1947 Florida Gators football team

1947 Florida Gators football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record4–5–1 (0–3–1 SEC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeDouble-wing
CaptainCharlie Fields
Home stadiumFlorida Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Mississippi State 2 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Georgia 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Tulane 2 – 3 – 2 2 – 5 – 2
LSU 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Kentucky 2 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Tennessee 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Auburn 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 0 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Florida Gators football team was an American football team that represented the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. The season was Raymond Wolf's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Wolf's 1947 Florida Gators finished with a 4–5–1 overall record and a 0–3–1 record in the SEC, placing last among 12 SEC teams.[1]

On October 18, 1947, the Gators broke a 13-game post-war losing streak, dating back to the final game of the 1945 season, when they upset the 18th-ranked NC State Wolfpack, 7–6, on the Wolfpack's home field in Raleigh, North Carolina. Among the other highlights of the season, the Gators beat the in-state rival Miami Hurricanes in Miami, and ended the season with a 25–7 intersectional victory over the Kansas State Wildcats.[1]

Florida halfback Bobby Forbes was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1947 All-SEC football team.[2]

Florida was ranked at No. 74 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27vs. Ole Miss
L 6–1417,000[4]
October 4North Texas State*
L 12–2010,000[5]
October 11vs. Auburn
L 14–2013,000[6]
October 18at No. 18 NC State*
W 7–618,000[7]
October 25North Carolina*dagger
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
L 7–3525,000[8]
November 1vs. Furman*
W 34–714,000[9]
November 8vs. Georgia
  • Fairfield Stadium
  • Jacksonville, FL (rivalry)
L 6–3423,000[10]
November 15at Tulane
T 7–725,000[11]
November 21at Miami (FL)*
W 7–632,102[12]
November 29Kansas State*
  • Florida Field
  • Gainesville, FL
W 25–77,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  2. ^ "Tech, Ole Miss, State Also Get 2 Berths Each". The Anniston Star. November 26, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved May 31, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Pete Norton (September 29, 1947). "Ole Miss Downs Gators By 14-6 Score: Rebels Take To Air To Win In Second Half". Tampa Sunday Tribune. pp. 1B, 4B – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Texas State Turns Back Florida Gators 20-12". Fort Myers News-Press. October 5, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Max Moseley (October 12, 1947). "Tidwell Leads Auburn To Victory Over Florida". Montgomery Advertiser. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Florida Scores 7-6 Upset Over Highly Favored State". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1947. p. D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Billy Carmichael (October 26, 1947). "Tar Heels Bulldoze Florida For 35 to 7 Victory". The Daily Tar Heel. pp. 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Pete Norton (November 2, 1947). "Forbes Leads Gators To 34-7 Victory: Florida Wins Over Furman Before 14,000". The Tampa Tribune. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ F. M. Williams (November 9, 1947). "Rauch's Passes Dazzle Gators, 34 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 9B, 11B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Florida, Tulane Battle To 7 To 7 Deadlock". St. Petersburg Times. November 16, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Guy Butler. "Gators Smear Homecoming Despite Ghaul's 82-Yard Dash". Miami Daily News. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Florida Ends Season With 25-7 Win Over Kansas State". Fort Myers News-Press. November 30, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.