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1947 Auburn Tigers football team

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1947 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record2–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Cramton Bowl
Legion Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 1 0 9 2 0
No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 1 0 10 1 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 2 0 8 3 0
Mississippi State 2 2 0 7 3 0
Georgia 3 3 0 7 4 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 0 6 4 0
Tulane 2 3 2 2 5 2
LSU 2 3 1 5 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0 8 3 0
Tennessee 2 3 0 5 5 0
Auburn 1 5 0 2 7 0
Florida 0 3 1 4 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1947 college football season. It was the Tigers' 56th overall and 15th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Carl M. Voyles, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Mississippi Southern*L 13–19
October 4Louisiana Tech*W 14–0
October 11Florida
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, Alabama (rivalry)
W 20–1413,000[1]
October 18at Georgia TechL 7–27
October 25at TulaneL 0–40
November 1at VanderbiltL 0–2818,000[2]
November 8Mississippi StateL 0–1420,000[3]
November 15vs. GeorgiaL 6–28
November 22at Clemson*L 18–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: 1947 Auburn football schedule[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Max Moseley (October 12, 1947). "Tidwell Leads Auburn To Victory Over Florida". Montgomery Advertiser. p. 5B – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Bob Shirley (November 2, 1947). "Vandy's First-Half Power Rips Auburn 28-0: Clinard Boots 4 Extra Points in Vandy Win". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. C1, C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Chick Hosch (November 9, 1947). "Maroons Take Auburn Tigers By 14-0 Margin". Monroe Morning World. pp. 9–10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Carl M. Voyles, 1947". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  5. ^ "1947 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2015.