1947 Massachusetts Statesmen football team
| 1947 Massachusetts Statesmen football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 3–4–1 (0–1–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Massachusetts Statesmen football team was an American football team that represented the University of Massachusetts in the Yankee Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Thomas Eck, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (0–1–1 in conference play).
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Massachusetts State was ranked at No. 343 out of 500 college football teams.[1]
The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Amherst, Massachusetts.
The Yankee Conference began play in 1947, as Massachusetts joined the other land-grant colleges in New England to form the new conference.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | Bates* | L 6–14 | 6,000 | [2] | |
| October 4 | at Bowdoin* | W 7–6 | [3] | ||
| October 11 | at Worcester Tech* |
| W 33–0 | [4] | |
| October 18 | Rhode Island State |
| L 13–20 | > 4,500 | [5] |
| October 25 | Norwich * |
| W 39–0 | > 4,500 | [6] |
| November 1 | at Vermont | T 7–7 | 4,500 | [7] | |
| November 8 | at Springfield* |
| L 7–14 | [8] | |
| November 15 | Tufts* |
| L 6–20 | 4,000 | [9] |
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References
[edit]- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blanchard Sparks Bates to 14-6 Win Over Mass. Univ". The Boston Globe. September 28, 1947. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Harry Shulman (October 5, 1947). "Raymond Gives Massachusetts U. 7-6 Edge Over Bowdoin Eleven". The Boston Globe. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Worcester Tech Crushed, 33-0, by Massachusetts U." The Boston Globe. October 12, 1947. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rhode Island Rallies to Edge Statesmen, 20-13". The Boston Globe. October 19, 1947. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Statesmen Whip Norwich, 39-0, Before 4500". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1947. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U. of Vermont, Statesmen Battle to 7-7 Deadlock". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1947. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Springfield Wins, Edges U. of Mass. on 1st-Period Rush". The Boston Globe. November 9, 1947. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Ed Shea (November 16, 1947). "Jumbos Wallop Statesmen, 20-6, In Season's Windup". The Boston Globe. pp. 23, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
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