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1947 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

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1947 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Pecan Bowl champion
National Bowl, L 0–8 vs. Shaw
Pecan Bowl, W 7–0 vs. Allen
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–1–2 (5–0–2 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumState College Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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 2 6 2
Fisk 1 3 1 - - -
No. 7 (small) Alabama A&M 1 4 1 3 5 1
Xavier (LA) 0 2 1 - - -
Benedict 0 3 2 2 4 3
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

The 1947 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team represented South Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Oliver C. Dawson, the Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–1–2 with a mark of 5–0–2 in conference play, and outscored all opponents by a total of 123 to 46. South Carolina State lost to Shaw in the National Bowl and defeated Allen in the Pecan Bowl. The team ranked No. 10 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at KnoxvilleKnoxville, TNW 12–0
October 11Lane
W 13–12[3]
October 18Claflin*
  • State College Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 28–0[4]
October 25at Alabama A&M
T 20–20[5]
November 1at Morris Brown
W 13–0[6]
November 7at MorehouseAtlanta, GAW 12–0
November 15Tuskegee
  • State College Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC
W 12–08,000[7]
November 27at BenedictColumbia, SCT 6–6
December 6vs. Shaw*Griffith Stadium, Washington, DC (National Bowl)L 0–85,000–6,000[8][9]
December 13vs. Allen*
  • Orangeburg County Fair Grounds Stadium
  • Orangeburg, SC (Pecan Bowl)
W 7–02,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State's Bulldogs Beat Lane 13-12 In Thriller Here". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "State Bulldogs Defeat Claflin 28-0 For Third". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ala. A. and M. Rally Ties S.C. State". Alabama Tribune. October 31, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "South Carolina State Humbles Morris Brown 13-0: SC State Bulldogs Conquer Morris Brown Wolverines, 13-0". Alabama Tribune. November 7, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State Beats Tuskegee 12-0". The Times and Democrat. November 17, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Shaw's Bears Smite S.C.: S.C. Team Outclassed By Shaw in 8-0 Battle". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 13, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Leigh, Fred (December 13, 1947). "Shaw Rips S.C. State In D.C." Baltimore Afro-American. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 17. Retrieved November 6, 2024 – via Google News.
  10. ^ "2nd Pecan Bowl Victory Goes To State Bulldogs". The Times and Democrat. December 15, 1947. p. 9.