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1947 Morgan State Bears football team

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1947 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–1 (5–2–1 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Shaw $ 6 0 0 10 0 0
No. 7 Virginia State 7 1 0 9 1 0
No. 4 Hampton 5 1 1 7 2 1
No. 11 Howard 6 2 1 6 2 1
No. 9 Morgan State 5 2 1 5 2 1
No. 14 West Virginia State 4 1 1 6 3 1
No. 19 Lincoln (PA) 3 3 1 5 4 1
Delaware State 4 3 0 4 4 0
Virginia Union 3 5 0 4 5 0
Winston-Salem State 3 3 0 6 3 0
North Carolina A&T 1 5 1 1 5 1
North Carolina College 2 6 0 2 7 0
Bluefield State 1 5 0 3 6 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 5 1 0 5 1
Johnson C. Smith 0 2 1 1 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

The 1947 Morgan State Bears football team was an American football team that represented Morgan State College in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Edward P. Hurt, the Bears compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 104 to 62.[2] The team ranked No. 9 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[3] Their only losses were to No. 7 Virginia State and No. 11 Howard.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Delaware StateBaltimore, MDW 31–0
October 11North Carolina CollegeBaltimore, MDW 19–6
October 18at HowardWashington, DCL 6–14
October 25at Lincoln (PA)Lincoln, PAW 14–7
November 1North Carolina A&TBaltimore, MDT 12–12
November 8Bluefield StateBaltimore, MDW 13–0[4]
November 15at Hampton
  • Armstrong Field
  • Hampton, VA
W 9–01,800[5]
November 27Virginia StateBaltimore, MDL 0–2314,500[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Morgan State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Morgan Beats Bluefield, 13-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Morgan Sinks Hampton, 9-0: Bears Claw Pirates On Field of Water". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 22, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Va. State's Trojans Mangle Morgan 28-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.