1947 college football season

The 1947 college football season finished with Notre Dame, Michigan and Penn State all unbeaten and untied, but the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were the first place choice for 107 of the 142 voters in the AP Poll, and repeated as national champions. Michigan went on to meet USC in the Rose Bowl and won 49-0, while Penn State was tied 13-13 by SMU in the Cotton Bowl Classic, and Notre Dame didn't participate in the postseason. An unofficial post bowl AP poll was conducted with Michigan and Notre Dame as the only options and Michigan won by a vote of 226 to 119.

1947 college football season
First AP No. 1 of season	Notre Dame[1]
Number of bowls	13
Champion(s)	Notre Dame (AP) Michigan (various)
Heisman	Johnny Lujack (quarterback, Notre Dame)
football seasons

During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college football teams that would later be described as "Division I-A". The NCAA did recognize a national champion based upon the final results of the Associated Press poll of sportswriters (the UPI Coaches Poll would not start until 1950). The extent of that recognition came in the form of acknowledgment in the annual NCAA Football Guide of the "unofficial" national champions.[2]

Conference and program changes

Conference changes

• Two conferences began play in 1947:
  • Mid-American Conference – an active NCAA Division I FBS conference; formed by five members from Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio.
  • Yankee Conference – an NCAA Division I–AA conference active through the 1997 season and one of the predecessors to the modern Colonial Athletic Association; formed by six members from around New England, many from the recently disbanded New England Conference.
• One conference played its final season in 1947:
  • Indiana Intercollegiate Conference – conference active in football since the 1934 season.

Membership changes

School	1946 Conference	1947 Conference
Butler Bulldogs	Indiana Intercollegiate Conference	MAC
Cincinnati Bearcats	Independent	MAC
Connecticut Huskies	New England	Yankee
Maine Black Bears	New England	Yankee
Massachusetts Redmen	Independent	Yankee
New Hampshire Wildcats	New England	Yankee
Ohio Bobcats	Independent	MAC
Rhode Island State Rams	New England	Yankee
Vermont Catamounts	Independent	Yankee
Western Reserve Red Cats	Independent	MAC

September

The Associated Press did not poll the writers until after the games of October 4. Among the five teams that had been ranked highest in 1946 (Notre Dame, Army, Georgia, UCLA and Illinois).

Georgia opened on September 20 with a 34-7 win over Southern Mississippi in (site). UCLA hosted Iowa the following Friday and won 22-7.

The next day, September 27, Army beat Villanova 13-0, Illinois beat Pittsburgh 14-0, and Georgia beat Tennessee, 27-0.

October

On October 4 Notre Dame won at Pittsburgh 40-6. Army shut out visiting Colorado 47-0. Georgia beat Tulane in New Orleans, 20-0. UCLA lost at Northwestern 27-26. Illinois won at Iowa 35-12. When the first poll came out that Monday, Notre Dame was the favorite of a bare majority (52 of 103) of the voters, followed by Michigan, Texas, Georgia Tech and Army. Illinois was ranked 6th, Penn 7th, California 8th and Georgia was ranked 9th.

On October 11 #1 Notre Dame won at Purdue, 22-7. #2 Michigan beat Pittsburgh, 69-0. In Dallas, #3 Texas beat #15 Oklahoma 34-14. #4 Georgia Tech beat VMI, 20-0, for its third shutout in three starts. #5 Army and #6 Illinois met at Yankee Stadium in New York, and played to a 0-0 tie. #8 California, which won at Wisconsin 48-7, rose to fourth.

October 18 #1 Michigan won at Northwestern, 49-21. #2 Notre Dame shut out visiting Nebraska, 31-0. #3 Texas met Arkansas at a neutral location in Memphis, Tennessee, and won 21-6. #4 California beat Washington State, 21-6. #5 Georgia Tech defeated Auburn 27-7 to stay unbeaten, but was voted out of the Top Five. #6 Illinois, which beat #13 Minnesota 40-13, rose to fifth.

October 25 #1 Michigan stayed unbeaten, with a 13-6 win over Minnesota, as did #2 Notre Dame, which defeated Iowa, 21-0. #3 Texas beat Rice, 12-0. #4 California lost to #10 USC, 39-14. #5 Illinois lost at Purdue, 14-7. #8 Penn beat Navy, 21-0. The Irish rose to #1 in the next poll, with a 78-69 lead in votes over Michigan.

November

November 1 #1 Notre Dame and Navy met in Cleveland, with the Fighting Irish registering their third straight shutout, 27-0. #2 Michigan won at #11 Illinois, 14-7. In Dallas, #3 Texas (6-0-0) faced unbeaten (5-0-0) #8 Southern Methodist University (SMU), and the SMU Mustangs won 14-13. #4 Pennsylvania won at Princeton, 26-7, to stay unbeaten. In Seattle, #5 USC beat Washington 19-0.

November 8 #1 Notre Dame hosted #9 Army and won 27-7. #2 Michigan beat Indiana 35-0. #3 SMU won at Texas A&M, 13-0. #4 Pennsylvania beat Virginia, 19-7. #5 USC beat Stanford, 14-0.

November 15 #1 Notre Dame had more points scored against it than at any other time in the season, but won at unranked Northwestern, 26-19. Meanwhile, #2 Michigan faced #9 Wisconsin in Madison and won 40-6, raising it to first place in the next poll. #3 Pennsylvania and #13 Army played to a 7-7 tie in Philadelphia. #4 SMU stayed unbeaten with a 14-6 win over Arkansas. #5 USC was idle.

November 22 #1 Michigan closed its season at 9-0-0 with a 21-0 win over Ohio State, and accepted an invitation to meet #4 USC (which beat #18 UCLA 6-0) in the Rose Bowl. Meanwhile, #3 SMU won 10-0 win at Baylor, and #5 Penn State won at Pitt, 29-0. Both unbeaten, they accepted invitations to the Cotton Bowl Classic. #2 Notre Dame thrashed Tulane, 59-6 and was restored to the top spot by the AP voters, with 97 first place votes to Michigan's 81.

November 29 #1 Notre Dame, #2 Michigan, #4 USC, and #5 Penn State were idle. #3 SMU was tied in a game at TCU, 19-19.

December 6 #1 Notre Dame (8-0-0) and #3 USC (7-0-1) met in Los Angeles, with the Irish cementing their hold on the #1 ranking, 38-7. #2 Michigan, #4 SMU and #5 Penn State had completed their seasons.

Conference standings

Major conference standings

1947 Big Nine Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 2 Michigan $ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0 Wisconsin 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Minnesota 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Illinois 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Purdue 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Indiana 2 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Iowa 2 – 3 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Northwestern 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Ohio State 1 – 4 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1947 Big Six Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 12 Kansas + 4 – 0 – 1     8 – 1 – 2 No. 16 Oklahoma + 4 – 0 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Missouri 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Nebraska 2 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Iowa State 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Kansas State 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 10 – 0 + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll	1947 Border Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Texas Tech $ 4 – 0 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Hardin–Simmons 5 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 West Texas State 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Arizona 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 1 Texas Mines 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Arizona State 3 – 4 – 0     4 – 7 – 0 New Mexico 1 – 5 – 1     4 – 5 – 1 New Mexico A&M 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1947 Middle Three Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Rutgers $ 2 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Lafayette $ 1 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Lehigh 0 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1947 Missouri Valley Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Tulsa $ 3 – 0 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Wichita 2 – 1 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Saint Louis 1 – 1 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Drake 1 – 3 – 0     1 – 7 – 1 Oklahoma A&M 0 – 2 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1947 Mountain States Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Utah $ 6 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 1 Denver 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Utah State 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0 Colorado 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Colorado A&M 2 – 3 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 Wyoming 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 BYU 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1947 Pacific Coast Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 8 USC $ 6 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 1 No. 15 California 5 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Oregon 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 UCLA 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Montana 2 – 1 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Oregon State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Washington 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Washington State 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 Idaho 1 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Stanford 0 – 7 – 0     0 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1947 Rocky Mountain Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Montana State $ 1 – 0 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Colorado College 2 – 1 – 0     ? – ? – ? Colorado State–Greeley 2 – 1 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 Colorado Mines 1 – 2 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 Western State 0 – 2 – 1     1 – 6 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1947 Southeastern Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0 No. 6 Alabama 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Mississippi State 2 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Georgia 3 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 1 Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Tulane 2 – 3 – 2     2 – 5 – 2 LSU 2 – 3 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0     8 – 3 – 0 Tennessee 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Auburn 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Florida 0 – 3 – 1     4 – 5 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll
1947 Southern Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0 No. 9 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 South Carolina 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 No. 19 Duke 3 – 1 – 1     4 – 3 – 2 Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 Maryland 3 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 2 No. 17 NC State 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 VPI 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Davidson 3 – 3 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 VMI 2 – 3 – 1     3 – 5 – 1 Clemson 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Furman 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 Richmond 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0 George Washington 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll	1947 Southwest Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 3 SMU $ 5 – 0 – 1     9 – 0 – 2 No. 5 Texas 5 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0 No. 18 Rice 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 1 TCU 2 – 3 – 1     4 – 5 – 2 Arkansas 1 – 4 – 1     6 – 4 – 1 Texas A&M 1 – 4 – 1     3 – 6 – 1 Baylor 1 – 5 – 0     5 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Independents

1947 Eastern college football independents records Conf     Overall Team W   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	1947 Midwestern college football independents records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 1 Notre Dame   –       9 – 0 – 0 Youngstown   –       8 – 2 – 0 Michigan State   –       7 – 2 – 0 Ball State   –       5 – 1 – 2 Ohio Wesleyan   –       6 – 2 – 1 Wayne   –       5 – 2 – 0 Dayton   –       6 – 3 – 0 Washington University   –       5 – 3 – 0 Detroit   –       6 – 4 – 0 Bowling Green   –       5 – 5 – 0 Xavier   –       4 – 4 – 1 Marquette   –       4 – 5 – 0 Central Michigan   –       2 – 5 – 1 Valparaiso   –       2 – 5 – 1 Akron   –       2 – 6 – 0 Michigan State Normal   –       1 – 6 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll	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
1947 Western college football independents records Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Pepperdine   –       9 – 0 – 0 Hawaii   –       8 – 5 – 0 Nevada   –       7 – 2 – 0 San Francisco   –       7 – 3 – 0 Cal Poly San Dimas   –       4 – 4 – 1 Santa Clara   –       4 – 4 – 0 La Verne   –       3 – 4 – 0 Idaho State   –       3 – 5 – 1 Loyola (CA)   –       3 – 7 – 0 Saint Mary's   –       3 – 7 – 0 Portland   –       1 – 7 – 0

Minor conferences

Conference	Champion(s)	Record
California Collegiate Athletic Association	Pacific (CA)	5–0
Central Intercollegiate Athletics Association	Shaw	6–0
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Kansas State Teachers	4–0–1
College Conference of Illinois	North Central (IL)	5–1
Dakota-Iowa Athletic Conference	Buena Vista Westmar	3–1–1
Far Western Conference	Northern Branch College of Agriculture Southern Oregon College	3–1
Indiana Intercollegiate Conference	Butler	4–0–1
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Upper Iowa	5–0
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference	Ottawa (KS)	6–0
Lone Star Conference	North Texas State Teachers	6–0
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Kalamazoo Hillsdale	3–0–2
Mid-American Conference	Cincinnati	3–1
Midwest Collegiate Athletic Conference	Lawrence	5–1
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Macalester Saint Thomas (MN)	4–0
Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association	Missouri School of Mines	4–1
Nebraska College Conference	Chadron State Nebraska Wesleyan	5–1–1
New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference	Sul Ross State College	5–0
North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Iowa State Teachers (Northern Iowa) South Dakota	4–0
North Dakota College Athletic Conference	Valley City State	6–1
Ohio Athletic Conference	Denison	5–0
Oklahoma Collegiate Athletic Conference	Southeastern State College (OK)	5–0
Pacific Northwest Conference	Willamette	6–0
Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference	Lock Haven State Teachers Mansfield State Teachers	5–1–1 4–1–1
Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Montana State College	1–0
South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference	Northern State Teachers (SD)	2–0
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Redlands	4–0
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Florida A&M College	5–0
Southwestern Athletic Conference	Southern	7–0
State Teacher's College Conference of Minnesota	Bemidji State Teachers Moorhead State Teachers Winona State Teachers	3–1
Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference	Hardin–Simmons McMurry (TX)	4–1
Washington Intercollegiate Conference	Eastern Washington College Pacific Lutheran	4–1
Wisconsin State Teachers College Conference	North: River Falls State Teachers South: Milwaukee State Teachers	4–0 4–0

Minor conference standings

1947 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Pacific $ 5 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0 San Jose State 3 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0 Fresno State 2 – 1 – 2     3 – 6 – 2 San Diego State 2 – 2 – 1     7 – 3 – 1 Santa Barbara 1 – 3 – 1     4 – 3 – 1 Cal Poly 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 9 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1947 Central Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Emporia State $ 4 – 0 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 Washburn 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Southwestern (KS) 2 – 2 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Fort Hays State 2 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Pittsburg State 1 – 3 – 1     2 – 7 – 1 St. Benedict's 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall 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 $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[3]
1947 Far Western Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southern Oregon + 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Cal Aggies + 3 – 1 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Humboldt State 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Chico State 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 San Francisco State 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 5 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1947 Hoosier Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Indiana Central $ 6 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Hanover 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 0 Franklin (IN) 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 2 – 0 Manchester (IN) 2 – 3 – 1     2 – 5 – 1 Earlham 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Canterbury 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 6 – 1 Anderson (IN) 0 – 4 – 1     1 – 5 – 2 Rose Poly 0 – 4 – 0     0 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion	1947 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Southern Illinois $ 3 – 0 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 Northern Illinois State 2 – 1 – 1     4 – 3 – 3 Illinois State 1 – 1 – 2     4 – 3 – 2 Eastern Illinois 2 – 2 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 Western Illinois 0 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion
1947 Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Ottawa $ 6 – 0 – 0     6 – 2 – 1 Baker 4 – 1 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Bethany (KS) 4 – 2 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Kansas Wesleyan 3 – 2 – 1     4 – 4 – 1 Bethel (KS) 1 – 4 – 1     2 – 5 – 1 College of Emporia 1 – 4 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 McPherson 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 6 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1947 Lone Star Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T North Texas State $ 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 East Texas State 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 2 – 0 Southwest Texas State 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Trinity (TX) 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 2 Stephen F. Austin 2 – 3 – 1     3 – 6 – 1 Sam Houston State 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Houston 0 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1947 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Hillsdale + 3 – 0 – 2     7 – 0 – 2 Kalamazoo + 3 – 0 – 2     4 – 1 – 3 Hope 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 2 – 1 Alma 2 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1 Adrian 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Albion 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 + – Conference co-champions
1947 Mid-American Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Cincinnati $ 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Western Reserve 2 – 1 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 Butler 1 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 Ohio 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 1 Miami (OH) * 2 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 1 Western Michigan * 0 – 1 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 $ – Conference champion * – Miami and Western Michigan were not eligible to compete for the MAC championship because they did not schedule a full slate of games against MAC opponents.	1947 Midwest Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 3 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 0 No. 2 Wilberforce State 3 – 1 – 0     11 – 1 – 0 No. 12 Louisville Municipal 2 – 0 – 1     6 – 1 – 1 No. 22 Kentucky State 3 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 No. 13 Lincoln (MO) 1 – 3 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 Philander Smith   –         –   Wilberforce   –         –   $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[4]	1947 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Missouri Valley $ 4 – 0 – 0     12 – 0 – 0 Central Methodist 2 – 2 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Culver–Stockton 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 William Jewell 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 6 – 1 Tarkio 0 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1947 Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Missouri Mines $ 4 – 1 – 0     4 – 3 – 0 SW Missouri State 3 – 1 – 1     7 – 2 – 1 NW Missouri State 2 – 1 – 2     5 – 2 – 2 Kirksville State 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 SE Missouri State 1 – 3 – 1     2 – 6 – 1 Central Missouri State 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1947 Nebraska College Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Chadron State + 5 – 1 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 Nebraska Wesleyan + 5 – 1 – 1     7 – 1 – 1 Hastings 5 – 2 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Doane 4 – 2 – 1     6 – 2 – 1 Kearney State 4 – 3 – 1     6 – 3 – 1 Peru State 3 – 3 – 2     3 – 4 – 2 Midland 1 – 4 – 2     2 – 5 – 2 Wayne State (NE) 0 – 4 – 3     0 – 4 – 3 York (NE) 0 – 7 – 0     2 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1947 New Mexico Intercollegiate Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Sul Ross $ 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 3 – 0 Adams State 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 New Mexico Military 4 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0 Eastern New Mexico 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 4 – 0 Panhandle A&M 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 New Mexico Teachers 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 6 – 0 New Mexico Highlands 0 – 5 – 0     2 – 5 – 0 $ – Conference champion
1947 North Central Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T South Dakota + 4 – 0 – 0     7 – 2 – 0 Iowa State Teachers + 4 – 0 – 0     5 – 3 – 1 South Dakota State 3 – 1 – 0     4 – 5 – 0 North Dakota 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 Augustana (SD) 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 0 Morningside 0 – 4 – 0     4 – 4 – 0 North Dakota State 0 – 5 – 0     1 – 7 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1947 North State Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T Catawba $ 6 – 0 – 0     11 – 1 – 0 Appalachian State 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0 Lenoir–Rhyne 4 – 3 – 1     5 – 4 – 1 High Point 3 – 3 – 1     5 – 4 – 2 Guilford 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Western Carolina 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 5 – 1 Elon 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 East Carolina 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 Atlantic Christian 0 – 5 – 0     0 – 8 – 0 $ – Conference champion	1947 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   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.[5]
1947 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T No. 8 Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0     10 – 2 – 0 No. 17 Prairie View A&M 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 6 – 0 No. 16 Texas College 3 – 1 – 1     5 – 2 – 3 Bishop 3 – 2 – 2     3 – 4 – 3 No. 20 Wiley 3 – 3 – 1     4 – 3 – 2 Langston 2 – 4 – 1     2 – 7 – 1 Samuel Huston 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 9 – 0 Arkansas AM&N 0 – 6 – 1     2 – 7 – 1 $ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[6]	1947 Texas Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T McMurry + 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 1 Hardin + 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 4 – 0 Abilene Christian 3 – 2 – 0     6 – 3 – 0 Howard Payne 2 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0 Austin 2 – 3 – 0     2 – 6 – 1 Southwestern (TX) 0 – 5 – 0     3 – 6 – 0 + – Conference co-champions	1947 Yankee Conference football standings Conf     Overall Team W   L   T     W   L   T New Hampshire $ 4 – 0 – 0     8 – 1 – 0 Maine 2 – 1 – 0     6 – 1 – 0 Connecticut 1 – 2 – 0     2 – 4 – 0 Rhode Island State 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 4 – 0 Massachusetts 0 – 1 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 Vermont 0 – 1 – 1     3 – 4 – 1 $ – Conference champion

Rankings

Main article: 1947 NCAA football rankings

Bowl games

Bowl game	Winning team		Losing team
Rose Bowl	No. 2 Michigan	49	No. 8 USC	0
Sugar Bowl	No. 5 Texas	27	No. 6 Alabama	7
Orange Bowl	No. 10 Georgia Tech	20	No. 12 Kansas	14
Cotton Bowl Classic	No. 3 SMU	13	No. 4 Penn State	13
Sun Bowl	Miami (OH)	13	Texas Tech	12
Gator Bowl	Georgia	20	Maryland	20
Tangerine Bowl	Catawba	7	Marshall	0
Dixie Bowl	Arkansas	21	No. 14 William & Mary	19
Raisin Bowl	Pacific (CA)	26	Wichita	14
Harbor Bowl	Hardin–Simmons	53	San Diego State	0
Salad Bowl	Nevada	13	North Texas State	6
Delta Bowl	No. 13 Ole Miss	13	TCU	9
Great Lakes Bowl	Kentucky	24	Villanova	14
Pineapple Bowl	Hawaii	33	Redlands	32

See also

• 1947 College Football All-America Team

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2009-01-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. appollarchive.com/football/ap
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4. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.