The 1947 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1947 college football season.
1947 Penn Quakers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 7 |
Record | 7–0–1 |
Head coach |
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Offensive scheme | Single-wing |
Captains |
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Home stadium | Franklin Field |
History
In its tenth season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 7–0–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 219 to 35, and was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll. The team's lone setback was a 7–7 tie with Army.[1]
Munger was Penn's head coach for 16 years; he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976. In addition, three players from the 1947 team were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: center/linebacker Chuck Bednarik; tackle George Savitsky; and halfback Skip Minisi. Bednarik was a consensus first-team All-American;[2] he also finished seventh in the 1947 voting for the Heisman Trophy.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 4 | Lafayette | W 59–0 | 51,283 | [4] | ||||
October 11 | at Dartmouth | No. 7 | W 32–0 | 12,000 | [5] | |||
October 18 | Columbia | No. 8 |
| W 34–14 | 70,000 | [6] | ||
October 25 | Navy | No. 8 |
| W 21–0 | 80,000 | [7] | ||
November 1 | at Princeton | No. 4 | W 26–7 | 49,000 | [8] | |||
November 8 | No. 10 Virginia | No. 4 |
| W 19–7 | 79,000 | [9] | ||
November 15 | No. 13 Army | No. 3 |
| T 7–7 | 80,000 | [10] | ||
November 27 | Cornell | No. 8 |
| W 21–0 | 80,000 | [11] | ||
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Rankings
Week | ||||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Final |
AP | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 (11) | 4 (8) | 3 (7) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
References
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