1947 George Washington Colonials football team

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1947 George Washington Colonials football
Conference Southern Conference
Record1–7–1 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadium Griffith Stadium
Seasons
←  1946
1948  →
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
South Carolina 4 –1 –16 –2 –1
No. 19 Duke 3 –1 –14 –3 –2
Washington and Lee 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
Maryland 3 –2 –17 –2 –2
No. 17 NC State 3 –2 –15 –3 –1
VPI 4 –3 –04 –5 –0
Davidson 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Wake Forest 3 –4 –06 –4 –0
VMI 2 –3 –13 –5 –1
Clemson 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
The Citadel 1 –4 –03 –5 –0
Furman 1 –4 –02 –7 –0
Richmond 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
George Washington 0 –4 –01 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1947 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Skip Stahley, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–4 in conference games), finished 16th in the SoCon, and was outscored by a total of 177 to 92. [1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, George Washington was ranked at No. 134 out of 500 college football teams. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Virginia *
L 13–3315,000 [3]
October 4at VMI
L 7–13 [4]
October 11at Washington & Lee
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–15 [5]
October 18 No. 14 Wake Forest
L 7–399,500 [6]
October 24at Miami (FL) *
L 7–2825,746 [7]
October 31 VPI Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 6–425,000 [8]
November 15at Wayne *
L 6–71,097 [9]
November 22vs. Georgetown *
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
T 0–011,000 [10]
November 27 Merchant Marine *
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 40–0< 4,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1947 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Cavaliers Roll Up 33-13 Score Over George Washington". The Staunton News-Leader. September 28, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "VMI Rally Beats Geo. Wash., 13-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1947. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "15-6 Victory For W. And L." The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Fetzer Leads Deacons To 39-7 Triumph". Ashville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1947. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Guy Butler (October 25, 1947). "U-M Comes Back With A Vim". The Miami Daily News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Virginia Tech's Gobblers Start Early, Rout George Washington Eleven, 42-6". The Staunton News-Leader. November 1, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "George Washington Is Wayne Victim, 7 to 6". Detroit Free Press. November 16, 1947. p. III-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Geo. Washington Ties Georgetown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1947. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "40-0 Football Victory To George Washington". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1947. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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