The 1947 Wiley Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Wiley College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their 25th season under head coach Fred T. Long, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (3–3–1 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the SWAC, and outscored opponents by a total of 126 to 58.[2] Southern ranked No. 8 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[3]
| 1947 Wiley Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (3–3–1 SWAC) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Southern $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Prairie View A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Texas College | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Wiley | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Huston | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On October 25, 1947, the team played its first night game at Wiley Field against the Lane Dragons.[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | at Clark (GA)* | W 40–7 | [5][6] | ||||
| October 4 | at Arkansas AM&N | Pine Bluff, AR | W 26–0 | [7] | |||
| October 13 | vs. Prairie View A&M |
| L 6–12 | [8] | |||
| October 25 | Lane* |
| W 22–7 | [9] | |||
| November 8 | Langston |
| W 20–2 | [10] | |||
| November 15 | at Southern | L 0–23 | |||||
| November 22 | at Samuel Huston | Austin, TX | W 6–0 | ||||
| November 27 | Texas College |
| L 6–7 | > 6,000 | [11] | ||
| December 6 | Bishop |
| T 0–0 | [12] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1947 - Wiley (TX)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley Opens Home Season Saturday". Marshall News Messenger. October 24, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley Tramples Clark U. 40-7". Marshall News Messenger. September 28, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley College Wildcats Smother Clark College Panthers, 40-7". Alabama Tribune. October 3, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wildcats Down Arkansas State". Marshall News Messenger. October 5, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall Football Clubs Hit Road for Games This Week-End". Marshall News Messenger. October 13, 1947. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley Thumps Lane, 22 to 7". Marshall News Messenger. October 26, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley Defeats Langston, 20 to 2". Marshall News Messenger. November 10, 1947. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas College Edges Wiley, 7-6". Marshall News Messenger. November 28, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley, Bishop in 0 to 0 tie". Marshall News Messenger. December 7, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.