1947 SMU Mustangs football team

1947 SMU Mustangs football
SWC champion
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP No. 3
1947 record 9–0–2 (5–0–1 SWC)
Head coach Matty Bell
Home stadium Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783, grass)
Cotton Bowl (c. 45,504, grass)
1947 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 SMU $ 5 0 1     9 0 2
#5 Texas 5 1 0     10 1 0
#18 Rice 4 2 0     6 3 1
TCU 2 3 1     4 5 2
Arkansas 1 4 1     6 4 1
Texas A&M 1 4 1     3 6 1
Baylor 1 5 0     5 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1947 college football season. Coached by Matty Bell, SMU gained the Southwest Conference crown, posting a 9–0–2 record. SMU faced Penn State in the 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
1947-09-27 at Santa Clara* Kezar StadiumSan Francisco W 22-6   5,000
1947-10-04 Missouri* Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas W 35-19   35,000
1947-10-11 at Oklahoma A&M* Lewis FieldStillwater, Oklahoma W 21-14   18,000
1947-10-18 No. 15 Rice Ownby StadiumUniversity Park, Texas W 14-0   23,000
1947-10-25 at No. 16 UCLA* No. 12 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles W 7-0   64,197
1947-11-01 No. 3 Texas No. 8 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas W 14-13   50,000
1947-11-08 at Texas A&M No. 3 Kyle FieldCollege Station, Texas W 13-0   28,000
1947-11-15 Arkansas No. 4 Ownby Stadium • University Park, Texas W 14-6   23,000
1947-11-22 at Baylor No. 3 Municipal StadiumWaco, Texas W 10-0   12,000
1947-11-29 at Texas Christian No. 3 Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, Texas T 19-19   31,000
1947-01-01 vs. No. 4 Penn State No. 3 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, Texas (Cotton Bowl) T 13-13   47,500
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Earl Cook Guard317 Boston Yanks
Gil Johnson Quarterback11 93 Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Ramsey Back26244 Pittsburgh Steelers

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