1947 College Football Season

BIG 6

Kansas finished atop the 1947 Big 6 standings at 4–0–1 in conference play (7–1–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Kansas4–0–17–1–2GT 20–14 KU
Oklahoma4–0–16–2–1
Missouri3–25–4
Nebraska2–32–7
Iowa State1–43–6
Kansas State0–50–10

BORDER INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

Texas Tech finished atop the 1947 Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings at 4–0 in conference play (5–5 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas Tech4–05–5M-OH 13–12 TTU
Arizona3–25–3–1
UTEP3–3–15–3–1
Arizona State3–44–6
New Mexico1–5–14–5–1
New Mexico State1–43–6

LONE STAR

North Texas finished atop the 1947 Lone Star standings at 2–2.

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
North Texas0–02–2NEV 13–6 UNT
Houston0–00–1

MAC

Cincinnati finished atop the 1947 MAC standings at 1–1.

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Cincinnati0–01–1
Miami (OH)0–01–0M-OH 13–12 TTU

MOUNTAIN STATE ATHLETIC

Utah finished atop the 1947 Mountain State Athletic standings at 6–0 in conference play (7–1–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Utah6–07–1–1
Utah State3–34–4
Colorado3–34–4
Colorado State2–3–14–4
Wyoming2–44–4
BYU1–53–6

PACIFIC COAST

USC finished atop the 1947 Pacific Coast standings at 6–0 in conference play (7–2–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
USC6–07–2–1MICH 49–0 USC
California5–17–1
Oregon5–16–3
UCLA4–25–4
Oregon State3–44–5
Washington State2–52–7
Washington2–52–6
Stanford0–70–8

SEC

Ole Miss finished atop the 1947 SEC standings at 6–1 in conference play (9–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Ole Miss6–19–2MISS 13–9 TCU
Alabama5–28–3TEX 27–7 ALA
Georgia Tech4–110–1GT 20–14 KU
Georgia3–37–4–1MD 20–20 UGA
Vanderbilt3–36–4
Kentucky2–36–3UK 24–14 VILL
Mississippi State2–26–3
Tennessee2–35–5
LSU2–3–15–3–1
Tulane2–3–22–5–2
Auburn1–52–7
Florida0–3–14–5–1

SOUTHERN

North Carolina finished atop the 1947 Southern standings at 4–1 in conference play (8–2 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
North Carolina4–18–2
South Carolina4–1–16–2–1
Virginia Tech4–33–5
Maryland3–2–17–2–2MD 20–20 UGA
Wake Forest3–45–4
NC State3–2–15–3–1
Duke3–1–14–3–2
Clemson1–34–5

SOUTHWEST

Texas finished atop the 1947 Southwest standings at 5–1 in conference play (10–1 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Texas5–110–1TEX 27–7 ALA
SMU5–0–18–0–2PSU 13–13 SMU
Rice4–26–3–1
TCU2–3–14–5–2MISS 13–9 TCU
Arkansas1–4–16–4–1ARK 21–19 W&M
Baylor1–55–5
Texas A&M1–4–13–6–1

WESTERN

Michigan finished atop the 1947 Western standings at 6–0 in conference play (10–0 overall).

TEAMCONFOVERALLBOWL
Michigan6–010–0MICH 49–0 USC
Minnesota3–36–3
Illinois3–35–3–1
Wisconsin3–2–14–3–1
Purdue3–34–4
Indiana2–3–14–3–1
Iowa2–3–13–5–1
Northwestern2–43–6
Ohio State1–4–12–6–1

INDEPENDENTS

Notre Dame finished atop the 1947 independents at 9–0.

BOWL RESULTS

12 BOWL GAMES

DATEBOWLRESULT
Jan 1, 1948BowlTexas 27, Alabama 7
Jan 1, 1948BowlMaryland 20, Georgia 20
Jan 1, 1948BowlMiami (OH) 13, Texas Tech 12
Jan 1, 1948BowlHardin Simmons 53, San Diego State 0
Jan 1, 1948BowlArkansas 21, William & Mary 19
Jan 1, 1948BowlNevada 13, North Texas 6
Jan 1, 1948BowlPenn State 13, SMU 13
Jan 1, 1948BowlOle Miss 13, TCU 9
Jan 1, 1948BowlCatawba 7, Marshall 0
Jan 1, 1948BowlGeorgia Tech 20, Kansas 14
Jan 1, 1948BowlMichigan 49, USC 0
Dec 6, 1947BowlKentucky 24, Villanova 14