The 1947 Redlands Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Redlands as a member of the Southern California Conference (SCC) during the 1947 college football season. Under longtime head coach Cecil A. Cushman, the team compiled a 6–3 record (4–0 against SCC opponents) and lost a close game to Hawaii in the fourth annual Pineapple Bowl on January 1, 1948.[1] The team divided its home games between the Orange Show Stadium in San Bernardino, California, and a site on the school's campus in Redlands, California.
| 1947 Redlands Bulldogs football | |
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Pineapple Bowl, L 32–33 vs. Hawaii | |
| Conference | Southern California Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (4–0 SCC) |
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| Home stadium | Orange Show Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End Stan Flowers ranked as the top pass receiver during the 1947 season among small college players with 44 receptions for 493 yards.[2] Halfback Ted Runner ranked second among the country's small college players with 942 passing yards (84 completions out of 150 passes).[2] Runner was a second-team honoree on the Little All-America team who later became the school's football coach and athletic director. In 1988, the school's football stadium was named in his honor.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | Los Angeles City College* |
| W 20–14 | 2,000 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | at Pepperdine* | L 6–21 | [5] | ||||
| October 11 | La Verne* |
| W 40–7 | 2,000 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | at Loyola (CA)* | L 16–19 | 5,500 | [7] | |||
| October 25 | Pomona |
| W 19–18 | 7,000 | [8] | ||
| November 8 | at Occidental | Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA | W 8–7 | [9] | |||
| November 15 | Caltech* | Redlands, CA | W 20–13 | 3,500 | [10][11] | ||
| November 22 | at Whittier |
| W 7–6 | [12] | |||
| January 1, 1948 | at Hawaii* | L 32–33 | 12,000 | [1] | |||
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References
edit- ^ a b Joe Anzivino (January 2, 1948). "Pineapple Bowl Game Filled With Thrills: 'Bows, Bulldogs Stage New Year Celebration". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "U. of R. Pair Honored: Stan Flowers Nation's Top Pass Receiver; Ted Runner No. 2 Tosser". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. December 28, 1947. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ted Runner Stadium". Redlands University. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "Runner Stars As Bulldogs Smack Down L.A.C.C., 20-14". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. September 29, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pepperdine Waves Roll Over Redlands Bulldogs, 21 to 6". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 6, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs Bounce Leopards, 40-7, In Contest At Redlands". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. October 12, 1947. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles Curtis (October 19, 1947). "Lucky Lions Shade Bulldogs, 19 to 16". Los Angeles Times. p. I-9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs Pull Out Thrilling 19-18 Triumph". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. October 26, 1947. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Curnow (November 9, 1947). "Bulldogs Nip Tigers, 8 to 7". Los Angeles Times. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Curnow (November 16, 1947). "Caltech Bows to Redlands". Los Angeles Times. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs Roll, 20-13: University of Redlands Topples Cal Tech as Runner, Flowers Star". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. November 16, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redlands Nips Whittier, 7-6; Cinches Title". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. November 23, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
