1947 SMU Mustangs football team
1947 SMU Mustangs football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, T 13–13 vs. Penn State | |
Conference | Southwest Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 3 |
1947 record | 9–0–2 (5–0–1 SWC) |
Head coach | Matty Bell |
Home stadium |
Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783, grass) Cotton Bowl (c. 45,504, grass) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3 SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#5 Texas | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#18 Rice | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1947 college football season. Coached by Matty Bell, SMU gained the Southwest Conference crown, posting a 9–0–2 record. SMU faced Penn State in the 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic.
Schedule
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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1947-09-27 | at Santa Clara* | Kezar Stadium • San Francisco | W 22-6 | 5,000 | |||||
1947-10-04 | Missouri* | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas | W 35-19 | 35,000 | |||||
1947-10-11 | at Oklahoma A&M* | Lewis Field • Stillwater, Oklahoma | W 21-14 | 18,000 | |||||
1947-10-18 | No. 15 Rice | Ownby Stadium • University Park, Texas | W 14-0 | 23,000 | |||||
1947-10-25 | at No. 16 UCLA* | No. 12 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | W 7-0 | 64,197 | ||||
1947-11-01 | No. 3 Texas | No. 8 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas | W 14-13 | 50,000 | ||||
1947-11-08 | at Texas A&M | No. 3 | Kyle Field • College Station, Texas | W 13-0 | 28,000 | ||||
1947-11-15 | Arkansas | No. 4 | Ownby Stadium • University Park, Texas | W 14-6 | 23,000 | ||||
1947-11-22 | at Baylor | No. 3 | Municipal Stadium • Waco, Texas | W 10-0 | 12,000 | ||||
1947-11-29 | at Texas Christian | No. 3 | Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, Texas | T 19-19 | 31,000 | ||||
1947-01-01 | vs. No. 4 Penn State | No. 3 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas (Cotton Bowl) | T 13-13 | 47,500 | ||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Club |
Earl Cook | Guard | 3 | 17 | Boston Yanks |
Gil Johnson | Quarterback | 11 | 93 | Philadelphia Eagles |
Bob Ramsey | Back | 26 | 244 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
References
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