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1947 George Washington Colonials football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–7–1 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
Seasons← 19461948 →
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Duke 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 NC State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 George Washington Colonials football team was an American football team that represented George Washington University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach Skip Stahley, the team compiled a 1–7–1 record (0–4 against conference records), finished 16th in the Southern Conference, and was outscored by a total of 177 to 92.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, George Washington was ranked at No. 134 out of 500 college football teams.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Virginia*L 13–3315,000
October 4at VMIL 7–13
October 11at Washington & Lee
  • Wilson Field
  • Lexington, VA
L 6–15
October 18 No. 14 Wake ForestL 7–399,500
October 24at Miami (FL)*L 7–2825,746
October 31VPI
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 6–425,000
November 15at Wayne*L 6–71,097
November 22vs. Georgetown*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
T 0–011,000
November 27Merchant Marine*
  • Griffith Stadium
  • Washington, DC
W 40–0< 4,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1947 George Washington Colonials Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Cavaliers Roll Up 33-13 Score Over George Washington". The Staunton News-Leader. September 28, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "VMI Rally Beats Geo. Wash., 13-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1947. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "15-6 Victory For W. And L." The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Fetzer Leads Deacons To 39-7 Triumph". Ashville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1947. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Guy Butler (October 25, 1947). "U-M Comes Back With A Vim". The Miami Daily News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Virginia Tech's Gobblers Start Early, Rout George Washington Eleven, 42-6". The Staunton News-Leader. November 1, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "George Washington Is Wayne Victim, 7 to 6". Detroit Free Press. November 16, 1947. p. III-12 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Geo. Washington Ties Georgetown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1947. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "40-0 Football Victory To George Washington". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1947. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
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