1947 Merchant Marine Mariners football team

The 1947 Merchant Marine Mariners football team was an American football team that represented the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach William Reinhart, the team compiled a 2–9 record and was outscored by a total of 283 to 100.^[1] In addition to being the head coach, Reinhart was a commander in the United States Merchant Marine and served as the academy's athletic director.^[2] The team played its home games at Tomb Memorial Field.

1947 Merchant Marine Mariners football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	William Reinhart (2nd season)
Home stadium	Tomb Memorial Field
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State			–					9	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Buffalo			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 11 Army			–					5	–	2	–	2
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	3	–	1
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Springfield			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	6	–	0
CCNY			–					2	–	5	–	1
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	7	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	8	–	0
Fordham			–					1	–	6	–	1
Merchant Marine			–					2	–	9	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					0	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 0–60	10,000	[3]
September 27	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 13–34	18,000	[4]
October 4	Colgate	Tomb Memorial Field Great Neck, NY	L 0–29	8,000	[5]
October 11	at St. Bonaventure	Forness Stadium Olean, NY	L 0–25	6,500	[6]
October 18	Adelphi	Tomb Memorial Field Great Neck, NY	W 46–0	4,800	[7]
October 25	Fordham	Tomb Memorial Field Great Neck, NY	L 0–12	9,000	[8]
November 8	at Lehigh	Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA	L 6–20	5,000	[9]
November 11	Brooklyn	Tomb Memorial Field Great Neck, NY	W 22–14	5,000	[10]
November 15	at Boston University	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 6–33	1,987	[11]
November 22	at Hofstra	Hempstead, NY	L 7–16		[12]
November 27	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C.	L 0–40	< 4,000	[13]

References

1. "1947 Merchant Marine Mariners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
2. "KP Names Lieberts". The Daily News (New York City). November 26, 1947. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Mort Berry (September 21, 1947). "Villanova Victor, 60-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
4. Bill Lee (September 28, 1947). "Nadherny's Play Enables Yale To Win". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Colgate Subdues Kings Point, 29-0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 5, 1947. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Bona Blanks Kings Point". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 12, 1947. p. 5D – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Kings Point Routs Adelphi Eleven". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 19, 1947. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Fordham Defeats Kings Point, 12-0". The Daily News (New York City). October 26, 1947. p. 95 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Bast's Punting Big Part Of Lehigh's 20-6 Victory Over King's Point Team". The Morning Call. November 9, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Kings Point Rips B.C. Gridders in Steady Drizzle". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 12, 1947. p. 21.
11. Clif Keane (November 16, 1947). "B.U. Reaps, 33-6, in Drab Game; Cella Features". The Boston Globe. pp. 23, 29 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Hofstra, Paced By Ellis, Beats Kings Point, 16-7". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 23, 1947. pp. 25–26 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "40-0 Football Victory To George Washington". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1947. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.