1947 Louisville Municipal Bantams football team

1947 Louisville Municipal Bantams football
Conference	Midwest Athletic Association
Record	6–1–1 (2–0–1 MAA)
Head coach	Dwight T. Reed (2nd season)
Seasons ←  1946 1948 →

1947 Midwest Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $	3	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
No. 12 Louisville Municipal	2	–	0	–	1			6	–	1	–	1
No. 2 Wilberforce State	3	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 22 Kentucky State	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
No. 13 Lincoln (MO)	1	–	3	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Wilberforce	0	–	2	–	0			0	–	6	–	1
Philander Smith	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System. [1]

The 1947 Louisville Municipal Bantams football team was an American football team that represented Louisville Municipal College (now part of University of Louisville) in the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Dwight T. Reed, the Bantams compiled a 6–1–1 record and was ranked No. 12 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	at Fisk *	Sulphur Dell Nashville, TN	W 14–7		[3]
October 4	Lincoln (MO)	Louisville, KY	T 0–0		[4]
October 11	at Bluefield State *	Bluefield, WV	W 14–7		[5]
October 18	at Philander Smith	Little Rock, AR	W 20–7		[6]
October 24	at Morristown *	Burke-Toney Stadium Morristown, TN	W 33–0		[7]
November 1	Lane *	Central Stadium Louisville, KY	L 13–19	3,000	[8]
November 8	Kentucky State	Central HS Athletic Field Louisville, KY	W 6–0	> 4,000	[9]
November 14	at Miles *	Bessemer Stadium Birmingham, AL	W 14–13	2,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Louisville Whips Fisk, 14 to 7". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 4, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "L.M.C. Held To 0-0 Tie By Lincoln". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1947. p. IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bantams Win 14-7 Victory At Bluefield". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1947. p. IV-9 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Municipal Rolls 20-7 Over Philander". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Municipal Demolishes Morristown". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Lane Hands Municipal 1st Loss 19-13". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1947. p. IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "4,000 See Municipal Tip Kentucky State 6-0". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "LMC's Comet-Like Passing Edges Out Miles Bears, 14-13". The Weekly Review. November 22, 1947. p. 5.