1947 Virginia State Trojans football team
The 1947 Virginia State Trojans football team was an American football team that represented Virginia State College as a member of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Harry R. Jefferson, the team compiled an 8–1 record, finished second in the CIAA, shut out seven of nine opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 161 to 18.[2] The team ranked No. 7 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[3]
| 1947 Virginia State Trojans football | |
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| Conference | Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| 1947 record | 8–1 (7–1 CIAA) |
| Head coach | Harry R. Jefferson (14th season) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Shaw $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Virginia State | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Hampton | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Howard | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Morgan State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 West Virginia State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Lincoln (PA) | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Union | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winston-Salem State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina College | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bluefield State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Paul's (VA) | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnson C. Smith | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Key players included guard General Perry, tackle Orlandus Page, and tailback John "Kimbrough" Jones.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | at Allen* | Columbia, SC | W 6–0 | ||||
| October 4 | at Bluefield State | Bluefield, WV | W 26–0 | ||||
| October 11 | Johnson C. Smith |
| W 40–0 | [5] | |||
| October 18 | at North Carolina College |
| W 19–0 | 3,000 | [6] | ||
| October 25 | at Hampton |
| L 13–16 | 6,500 | [7] | ||
| November 1 | Virginia Union |
| W 9–2 | ||||
| November 8 | West Virginia State |
| W 19–0 | 2,500 | [8] | ||
| November 15 | North Carolina A&T |
| W 6–0 | [9] | |||
| November 27 | at Morgan State | Baltimore, MD | W 23–0 | 14,500 | [10] | ||
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References
- "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Virginia State University Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Virginia State University. Retrieved December 10, 2019.(also listing games against Morris Brown (W 48-0) and Storer (W 12-0) for which no contemporary records have been found)
- "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "'Virginia State Is Team to Beat in CIAA' -- Graves: Trojans to Field Team of Veterans". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 27, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Va. State Trojans Ride Over J.C. Smith, 40-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 18, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Virginia State's Undefeated Trojans Clip N.C. College Eagles' Wings". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 25, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hampton Pirates Stab Va. State, 16-13". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 1, 1947. p. 13.
- "Va. State Kayoes w. Va.: W. Va. Blows Up; Trojans Win, 19-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 9, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Va. State Clips A.&T., 6-0: Quick Pass Play Wins for Trojans". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 22, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Va. State's Trojans Mangle Morgan 28-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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