1947 Missouri Valley Vikings football team
| 1947 Missouri Valley Vikings football | |
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MCAU champion | |
Boy's Ranch Bowl, W 20–13 vs. McMurry Cigar Bowl, W 26–7 vs. West Chester | |
| Conference | Missouri College Athletic Union |
| Record | 12–0 (4–0 MCAU) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri Valley $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central (MO) | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Culver–Stockton | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Jewell | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tarkio | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Missouri Valley Vikings football team was an American football team that represented Missouri Valley College as a member of the Missouri College Athletic Union (MCAU) during the 1947 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Volney Ashford, the Vikings compiled a perfect 12–0 record (4–0 against MCAU teams), won the MCAU championship and two bowl games, and outscored all opponents by a total of 372 to 98.[1]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Missouri Valley was ranked at No. 136 out of 500 college football teams.[2]
The season was part of a 41-game winning streak (1941–1942, 1946–1948) that still ranks as the fifth longest in college football history.[note 1] Coach Ashford, who led the team during the streak, was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[3]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | 2:30 p.m. | at Washington University | St. Louis, MO | W 28–13 | 9,000 | [4][5] | ||
| October 2 | Ottawa (KS) | Marshall, MO | W 32–6 | |||||
| October 10 | Shurtleff* | Marshall, MO | W 34–12 | |||||
| October 17 | at Central (MO) | Fayette, MO | W 27–14 | |||||
| October 24 | at Central Missouri State | Warrensburg, MO | W 21–6 | |||||
| October 31 | Culver–Stockton | Marshall, MO | W 33–7 | |||||
| November 7 | at Tarkio | Tarkio, MO | W 60–6 | |||||
| November 14 | William Jewell | Marshall, MO | W 31–0 | |||||
| November 21 | vs. Rockhurst* | Kansas City, MO | W 21–7 | |||||
| November 27 | Bethany (KS) | Marshall, MO | W 39–7 | |||||
| December 13 | at McMurry | Abilene, TX (Boy's Ranch Bowl) | W 20–13 | |||||
| January 1, 1948 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. West Chester | W 26–7 | 10,000 | [6][7][8][9] | |||
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Notes
[edit]- ^ The United States Navy took over the Missouri Valley College during World War II. While the Navy fielded V-12 Navy College Training Program football teams under the Missouri Valley name in 1943 and 1944, the V-12 teams played with different coaches and players, and are not counted as part of the Missouri Valley Vikings football program's record.
References
[edit]- ^ 1947 - Missouri Valley. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 13, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Volney Ashford". National Football Foundation. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
- ^ Herman, Jack (September 27, 1947). "Bears Make Bow Against Vikings Today". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 6A. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Herman, Jack (September 28, 1947). "Washington Loses Grid Inaugural, 28 To 13". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. St. Louis, Missouri. p. 1E. Retrieved July 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ 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 .
- ^ 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 .
- ^ 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 .
- ^ "Missouri Valley blasts West Chester Teachers, 26–7, in Cigar Bowl game". Intelligencer Journal. January 2, 1948. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
