1947 West Chester Golden Rams football team

1947 West Chester Golden Rams football
Burley Bowl champion
ConferencePennsylvania State Teachers College Conference
Record10–1 (3–0 PSTCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWayne Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Chester 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Slippery Rock 3 – 0 – 0 4 – 2 – 1
Mansfield $ 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Bloomsburg 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Shippensburg 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Lock Haven 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Indiana (PA) 2 – 2 – 2 3 – 3 – 2
California (PA) 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Edinboro 1 – 2 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Kutztown 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Millersville 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 5 – 1
East Stroudsburg 0 – 3 – 0 3 – 3 – 0
Clarion 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • West Chester and Slippery Rock were ineligible for the conference title as they did not play the required four conference games.

The 1947 West Chester Golden Rams football team represented West Chester State Teachers College—now known as West Chester University—as a member of the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Glenn Killinger, the Golden Rams compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play. West Chester finished the season tied with Slippery Rock for the best record in the conference, but neither team was eligible for the conference title as neither had played the required four conference games. Mansfield won the conference title.[1] Golden Rams played in two postseason bowl games, the Burley Bowl on Thanksgiving—where West Chester beat Carson–Newman—and the Cigar Bowl on New Year's Day, where the team suffered its first and only defeat of the season, against Missouri Valley.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Moravian*
W 20–65,000[2]
September 268:00 p.m.Drexel*
  • Wayne Field
  • West Chester, PA
W 33–135,000[3][4]
October 3Pennsylvania Military*
  • Wayne Field
  • West Chester, PA
W 33–05,000[5]
October 10at Albright*Reading, PAW 20–74,500[6]
October 18at Lock Haven
W 14–64,500–5,000[7][8]
October 25at East StroudsburgEast Stroudsburg, PAW 6–0[9]
October 31Rider*West Chester, PAW 35–02,500[10]
November 7CCNY*
  • Wayne Field
  • West Chester, PA
W 35–05,000[11]
November 152:00 p.m.at Millersville
W 6–0[12][13][14]
November 272:15 p.m.vs. Carson–Newman*
W 20–610,000[15][16]
January 12:00 p.m.vs. Missouri Valley*
L 7–2610,000[17][18][19][20]

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References

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  2. ^ "W. Chester Beats Moravian, 20-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 20, 1947. p. 16. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "W. Chester Faces Drexel Tonight". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 26, 1947. p. 35. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "West Chester Routs Drexel". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. September 27, 1947. p. 14. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "W. Chester Outclasses PMC, 33-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 4, 1947. p. 17. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "West Chester Teachers Get 20 to 7 Verdict Over Albright Lions". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 11, 1947. p. 10. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "West Chester Wins, 14-6; Fifth in Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 19, 1947. p. S1. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Victorious Purple Drills For Tyrone; Indiana Next For Maroons". The Express. Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. October 20, 1947. p. 9. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "West Chester Wins 6th in Row". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. October 26, 1947. p. S3. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "W. Chester Wins 12th in Row, 35-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 1, 1947. p. 18. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "W. Chester wins 8th, wallops CCNY, 47–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 8, 1947. Retrieved September 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Football; Millersville S. T. C. — vs. — West Chester". Lancaster New Era. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 14, 1947. p. 20. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "West Chester Teachers Win 14th Straight Tilt, 6-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 16, 1947. p. S1. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "W. Chester Teachers Wins 14th in Row (continued)". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. November 16, 1947. p. S3. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ Smith, Wray (November 27, 1947). "Carson-Newman, West Chester State Vie in Burley Bowl Tilt". The Knoxville New-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tennessee. p. 25. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ Smyth, Jimmy (November 28, 1947). "West Chester Turns Back Plucky Carson-Newman Eleven 20-6". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Johnson City, Tennessee. p. 11. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  17. ^ Hollingsworth, Byron (January 1, 1948). "Vikings Meet Rams In Cigar Bowl Game". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 11. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  18. ^ Hollingsworth, Byron (January 2, 1948). "Vikings Overpower Rams In Cigar Bowl, 26-7". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 21. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  19. ^ Hollingsworth, Byron (January 2, 1948). "Vikings Roll Over Rams in Cigar Bowl Contest, 26-7 (continued)". Tampa Morning Tribune. Tampa, Florida. p. 23. Retrieved May 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  20. ^ "Missouri Valley blasts West Chester Teachers, 26–7, in Cigar Bowl game". Intelligencer Journal. January 2, 1948. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  21. ^ "History of WCU Football" (PDF). West Chester University. p. 5. Retrieved May 9, 2023.