The 1947 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1947 college football season.

Quick Facts Penn Quakers football, Conference ...
1947 Penn Quakers football
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 7
Record7–0–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Captains
Home stadiumFranklin Field
Seasons
 1946
1948 
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More information Conf, Overall ...
1947 Ivy Group football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Penn 4 0 07 0 1
Princeton 4 2 05 3 0
Yale 3 2 06 3 0
No. 20 Columbia 2 2 07 2 0
Harvard 1 3 04 5 0
Brown 1 3 04 4 1
Dartmouth 3 4 04 4 1
Cornell 1 4 04 5 0
Rankings from AP Poll
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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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4LafayetteW 59–051,283[4]
October 11at DartmouthNo. 7W 32–012,000[5]
October 18ColumbiaNo. 8
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34–1470,000[6]
October 25NavyNo. 8
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–080,000[7]
November 1at PrincetonNo. 4W 26–749,000[8]
November 8 No. 10 VirginiaNo. 4
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 19–779,000[9]
November 15 No. 13 ArmyNo. 3
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 7–780,000[10]
November 27CornellNo. 8
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
W 21–080,000[11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP7884 (11)4 (8)3 (7)6887
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References

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