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 seasonNotre Dame[1]
Number of bowls13
Champion(s)Notre Dame (AP)
Michigan (various)
HeismanJohnny 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

Membership changes
School1946 Conference1947 Conference
Butler BulldogsIndiana Intercollegiate ConferenceMAC
Cincinnati BearcatsIndependentMAC
Connecticut HuskiesNew EnglandYankee
Maine Black BearsNew EnglandYankee
Massachusetts RedmenIndependentYankee
New Hampshire WildcatsNew EnglandYankee
Ohio BobcatsIndependentMAC
Rhode Island State RamsNew EnglandYankee
Vermont CatamountsIndependentYankee
Western Reserve Red CatsIndependentMAC

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 No. 1 Notre Dame won at Purdue, 22–7. No. 2 Michigan beat Pittsburgh, 69–0. In Dallas, No. 3 Texas beat No. 15 Oklahoma 34–14. No. 4 Georgia Tech beat VMI, 20–0, for its third shutout in three starts. No. 5 Army and No. 6 Illinois met at Yankee Stadium in New York, and played to a 0–0 tie. No. 8 California, which won at Wisconsin 48–7, rose to fourth.

October 18 No. 1 Michigan won at Northwestern, 49–21. No. 2 Notre Dame shut out visiting Nebraska, 31–0. No. 3 Texas met Arkansas at a neutral location in Memphis, Tennessee, and won 21–6. No. 4 California beat Washington State, 21–6. No. 5 Georgia Tech defeated Auburn 27–7 to stay unbeaten, but was voted out of the Top Five. No. 6 Illinois, which beat No. 13 Minnesota 40–13, rose to fifth.

October 25 No. 1 Michigan stayed unbeaten, with a 13–6 win over Minnesota, as did No. 2 Notre Dame, which defeated Iowa, 21–0. No. 3 Texas beat Rice, 12–0. No. 4 California lost to No. 10 USC, 39–14. No. 5 Illinois lost at Purdue, 14–7. No. 8 Penn beat Navy, 21–0. The Irish rose to No. 1 in the next poll, with a 78–69 lead in votes over Michigan.

November

November 1 No. 1 Notre Dame and Navy met in Cleveland, with the Fighting Irish registering their third straight shutout, 27–0. No. 2 Michigan won at No. 11 Illinois, 14–7. In Dallas, No. 3 Texas (6–0–0) faced unbeaten (5–0–0) No. 8 Southern Methodist University (SMU), and the SMU Mustangs won 14–13. No. 4 Pennsylvania won at Princeton, 26–7, to stay unbeaten. In Seattle, No. 5 USC beat Washington 19–0.

November 8 No. 1 Notre Dame hosted No. 9 Army and won 27–7. No. 2 Michigan beat Indiana 35–0. No. 3 SMU won at Texas A&M, 13–0. No. 4 Pennsylvania beat Virginia, 19–7. No. 5 USC beat Stanford, 14–0.

November 15 No. 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, No. 2 Michigan faced No. 9 Wisconsin in Madison and won 40–6, raising it to first place in the next poll. No. 3 Pennsylvania and No. 13 Army played to a 7–7 tie in Philadelphia. No. 4 SMU stayed unbeaten with a 14–6 win over Arkansas. No. 5 USC was idle.

November 22 No. 1 Michigan closed its season at 9–0–0 with a 21–0 win over Ohio State, and accepted an invitation to meet No. 4 USC (which beat No. 18 UCLA 6–0) in the Rose Bowl. Meanwhile, No. 3 SMU won 10–0 win at Baylor, and No. 5 Penn State won at Pitt, 29–0. Both unbeaten, they accepted invitations to the Cotton Bowl Classic. No. 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 No. 1 Notre Dame, No. 2 Michigan, No. 4 USC, and No. 5 Penn State were idle. No. 3 SMU was tied in a game at TCU, 19–19.

December 6 No. 1 Notre Dame (8–0–0) and No. 3 USC (7–0–1) met in Los Angeles, with the Irish cementing their hold on the No. 1 ranking, 38–7. No. 2 Michigan, No. 4 SMU and No. 5 Penn State had completed their seasons.

Conference standings

Major conference standings
1947 Big Nine Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW L T  W L T
Montana State $ 1 –0 –0  4 –5 –0
Colorado College 2 –1 –0  4 –5 –0
Colorado State–Greeley 2 –1 –1  4 –4 –1
Colorado Mines 1 –2 –0  1 –7 –0
Western State (CO) 0 –2 –1  1 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
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
Colgate   –    1 –5 –2
Temple   –    2 –6 –0
Bucknell   –    2 –7 –0
Duquesne   –    2 –8 –0
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
TeamW 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
TeamW L T  W L T
Princess Anne   –    8 –0 –0
Grambling   –    11 –2 –0
Sewanee   –    6 –1 –1
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
TeamW 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
Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference Louisiana Tech 5–0
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 Badger State Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Mission House + 3 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Northwestern (WI) + 3 –1 –0  5 –3 –0
Milton 2 –2 –0  2 –6 –0
Wisconsin Tech 1 –3 –0  ? –? –?
Wisconsin–Extension 1 –3 –0  2 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Northwestern forfeited to Wisconsin Tech.
1947 California Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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 College Conference of Illinois football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
North Central (IL) $ 5 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
Wheaton (IL) 4 –1 –0  7 –1 –1
Augustana (IL) 3 –1 –1  4 –2 –2
Carthage 3 –2 –0  5 –2 –1
Lake Forest 2 –2 –1  3 –4 –1
Millikin 2 –2 –1  3 –4 –1
Illinois Wesleyan 2 –2 –1  3 –5 –1
Elmhurst 0 –5 –0  1 –8 –0
Illinois College 0 –5 –0  0 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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 Dakota-Iowa Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Western Union + 3 –1 –1  3 –2 –2
Buena Vista + 3 –1 –1  3 –5 –1
Huron 3 –2 –0  4 –3 –0
Dakota Wesleyan 2 –2 –1  3 –4 –1
Yankton 1 –2 –2  1 –4 –2
Sioux Falls 0 –4 –1  2 –5 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
1947 Far Western Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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 Louisiana Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Louisiana Tech $ 5 –0 –0  5 –4 –0
Southwestern Louisiana 4 –1 –0  6 –2 –0
Northwestern State 3 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 –3 –0  3 –5 –1
Centenary (LA) 1 –3 –0  1 –7 –0
Louisiana College 0 –4 –0  1 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1947 Lone Star Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 3 –0 –0  10 –0 –0
No. 12 Louisville Municipal 2 –0 –1  6 –1 –1
No. 2 Wilberforce State 3 –1 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 22 Kentucky State 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
No. 13 Lincoln (MO) 1 –3 –1  3 –4 –1
Wilberforce 0 –2 –0  0 –6 –1
Philander Smith 0 –3 –0  1 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[4]
1947 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Macalester + 4 –0 –0  5 –0 –1
St. Thomas (MN) + 4 –0 –0  4 –3 –0
Gustavus Adolphus 4 –1 –0  7 –1 –1
St. Olaf 3 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Saint John's (MN) 3 –2 –0  3 –2 –0
Hamline 2 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Concordia (MN) 1 –4 –0  3 –4 –0
Saint Mary's (MN) 0 –4 –0  1 –6 –0
Augsburg 0 –5 –0  0 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
1947 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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 Montana Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Montana Normal $ 2 –0 –1  3 –1 –2
Eastern Montana 1 –1 –1  3 –1 –1
Carroll (MT) 1 –2 –0  2 –4 –0
Montana Mines 1 –2 –0  1 –3 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1947 Nebraska College Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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 Oklahoma Collegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
SE Oklahoma State $ 5 –0 –0  7 –1 –1
Central State (OK) 3 –1 –1  7 –1 –1
Northeastern State 3 –2 –0  5 –5 –0
SW Oklahoma State 2 –2 –1  4 –3 –1
East Central 0 –4 –1  4 –5 –1
NW Oklahoma State 0 –4 –1  0 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1947 Smoky Mountain Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Carson–Newman $ 3 –0 –0  8 –1 –2
Milligan 2 –1 –0  5 –4 –1
Emory and Henry 1 –2 –0  2 –8 –1
Tusculum 0 –3 –0  0 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
1947 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
South Dakota Mines $ 3 –1 –0  4 –2 –2
Northern State 2 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Black Hills 1 –1 –1  3 –4 –2
General Beadle 1 –2 –0  2 –5 –0
Southern State 0 –2 –1  0 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1947 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Redlands $ 4 –0 –0  6 –3 –0
Occidental 2 –1 –1  4 –3 –1
Pomona 1 –2 –1  3 –3 –1
Whittier 1 –2 –1  2 –6 –1
Caltech 0 –3 –1  1 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1947 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
TeamW 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
TeamW 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 Volunteer State Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Middle Tennessee $ 5 –0 –0  9 –1 –0
Tennessee Tech 1 –1 –0  4 –7 –0
Union (TN) 1 –1 –0  5 –5 –0
Cumberland (TN) 0 –2 –1  5 –5 –1
Austin Peay 0 –2 –1  3 –6 –1
Milligan 0 –1 –0  5 –4 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
1947 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

References
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  2. appollarchive.com/football/ap
  3. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  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.
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