1947 Alcorn A&M Braves football team

The 1947 Alcorn A&M Braves football team was an American football team that represented Alcorn A&M College as a member of the South Central Athletic Conference (SCAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Felix "Cat" Harris, Alcorn compiled a 10–1 record (7–0 against conference opponents), shut out eight of eleven opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 327 to 79.[1] The team won the SCAC championship,[2] and was also ranked No. 1 among the nation's smaller black college football teams by the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Rating System.[3] The team played its home games in Alcorn, Mississippi.

1947 Alcorn A&M Braves football
Black smaller college national champion
SCAC champion
ConferenceSouth Central Athletic Conference
1947 record10–1 (7–0 SCAC)
Head coach
  • Felix "Cat" Harris (1st season)

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Central Louisiana Trade School*
W 66–0
September 26Rust
W 24–0
October 4Philander Smith*Alcorn, MSW 20–0
October 11at Southern Christian InstituteVicksburg, MSW 75–0[4]
October 18Mississippi Industrial CollegeAlcorn, MSW 19–0[5]
October 25at Jackson State
  • King's Field
  • Vicksburg, MS
W 13–05,000[6]
November 1TougalooAlcorn, MSW 7–0[7]
November 8at Tennessee A&I*
L 7–66[8]
November 15Tillotson*Fort Gibbons, MSW 14–6[9]
November 25at LelandBaton Rouge, LAW 26–7[10]
Okolona Industrial SchoolW 56–0[1]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Alcorn State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Alcorn Awarded SCAC Grid Title". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 27, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Alcorn Braves Top Southern Christian Institute, 75-0". Alabama Tribune. October 17, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Alcorn Wins Fifth Straight". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 25, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Jackson College Bows To Alcorn". Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alcorn Ekes Tougaloo 7-0 For 7th Win". Alabama Tribune. November 7, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee State Rolls Over Alcorn Team". Nashville Banner. November 8, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Alcorn Defeats Tillotson, 13-6". The Austin Sunday American-Statesman. November 16, 1947. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Alcorn Braves Trip Leland College 26-7". Alabama Tribune. November 28, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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