1947 Pepperdine Waves football team

1947 Pepperdine Waves football
Conference	Independent
Record	9–0
Head coach	Warren Gaer (2nd season)
Home stadium	Sentinel Field
Seasons ←  1946 1948  →

1947 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pepperdine			–					9	–	0	–	0
Hawaii			–					8	–	5	–	0
Nevada			–					7	–	2	–	0
San Francisco			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					4	–	4	–	1
Santa Clara			–					4	–	4	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	4	–	0
Idaho State			–					3	–	5	–	1
Loyola (CA)			–					3	–	7	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	7	–	0
Portland			–					1	–	7	–	0

The 1947 Pepperdine Waves football team was an American football team that represented George Pepperdine College (now known as Pepperdine University) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In the school's second year of college football, both under the leadership of head coach Warren Gaer, Pepperdine compiled a perfect 9–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 350 to 26. The team did not allow any opponent to score more than seven points and concluded the season with five consecutive shutouts. ^[1] The Waves extended their winning streak to 16 games after concluding the program's inaugural 1946 season with seven consecutive wins. ^[2] The Waves were ranked at No. 63 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947. ^[3]

The season included a 27–6 victory over regional power Arizona State and a 13–0 victory over crosstown rival Loyola. The Loyola game was billed as the "Big Little Game", drew a crowd of 8,000, and was televised on KLAC-TV in Los Angeles. ^[4] The Pepperdine band made its debut in the fourth game of the season. ^[4]

With 350 points scored, Pepperdine was the highest scoring college football team during the 1947 season, scoring five points more than second-place Michigan. ^[5] Fullback Darwin Horn, a 210-pound sophomore from Inglewood, California, tied for national scoring honors with 115 points scored. ^[6] He was also selected as a first-team back on the 1947 Little All-America college football team. ^[7]

The team played its home games at Sentinel Field on the campus of Inglewood High School in Inglewood, California.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Arizona State–Flagstaff	Skidmore Field Flagstaff, AZ	W 60–7		[8]
October 4	Redlands	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 21–6		[9]
October 11	Arizona State	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 27–6	10,249	[10]
October 18	Moiliili Bears (HI)	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 34–7		[11]
October 25	Whittier	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 46–0	7,851	[12]
November 8	at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	W 47–0		[13]
November 15	Humboldt State	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 56–0	9,000	[14]
November 22	Caltech	Sentinel Field Inglewood, CA	W 46–0		[15]
December 5	at Loyola (CA)	Gilmore Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 13–0	8,000	[16] [17] [18]

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Roster

In its second season of college football, the 1947 squad was made up of 31 sophomores and nine newcomers. ^[4] Thirty-two players were awarded varsity letters at the end of the season: ^[20]

• Bill Anderson, center
• Tom Bedore, guard
• Terry Bell, back
• John Bilbrey, back
• Chuck Calvert, tackle
• Don Clark, center
• Martin Cook, tackle
• Ted Cooyas, back
• Dale Drager, back
• Jack Drager, back
• Howard Geiger, tackle
• Chuck Gibbon, back
• Curly Hamilton, end
• Bob Hayes, back
• Bill Hicks, end
• Darwin Horn, back
• Bill Johnston, guard
• Keith Kenworthy, tackle
• Ted Kiappos, guard
• Nelson Loomis, guard
• Bob McCluskey, back
• Hal McCormick, back
• Pat Murphy, end
• Bob Nall, guard
• Elmer Noonan, back
• Bob Quine, tackle
• Walt Reeves, tackle
• Raul Regalado, back
• Sammy Stephens, end
• Norm Stillwell, end
• Phil Strom, guard
• Bo Williams, center

References

1. "Pepperdine Football All-Time Results" (PDF). Archived from the original on January 3, 2016. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
2. "Pepperdine College Team Sets Record For Records". The Southwest Wave. December 11, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Grenley, Dave (June 3, 2010). "The History of Pepperdine Football". Pepperdine Waves. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2017.
5. "Pepperdine Defeats Loyola to Top Nation's Scoring". Pasadena Star-News. December 6, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Darwin Horn Ties for Scoring Crown". Salt Lake Telegram. December 8, 1947. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Horn Named on A.P. Little All-America". The Los Angeles Times. December 10, 1947. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Pepperdine Triumphs, 60-7". The Honolulu Advertiser. Honolulu, Hawaii. September 28, 1947. p. 18. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Pepperdine Waves Roll Over Redlands Bulldogs, 21 to 6". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 6, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Sun Devils' Fumbles Gain Pepperdine Win In Coast Tilt, 27-6". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. October 12, 1947. p. 33. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Moiliili Bears Defeated by Pepperdine". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Honolulu, Hawaii. October 20, 1947. p. 15. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Powerful Pepperdine Team Runs Over Poets, 46-0: Quakers Outclassed By Huge Waves, But Aren't Outscrapped!". The Whittier News. October 27, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Pepperdine Waves Roll Over Cal Poly, 47-0". Los Angeles Times. November 9, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Pepperdine Crushes Humboldt State, 56-0". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. November 17, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved March 11, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Horn Scores 109th As Pepperdine Wins". Nevada State Journal. Reno, Nevada. November 23, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved March 13, 2018– via Newspapers.com.
16. Charles Curtis (December 6, 1947). "Pepperdine Turns Back Lions, 13 to 0 (part 1)". Los Angeles Times. pp. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
17. Charles Curtis (December 6, 1947). "Pepperdine Turns Back Lions, 13 to 0 (part 2)". Los Angeles Times. pp. 9, 10 – via Newspapers.com.
18. "Horn Ties Record As Peps Win". Valley Times. December 6, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
19. "1947 - Pepperdine". Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
20. "Pepperdine Anticipates 28 Returning Lettermen". The Southwest Wave. December 18, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.