1947 Missouri Valley Vikings football team

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1947 Missouri Valley Vikings football
MCAU champion
Boy's Ranch Bowl, W 20–13 vs. McMurry
Cigar Bowl, W 26–7 vs. West Chester
Conference Missouri College Athletic Union
Record12–0 (4–0 MCAU)
Head coach
Seasons
←  1946
1948  →
1947 Missouri College Athletic Union football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Missouri Valley $ 4 –0 –012 –0 –0
Central (MO) 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Culver–Stockton 2 –2 –04 –4 –0
William Jewell 2 –2 –03 –6 –1
Tarkio 0 –4 –03 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Missouri Valley Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Missouri Valley College as a member of the Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU) during the 1947 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Volney Ashford, the Vikings compiled a perfect 12–0 record (4–0 against MCAU teams), won the MCAU championship and two bowl games, and outscored all opponents by a total of 372 to 98. [1]

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In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Missouri Valley was ranked at No. 136 out of 500 college football teams. [2]

The season was part of a 41-game winning streak (1941–1942, 1946–1948) that still ranks as the fifth longest in college football history. [note 1] Coach Ashford, who led the team during the streak, was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 272:30 p.m. at Washington University St. Louis, MO W 28–139,000 [4] [5]
October 2 Ottawa (KS) Marshall, MO W 32–6
October 10 Shurtleff *Marshall, MOW 34–12
October 17at Central (MO) Fayette, MO W 27–14
October 24at Central Missouri State Warrensburg, MO W 21–6
October 31 Culver–Stockton Marshall, MOW 33–7
November 7at Tarkio Tarkio, MO W 60–6
November 14 William Jewell Marshall, MOW 31–0
November 21vs. Rockhurst *Kansas City, MOW 21–7
November 27 Bethany (KS) Marshall, MOW 39–7
December 13at McMurry Abilene, TX (Boy's Ranch Bowl)W 20–13
January 1, 19481:00 p.m.vs. West Chester
W 26–710,000 [6] [7] [8] [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ The United States Navy took over the Missouri Valley College during World War II. While the Navy fielded V-12 Navy College Training Program football teams under the Missouri Valley name in 1943 and 1944, the V-12 teams played with different coaches and players, and are not counted as part of the Missouri Valley Vikings football program's record.

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References

  1. ↑ 1947 - Missouri Valley. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Volney Ashford". National Football Foundation. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  4. ↑ Herman, Jack (September 27, 1947). "Bears Make Bow Against Vikings Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat . St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6A. Retrieved July 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  5. ↑ Herman, Jack (September 28, 1947). "Washington Loses Grid Inaugural, 28 To 13". St. Louis Globe-Democrat . St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1E. Retrieved July 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  6. ↑ Hollingsworth, Byron (January 1, 1948). "Vikings Meet Rams In Cigar Bowl Game". Tampa Morning Tribune . Tampa, Florida. p. 11. Retrieved May 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  7. ↑ Hollingsworth, Byron (January 2, 1948). "Vikings Overpower Rams In Cigar Bowl, 26-7". Tampa Morning Tribune . Tampa, Florida. p. 21. Retrieved May 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  8. ↑ Hollingsworth, Byron (January 2, 1948). "Vikings Roll Over Rams in Cigar Bowl Contest, 26-7 (continued)". Tampa Morning Tribune . Tampa, Florida. p. 23. Retrieved May 9, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  9. ↑ "Missouri Valley blasts West Chester Teachers, 26–7, in Cigar Bowl game". Intelligencer Journal. January 2, 1948. Retrieved January 6, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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