1947 Navy Midshipmen football team

The 1947 Navy Midshipmen football team was an American football team that represented the United States Naval Academy as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth non-consecutive season under head coach Tom Hamilton, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record and was outscored by a total of 165 to 86.[1][2]

1947 Navy Midshipmen football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–7–1
Head coach
CaptainDick Scott
Home stadiumThompson Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princess Anne     8 0 0
Grambling     10 2 0
Sewanee     6 1 1
Memphis State     6 2 1
Texas State     9 3 0
Mississippi Southern     7 3 0
Oklahoma City     7 3 0
Virginia     7 3 0
West Virginia     6 4 0
East Tennessee State     5 4 0
Catholic University     3 3 0
Delaware     4 4 0
Georgetown     3 4 1
Chattanooga     4 6 0
Tennessee Tech     4 7 0
Miami (FL)     2 7 0
Navy     1 7 1
CCUNC     1 3 0
Florida State     0 5 0

Navy was ranked at No. 32 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at CaliforniaL 7–1480,000[4]
October 4ColumbiaL 6–1322,000[5]
October 11vs. No. 13 DukeT 14–1435,000[6]
October 18at CornellW 38–19[7]
October 25at No. 8 PennL 0–2180,000[8]
November 1vs. No. 1 Notre DameL 0–2784,117[9]
November 8Georgia Tech
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 14–1635,000[10]
November 15No. 8 Penn State
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 7–2025,000[11]
November 29vs. No. 12 ArmyL 0–21103,000[12]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Football History" (PDF). United States Naval Academy. p. 191. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Navy Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Emmons Byrne (September 28, 1947). "80,000 Witness Bears' 14 to 7 Upset of Navy". Oakland Tribune. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Robert Elmer (October 5, 1947). "Columbia Hands Navy Eleven Second Loss In Row, 13-6: Bill Hawkins Scores With 55-Yard Run". The Baltimore Sun. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Robert Elmer (October 12, 1947). "Navy Ties Duke, 14-14, At Stadium". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Elliot Cushing (October 19, 1949). "Navy Overpowers Courageous Cornell Before Record 35,500 Crowd, 38 to 19". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Art Morrow (October 26, 1947). "80,000 Watch Penn Win, 21-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Edward Burns (November 2, 1947). "Notre Dame Sinks Navy: Lujack Passes Notre Dame To 27 To 0 Victory Against Navy". Chicago Tribune. p. II-1, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia Tech Defeats Navy, 16-14". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Stuart B. McIver (November 16, 1947). "Penn State Victor Over Navy, 20-7". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ George M. Mawhinney (November 30, 1947). "103,000 Grid Fans Jam City To See Army Beat Navy: Truman Tops List of Spectators At Football Classic in Stadium; Cadets and Middies Thrill Throngs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S2 – via Newspapers.com.