1947 SMU Mustangs football team

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Ranking
APNo. 3
1947 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 SMU $ 5 0 1 9 0 2
No. 5 Texas 5 1 0 10 1 0
No. 18 Rice 4 2 0 6 3 1
TCU 2 3 1 4 5 2
Arkansas 1 4 1 6 4 1
Texas A&M 1 4 1 3 6 1
Baylor 1 5 0 5 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 SMU Mustangs football team represented the SMU Mustangs of Southern Methodist University during the 1947 college football season. Coached by Matty Bell; SMU gained the Southwest Conference crown, posting a 9-0-2 record. SMU faced Penn State in the 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic.[1]

Schedule

1947-09-27at Santa Clara*

W 22-6 5,000 1947-10-04Missouri*

W 35-19 35,000 1947-10-11at Oklahoma A&M*

W 21-14 18,000 1947-10-18No. 15 Rice

W 14-0 23,000 1947-10-25at No. 16 UCLA*No. 12

W 7-0 64,197 1947-11-01No. 3 TexasNo. 8

  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, Texas

W 14-13 50,000 1947-11-08at Texas A&MNo. 3

W 13-0 28,000 1947-11-15ArkansasNo. 4

  • Ownby Stadium
  • University Park, Texas

W 14-6 23,000 1947-11-22at BaylorNo. 3

W 10-0 12,000 1947-11-29at Texas ChristianNo. 3

T 19-19 31,000 1947-01-01vs. No. 4 Penn StateNo. 3

  • Cotton Bowl
  • Dallas, Texas (Cotton Bowl)

T 13-13 47,500

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Earl Cook Guard 3 17 Boston Yanks
Gil Johnson Quarterback 11 93 Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Ramsey Back 26 244 Pittsburgh Steelers

[2]

References

  • "2008 Football Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Athletic Department. p. 145.
  • "Final AP Results". databaseFootball.