1947 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team

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1947 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football
Conference Western New York Little Three Conference
Record6–3 (1–1 Little Three)
Head coach
Home stadium Forness Stadium
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The 1947 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team, sometimes also referred to as the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians, was an American football team that represented St. Bonaventure University during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Hugh Devore, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 174 to 84. [1]

St. Bonaventure was ranked at No. 88 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947. [2]

The team played its home games at Forness Stadium in Olean, New York.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Saint Vincent *
W 21–0 [3] [4]
October 4at Cincinnati *
L 14–2019,000 [5]
October 11 Merchant Marine *
  • Forness Stadium
  • Olean, NY
W 25–06,500 [6]
October 19at Canisius
L 14–1719,504 [7]
October 26 Saint Louis *
  • Forness Stadium
  • Olean, NY
W 47–139,200 [8] [9]
November 2at Niagara
  • Civic Stadium
  • Buffalo, NY
W 13–67,189 [10]
November 8 Bowling Green *
  • Forness Stadium
  • Olean, NY
W 21–146,500 [11]
November 16 Scranton *
  • Forness Stadium
  • Olean, NY
W 13–79,000 [12]
November 22 Dayton *
L 6–7 [13]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "1947 - Saint Bonaventure (NY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2015-09-15. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  2. ↑ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bonnies Trounce St. Vincent, 21-0". New York Daily News. September 22, 1947. p. 46.
  4. ↑ "Bonaventure Passes Beat Bearcats, 21-0". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 22, 1947. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Dick Forbes (October 5, 1947). "UC Comes Through To 20-14 Victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "St. Bonaventure Eleven Trounces Mariners, 25-0". The Post-Standard. October 12, 1947. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Canisius Trips Bonnies On Willis' Toe, 17-14". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 20, 1947. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Shocked Billikens Reel Under 47 to 13 Defeat by St. Bonaventure". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. October 27, 1947. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Bonnies Run Wild Against St. Louis, 47-13". The Scranton Tribun. October 27, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "St. Bona Shades Niagara". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 1, 1947. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Bonnies Bag 21-14 Decision". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. November 9, 1947. p. 7D – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Charles Rosse (November 17, 1947). "Bonnies Beat Scranton, 13-7". The Scranton Times. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Bill Barton (November 23, 1947). "Flyers Come From Behind To Defeat Indians, 7-6". Dayton Daily News. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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