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1947 George Washington Colonials football team

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1947 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–7–1 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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

The 1947 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1947 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Skip Stahley, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–4 in conference games), finished 16th in the SoCon, and was outscored by a total of 177 to 92.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, George Washington was ranked at No. 134 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Virginia*L 13–3315,000[3]
October 4at VMI
L 7–13[4]
October 11at Washington & Lee
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–15[5]
October 18 No. 14 Wake ForestL 7–399,500[6]
October 24at Miami (FL)*L 7–2825,746[7]
October 31VPIdagger
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 6–425,000[8]
November 15at Wayne*L 6–71,097[9]
November 22vs. Georgetown*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
T 0–011,000[10]
November 27Merchant Marine*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 40–0< 4,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1947 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cavaliers Roll Up 33-13 Score Over George Washington". The Staunton News-Leader. September 28, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "VMI Rally Beats Geo. Wash., 13-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1947. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "15-6 Victory For W. And L." The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fetzer Leads Deacons To 39-7 Triumph". Ashville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1947. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Guy Butler (October 25, 1947). "U-M Comes Back With A Vim". The Miami Daily News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia Tech's Gobblers Start Early, Rout George Washington Eleven, 42-6". The Staunton News-Leader. November 1, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "George Washington Is Wayne Victim, 7 to 6". Detroit Free Press. November 16, 1947. p. III-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Geo. Washington Ties Georgetown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1947. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "40-0 Football Victory To George Washington". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1947. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.