1947 Idaho State Bengals football team

1947 Idaho State Bengals football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5–1
Head coach
CaptainTed Krein[1][a]
Home stadiumSpud Bowl
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pepperdine   –   9 – 0 – 0
Hawaii   –   8 – 5 – 0
Nevada   –   7 – 2 – 0
San Francisco   –   7 – 3 – 0
Cal Poly San Dimas   –   4 – 4 – 1
Santa Clara   –   4 – 4 – 0
La Verne   –   3 – 4 – 0
Idaho State   –   3 – 5 – 1
Loyola (CA)   –   3 – 7 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   3 – 7 – 0
Portland   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1947 Idaho State Bengals football team was an American football team that represented Idaho State College (later renamed Idaho State University) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach John Vesser, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record yet outscored their opponents, 166 to 137.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Idaho State was ranked at No. 437 out of 500 college football teams.[4]

This was the first season that the program was known as "Idaho State", as the school had previously been named the University of Idaho, Southern Branch.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 at Weber
L 14–206,500 [5][6]
October 4 Southern Idaho[b]
T 20–20 [7]
October 11 Hawaiian All-Stars[c]
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
L 12–144,000 [10][11]
October 18 at Western State (CO) Gunnison, CO W 19–9 [12]
October 25 at Montana State
L 12–34 [13]
November 1 at College of Idaho
L 19–27 [14][15]
November 8 Eastern Washingtondagger
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
L 0–13 [16]
November 15 Northern Idaho[d]
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 45–0 [17]
November 27 Colorado Mines
  • Spud Bowl
  • Pocatello, ID
W 25–02,000 [18][19]
  • daggerHomecoming

Notes

  1. ^ Krein became a mechanical engineer and worked at Sandia National Laboratories for 37 years; he died in 2016.[2][3]
  2. ^ Southern Idaho College of Education was known as Albion State Normal School before 1947.
  3. ^ The Hawaiian All-Stars were not the 1947 Hawaii Rainbows football team. Per contemporary newspaper accounts, they were the Moiliili Bears of the Hawaiian Senior Football League (a league featuring many alumni of Honolulu-area high schools).[8][9]
  4. ^ Northern Idaho College of Education is listed in some sources as Lewis–Clark State College, a name adopted in 1955.

References

  1. ^ a b "2011 Idaho State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Idaho State University. 2011. p. 97. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Krein, Theodore". Albuquerque Journal. February 24, 2016. p. 19. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Playing Last". Idaho State Journal. Pocatello, Idaho. November 10, 1949. p. 6. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Weber to Take on Idaho State". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. September 26, 1947. p. 16. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Weber Wildcats Defeat Idaho State, 20-14, in Thrill-Packed Attraction". Standard-Examiner. Ogden, Utah. September 27, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Albion, ISC Battle to Tie At Pocatello". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. AP. October 5, 1947. p. 12. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "FSC Expects Tough Game From Bears". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. AP. September 25, 1947. p. 11. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Mitsukado, Andrew (November 6, 1947). "Rambling 'Round". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 18. Retrieved May 14, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Moiliili Noses Out Idaho State, 14-12". The Honolulu Advertiser. UP. October 13, 1947. p. 12. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Moiliili Defeats Idaho State 11 (cont'd)". The Honolulu Advertiser. UP. October 13, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Pocatello College Defeats Gunnison". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. AP. October 19, 1947. p. 13. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Montana State Bobcats Turn Back Idaho State Bengals by 34-12 Triumph". Great Falls Tribune. AP. October 26, 1947. p. 9 – via newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Veteran Center". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. November 1, 1947. p. 11. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Morey, Bill (November 2, 1947). "C of I Eleven Outscores Idaho State 27-9". Idaho Statesman. Boise, Idaho. p. 13. Retrieved May 15, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Cheney Defeats Idaho State, 13-0". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. November 9, 1947. p. 29. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Paris Runs 53 Yards to Score As Bengals Win". Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. AP. November 16, 1947. p. 15. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Spud Bowl Teams Vie". Springfield Daily News. Springfield, Ohio. UP. November 27, 1947. p. 25. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Idaho State 25-0 Winner Over Miners". Times-News. Twin Falls, Idaho. AP. November 28, 1947. p. 11. Retrieved May 16, 2022 – via newspapers.com.