To Shore Negro College". The Baltimore Sun. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Princess Anne Negro Eleven Wins 20-12". The Salisbury Times. October 6, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Princess Anne Gridders Beat Bordentown, 24-14". Wilmington Morning News. October 13, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Princess Anne College Wins From Storer, 54-0". The Salisbury Times. October 20, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Princess Anne Gridders Beat Fayetteville, 7-0". Wilmington Morning News. October 27, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Princess Anne College Defeats Cheyney, 7-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 2, 1947. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Princess Anne Wins 7th Game In Row". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Princess Anne Wins, 31-6, for Unbeaten Year". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1947. p. 4S – via Newspapers.com.