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American college football season

1947 NC State Wolfpack football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 17
Record5–3–1 (3–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumRiddick 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 NC State Wolfpack football team was an American football team that represented North Carolina State University as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1947 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Beattie Feathers, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–2–1 against SoCon opponents), outscored opponents by a total of 92 to 57, and was ranked No. 17 in the final AP Poll.

NC State was ranked at No. 50 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at DukeL 0–738,000
October 4vs. DavidsonW 14–015,000
October 11ClemsonW 18–020,000
October 18FloridaNo. 18
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
L 6–718,000
November 1Chattanooga
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 21–0
November 8at No. 18 North CarolinaL 6–4140,000
November 15Wake Forest
  • Riddick Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC
W 20–020,000
November 22at No. 16 VirginiaW 7–220,000
November 29at MarylandT 0–014,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP—18——————1617

References

  1. "1947 North Carolina State Wolfpack Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Duke Wins Revenge By Edging State, 7-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1947. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wolfpack Edges Out Davidson by 14-0 Count". Ashville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1947. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Bob Bradley (October 12, 1947). "20,000 Watch N.C. State Turn Back Clemson Eleven, 18-0". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Florida Scores 7-6 Upset Over Highly Favored State". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1947. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Palmer Pushes State To Win By 21-0 Count". Ashville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1947. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Powerful Tar Heels Slaughter Wolfpack, 41-6". The Daily Tar Heel. November 9, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Noel Yancy (November 16, 1947). "UNC and State Roll To Victories: Demon Deacs Bow, 20-0; Justice Rambles Again". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Fumble Sets Up Score As N.C. State Tops Virginia, 7-2: Defeat Ends Cavaliers' High Hopes". The Staunton News-Leader. November 23, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Maryland and North Carolina Play To 0-0 Tie". The Baltimore Sun. November 30, 1947. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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