1947 Texas State Tigers football team

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1947 Texas State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Home stadium Buffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948  →
1947 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Princess Anne  – 8 –0 –0
Grambling  – 10 –2 –0
Sewanee  – 6 –1 –1
Memphis State  – 6 –2 –1
Texas State  – 9 –3 –0
Mississippi Southern  – 7 –3 –0
Oklahoma City  – 7 –3 –0
Virginia  – 7 –3 –0
West Virginia  – 6 –4 –0
East Tennessee State  – 5 –4 –0
Catholic University  – 3 –3 –0
Delaware  – 4 –4 –0
Georgetown  – 3 –4 –1
Chattanooga  – 4 –6 –0
Tennessee Tech  – 4 –7 –0
Miami (FL)  – 2 –7 –0
Navy  – 1 –7 –1
CCUNC  – 1 –3 –0
Florida State  – 0 –5 –0

The 1947 Texas State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas State University for Negroes (now known as Texas Southern University) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Eolus Von Rettig, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Southern
L 0–51 [1]
October 4at Paul Quinn
W 6–0 [2]
October 10 Grambling
L 6–267,000 [3]
October 18 Tillotson
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 34–62,500 [4]
October 25 Samuel Huston
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 7–0 [5]
October 31 Prairie View A&M
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
W 13–12 [6]
November 8 Butler College W 44–12
November 15 Xavier (LA)
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 25–0 [7]
November 22 Texas College
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–7 [8]
November 28 Langston
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 20–12 [9]
December 5 Alabama State
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 39–0 [10]
January 1, 1948Prairie View A&M
W 12–0 [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Southern smothers Texas University by 51–0 count". Alabama Tribune. October 3, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Paul Quinn loses again". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 5, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Grambling rolls over Texas State, 26 to 6". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 18, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Houston Tigers beat Tillotson". The Austin American. October 19, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Dragons fall, 7–0, in Houston". The Austin American. October 26, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Texas upsets P.V., 13 to 12". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 8, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Southern, Grambling keep rolling along". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 22, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Texas College down Houston State U., 7–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 23, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Langston bows to Texans 20–12". The Tulsa Tribune. November 29, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Texas State swamps Alabama State, 39–0". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 13, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Texas State blanks Prairie View 12–0 for bowl crown". The Amarillo Globe-Times. January 2, 1948. Retrieved July 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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