The 1947 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football team represented Iowa State Teachers College in the North Central Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Clyde Starbeck, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (4–0 against NCC opponents) and tied for the conference championship.[1]
| 1947 Iowa State Teachers Panthers football | |
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NCC co-champion | |
| Conference | North Central Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (4–0 NCC) |
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| Home stadium | O. R. Latham Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State Teachers + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augustana (SD) | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morningside | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Iowa State Teachers was ranked at No. 154 out of 500 college football teams.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | at Iowa State* | L 14–31 | 31,050 | [3] | |||
| September 27 | North Dakota | W 21–0 | 3,500 | [4] | |||
| October 3 | at North Dakota State | W 13–12 | |||||
| October 11 | Emporia State Teachers* |
| W 33–6 | ||||
| October 18 | at Western Michigan* | L 0–14 | [5] | ||||
| October 25 | Morningside |
| W 31–13 | ||||
| November 1 | at Augustana (SD) |
| W 39–0 | ||||
| November 8 | at Drake* | T 6–6 | 13,000 | [6] | |||
| November 15 | at Bowling Green* | Bowling Green, OH | L 7–19 | 2,000 | [7] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "2019 Northern Iowas Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Northern Iowa. 2019. p. 107.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bert McGrane (September 21, 1947). "Cyclones Spank Tutors, 31-14". The Des Moines Register. p. V-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TC in Routine 20-0 Win Over North Dakota". Waterloo Sunday Courier. September 28, 1947 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broncos Show Power In Third Win, 14-0". The Battle Creek Enquirer and News. October 19, 1947. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Leighton Housh (November 9, 1947). "Cyclones Frolic Past Drake, 36-6". The Des Moines Register. pp. 1S, 8S – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bowling Green Spanks Iowans". The Akron Beacon Journal. November 16, 1947. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.