1947 Yale Bulldogs football team

1947 Yale Bulldogs football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–3
Head coach	Howie Odell (6th season)
Captain	Endicott P. Davison [1]
Home stadium	Yale Bowl
Seasons ←  1946 1948  →

1947 Ivy Group football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Penn	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	1
Princeton	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Yale	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Columbia	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Harvard	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Brown	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Cornell	1	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1947 college football season. Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Howie Odell, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 6–3 record. ^[2]

Yale was ranked at No. 53 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947. ^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Merchant Marine		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 34–13	18,000	[4]
October 4	Cornell		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 14–0	50,000	[5]
October 11	at No. 11 Columbia	No. 14	Baker Field New York, NY	W 17–7	35,000	[6]
October 18	Wisconsin	No. 12	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 0–9	65,000	[7]
October 25	Springfield		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 49–0	15,000	[8]
November 1	Dartmouth		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	W 23–14	63,000	[9]
November 8	Brown	No. 20	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 14–20	15,000	[10]
November 15	at Princeton		Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry)	L 0–17	50,000	[11]
November 22	Harvard		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT (rivalry)	W 31–21	70,896	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1947 college football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
AP	14	12	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—

After the season

Main article: 1948 NFL draft

The following Bulldog was selected in the National Football League draft following the season. ^[13]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
8	59	Robert (Tex) Furse	B	Boston Yanks
24	219	Jack Roderick	E	Boston Yanks

References

1. "Year By Year Scores: 1947". Yale Football Media Guide. 1964. p. 70. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Internet Archive.
2. "1947 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Bill Lee (September 28, 1947). "Nadherny's Play Enables Yale To Win". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Frank Keyes (October 5, 1947). "Elis Down Cornell, 14-0 On Sustained Advances". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Eli Overpower Lions With Air Attack, 17-7". The Daily News (New York City). October 12, 1947. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Bill Lee (October 19, 1947). "Wisconsin Overcomes Yale In Bitterly Contested Game Before 65,000, By 9-0 Score". Hartford Courant. pp. IV-1, IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Yale Wallops Springfield By 49-0 Score". The Hartford Courant. October 26, 1947. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Hy Turkin (November 2, 1947). "Elis Top Dartmouth, 23-14". The Daily News (New York City). p. C41 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Roger Dover (November 9, 1947). "Surprising Brown Eleven Upsets Yale By 20 To 14". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Mort Berry (November 16, 1947). "Yale Beaten By Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Vern Miller (November 23, 1947). "Yale Power Quells Fiery Crimson, 31-21". The Boston Globe. pp. 27, 30 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 9, 2025.