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1947 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football
SEAC champion
Lions Bowl, L 6–47 vs. Grambling
Flower Bowl, W 6–0 vs. Lane
ConferenceSoutheastern Athletic Conference
Record10–2 (– SEAC)
Head coach
Seasons← 19461948 →

The 1947 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team was an American football team that represented Bethune Cookman College as a member of the Southeastern Athletic Conference (SEAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Bunky Matthews, the team compiled a 10–2 record, shut out eight of twelve opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 331 to 66. The team won the SEAC championship and was also ranked No. 2 among the nation's smaller black college football teams by the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Rating System. The team played its home games in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Key players included quarterback "Sport" Anderson.

Bethune Cookman had a total enrollment of approximately 800 students in the fall of 1947.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Florida A&ML 0–6
October 4Edward WatersW 33–0
October 11vs. Albany StateMiami, FLW 34–0
October 18Savannah StateOrlando, FLW 21–0
November 1MorristownW 51–7
WilberforceDaytona Beach, FLW 45–6
November 8at MorrisSumter, SCW 39–0
November 15vs. ClaflinW 48–0
November 22MacDill FieldDaytona Beach, FLW 47–0
November 27at Florida Normal
  • Bryant Stadium
  • Lakeland, FL
W 2–0> 3,000
December 5at GramblingRuston, LA (Lions Bowl)L 6–478,000
January 1, 1948vs. LaneW 6–03,000

References

  1. "Bethune-Cookman Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  2. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Bethune Cookman Opens". St. Petersburg Times. September 21, 1947. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rattlers Win Opener 6-0". The Tallahassee News-Democrat. September 28, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Florida A&M Downs Bethune-Cookman, 6-0". Alabama Tribune. October 3, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bethune Cookman Claw State, 21-0 At Orlando". St. Petersburg Times. October 26, 1947. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bethune-Cookman Tops Claflin '11'". The Tampa Times. November 17, 1947. p. 9.
  8. "MacDill Team Loses". Tampa Morning Tribune. November 24, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bethune Cookman College Edges Win From Normal". St. Petersburg Times. November 30, 1947. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Younger Is Big Gun in Win For Grambling". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 13, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Bethune-Cookman Wins Flower Bowl". St. Petersburg Times. January 2, 1948. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Bethune-Cookman Beats Lane 6-0 in Flower Bowl". The Pittsburgh Courier. January 10, 1948. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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