1947 Auburn Tigers football team

1947 Auburn Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	2–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach	Carl M. Voyles (4th season)
Home stadium	Auburn Stadium Legion Field Cramton Bowl
Seasons ←  1946 1948  →

1947 Southeastern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 Ole Miss $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 6 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	2	–	3	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1947 college football season. It was the Tigers' 56th overall and 15th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Carl M. Voyles, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Auburn Stadium in Auburn, the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC). Auburn was ranked at No. 114 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947. ^[1] \

To date, 1947 is the last season that the Tigers did not play in-state archrival Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Mississippi Southern *	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	L 13–19	15,000	[2]
October 4	Louisiana Tech *	Auburn Stadium Auburn, AL	W 14–0	11,000	[3]
October 11	Florida	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (rivalry)	W 20–14	13,000	[4]
October 18	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 7–27	37,000	[5]
October 25	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	L 0–40	30,000	[6]
November 1	at Vanderbilt	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 0–28	18,000	[7]
November 8	Mississippi State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 0–14	20,000	[8]
November 15	vs. Georgia	Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA (rivalry)	L 6–28	22,000	[9]
November 22	at Clemson *	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	L 18–34	11,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southern thwarts Auburn in opener here, 19 to 13". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tidwell and Ball lead Auburn to 14–0 victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 1947. Retrieved June 24, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. Max Moseley (October 12, 1947). "Tidwell Leads Auburn To Victory Over Florida". Montgomery Advertiser. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
5. Johnny Bradberry (October 19, 1947). "Ziegler Romps as Jackets Win, 27 to 7". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 12C – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Green Wave finds Auburn easy victim". The Knoxville Journal. October 26, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
7. Bob Shirley (November 2, 1947). "Vandy's First-Half Power Rips Auburn 28-0: Clinard Boots 4 Extra Points in Vandy Win". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Chick Hosch (November 9, 1947). "Maroons Take Auburn Tigers By 14-0 Margin". Monroe Morning World. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Morris McLemore (November 16, 1947). "Georgia Tips Tigers, 28-6". The Atlanta Journal. pp. 1B, 8B – via Newspapers.com.
10. Scoop Latimer (November 23, 1947). "Clemson's Dazzling Forays Beat Auburn, 34-18". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1.
11. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Carl M. Voyles, 1947". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
12. "1947 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Archived from the original on September 1, 2012. Retrieved July 21, 2015.