1947 Redlands Bulldogs football team

1947 Redlands Bulldogs football
Pineapple Bowl, L 32–33 vs. Hawaii
ConferenceSouthern California Conference
Record6–3 (4–0 SCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumOrange Show Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern California Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Redlands $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Occidental 2 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
Pomona 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 3 – 1
Whittier 1 – 2 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Caltech 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Redlands Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented the University of Redlands as a member of the Southern California Conference (SCC) during the 1947 college football season. Under longtime head coach Cecil A. Cushman, the team compiled a 6–3 record (4–0 against SCC opponents) and lost a close game to Hawaii in the fourth annual Pineapple Bowl on January 1, 1948.[1] The team divided its home games between the Orange Show Stadium in San Bernardino, California, and a site on the school's campus in Redlands, California.

End Stan Flowers ranked as the top pass receiver during the 1947 season among small college players with 44 receptions for 493 yards.[2] Halfback Ted Runner ranked second among the country's small college players with 942 passing yards (84 completions out of 150 passes).[2] Runner was a second-team honoree on the Little All-America team who later became the school's football coach and athletic director. In 1988, the school's football stadium was named in his honor.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Los Angeles City College*
W 20–142,000[4]
October 4at Pepperdine*
L 6–21[5]
October 11La Verne*
W 40–72,000[6]
October 17at Loyola (CA)*
L 16–195,500[7]
October 25Pomonadagger
  • Orange Show Stadium
  • San Bernardino, CA
W 19–187,000[8]
November 8at OccidentalEagle Rock, Los Angeles, CAW 8–7[9]
November 15Caltech*Redlands, CAW 20–133,500[10][11]
November 22at Whittier
W 7–6[12]
January 1, 1948at Hawaii*
L 32–3312,000[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ a b Joe Anzivino (January 2, 1948). "Pineapple Bowl Game Filled With Thrills: 'Bows, Bulldogs Stage New Year Celebration". The Honolulu Advertiser. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "U. of R. Pair Honored: Stan Flowers Nation's Top Pass Receiver; Ted Runner No. 2 Tosser". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. December 28, 1947. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Ted Runner Stadium". Redlands University. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Runner Stars As Bulldogs Smack Down L.A.C.C., 20-14". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. September 29, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Pepperdine Waves Roll Over Redlands Bulldogs, 21 to 6". The San Bernardino County Sun. San Bernardino, California. October 6, 1947. p. 5. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  6. ^ "Bulldogs Bounce Leopards, 40-7, In Contest At Redlands". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. October 12, 1947. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Charles Curtis (October 19, 1947). "Lucky Lions Shade Bulldogs, 19 to 16". Los Angeles Times. p. I-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bulldogs Pull Out Thrilling 19-18 Triumph". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. October 26, 1947. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Jack Curnow (November 9, 1947). "Bulldogs Nip Tigers, 8 to 7". Los Angeles Times. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Jack Curnow (November 16, 1947). "Caltech Bows to Redlands". Los Angeles Times. p. II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bulldogs Roll, 20-13: University of Redlands Topples Cal Tech as Runner, Flowers Star". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. November 16, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Redlands Nips Whittier, 7-6; Cinches Title". San Bernardino Sun-Telegram. November 23, 1947. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.