1947 Stanford Indians football team

The 1947 Stanford Indians football team was an American football team that represented Stanford University in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its third year under head coach Marchmont Schwartz, the team compiled a 0–9 record, finished last in the PCC, and was outscored by a total of 214 to 73.[1]

1947 Stanford Indians football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record0–9 (0–7 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumStanford Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 USC $ 6 0 0 7 2 1
No. 15 California 5 1 0 9 1 0
Oregon 5 1 0 7 3 0
UCLA 4 2 0 5 4 0
Montana 2 1 0 7 4 0
Oregon State 3 4 0 5 5 0
Washington 2 5 0 3 6 0
Washington State 2 5 0 3 7 0
Idaho 1 4 0 4 4 0
Stanford 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 season was one of two winless season in the history of Stanford football (the other was the 1960 season).[2]

Stanford was ranked at No. 70 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]

The team played its home games at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, California.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27IdahoL 16–1915,000[4]
October 4at Michigan*L 13–4966,100[5]
October 11Santa Clara*
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–1325,000[6]
October 18No. 19 UCLA
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 6–3925,000[7]
October 25at WashingtonL 0–2532,000[8]
November 1Oregon State
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 7–13  9,000[9]
November 8at No. 5 USCL 0–1459,749[10]
November 15Oregon
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA
L 6–2112,000[11]
November 22No. 9 California
L 18–2182,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Players drafted by the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL club
George Quist Back 2 13 Detroit Lions
Bob Anderson Back 9 68 Washington Redskins
Pinky Phleger Tackle 12 100 Los Angeles Rams

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References

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  1. ^ "1947 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  2. ^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 35. ISBN 1-57167-116-1.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Walter Gamage (September 28, 1947). "Vandals Come From Behind in 2nd Half". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ W. W. Edgar (October 5, 1947). "Wolverines Rout Stanford, 49-13". Detroit Free Press. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Broncos Win: Cardinals Bow, 13-7". The San Francisco Examiner. October 12, 1947. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Frank Finch (October 19, 1947). "Bruins Batter Tribe, 39-6". Los Angeles Times. pp. 11, 13.
  8. ^ Bill Dunbar (October 26, 1947). "Washington Tramples on Stanford". Oakland Tribune. pp. 24, 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Harry Borba (November 2, 1947). "Beavers Sneak Past Battling Indians, 13-7". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Braven Dyer (November 9, 1947). "Trojans Hard-Pressed to Top Injuns, 14-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 12, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Indians Drop Eighth! Van Brocklin Paces Oregon to 21-6 Win". The San Francisco Examiner. November 16, 1947. pp. 23–24 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "65 Yd. Run Saves Cal; 3 Point Win; Bears Defeat Indians 21-18". Oakland Tribune. November 23, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1948 NFL Draft". Retrieved September 12, 2014.