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| year = 1947
| year = 1947
| team = Grambling Tigers
| team = Grambling Tigers
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| conference = Independent
| record = 11–2
| record = 10–2
| head_coach = [[Eddie Robinson (American football coach)|Eddie Robinson]]
| head_coach = [[Eddie Robinson (American football coach)|Eddie Robinson]]
| hc_year = 5th
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{{1947 Southern college football independents records}}
{{1947 Southern college football independents records}}
The '''1947 Grambling Tigers football team''' represented Grambling College (now known as [[Grambling State University]]) as an independent during the [[1947 college football season]]. In their fifth season under head coach [[Eddie Robinson (American football coach)|Eddie Robinson]], the Tigers compiled an 11–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 427 to 86. In two post-season game, the Tigers defeated Bethune-Cookman in the Lions Bowl and lost to Central State in the [[Vulcan Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Grambling State Yearly Results (1945-1949)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=December 10, 2019|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/grambling_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905220144/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/grambling_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref>
The '''1947 Grambling Tigers football team''' represented Grambling College (now known as [[Grambling State University]]) as an independent during the [[1947 college football season]]. In their fifth season under head coach [[Eddie Robinson (American football coach)|Eddie Robinson]], the Tigers compiled an 10–2 record. In two post-season game, the Tigers defeated Bethune-Cookman in the Lions Bowl and lost to Central State in the [[Vulcan Bowl]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Grambling State Yearly Results (1945-1949)|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=December 10, 2019|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/grambling_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905220144/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/g/grambling_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 5, 2015}}</ref>


Key players included back [[Paul "Tank" Younger]]. Younger became the first player from a [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black college]] to play in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played 10 years in the NFL and was later inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]].
Key players included back [[Paul "Tank" Younger]]. Younger became the first player from a [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black college]] to play in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He played 10 years in the NFL and was later inducted into the [[College Football Hall of Fame]].
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| ||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Tougaloo Bulldogs|title=Tougaloo}}|||W 49-0||


|September 20||[[Fort Benning]]||[[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston, LA]]|W 53-0||
|September 20||[[Fort Benning]]||[[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston, LA]]|W 53-0||


|September 27|at|[[1947 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team|Tuskegee]]||[[Tuskegee, Alabama|Tuskegee, AL]]|L 6-19||
|September 27|at|[[1947 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team|Tuskegee]]|[[Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium|Alumni Bowl]]|[[Tuskegee, Alabama|Tuskegee, AL]]|L 6-19||


|October 4||[[1947 Southern Jaguars football team|Southern]]||[[Grambling, Louisiana|Grambling, LA]]|W 21-6||
|October 4||[[1947 Southern Jaguars football team|Southern]]||[[Grambling, Louisiana|Grambling, LA]] ([[Bayou Classic|rivalry]])|W 21-6||


|October 10|at|[[1947 Texas State Tigers football team|Texas State]]|[[Buffalo Stadium]]|[[Houston|Houston, TX]]|W 27-6|7,000|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-courier-grambling-rolls-o/128183383/|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|title=Grambling rolls over Texas State, 26 to 6|date=October 18, 1947|accessdate=July 13, 2023|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|October 10|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}}||[[Houston|Houston, TX]]|W 27-6||


|October 18|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Florida Normal Lions|title=Florida Normal}}||[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]|W 21-0||
|October 18|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Florida Normal Lions|title=Florida Normal}}||[[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville, FL]]|W 21-0||


|October 27|vs|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Bishop Tigers|title=Bishop}}|[[Independence Stadium (Shreveport)|State Fair Stadium]]|[[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]] ([[Red River State Fair Classic|Louisiana State Fair Classic]])|W 20-6|8,000|<ref>{{cite web|title=Tigers Tops|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2211&dat=19471108&id=Zx0mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vv0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6117,2786853&hl=en|work=Baltimore Afro-American (p. 15)|date=November 8, 1947}}</ref>
|October 27|vs|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Bishop Tigers|title=Bishop}}|[[Independence Stadium (Shreveport)|State Fair Stadium]]|[[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport, LA]] ([[Red River State Fair Classic|State Fair Classic]])|W 20-6|8,000|<ref>{{cite web|title=Tigers Tops|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2211&dat=19471108&id=Zx0mAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vv0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=6117,2786853&hl=en|work=Baltimore Afro-American (p. 15)|date=November 8, 1947}}</ref>


|October 31||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Philander Smith Panthers|title=Philander Smith}}||Grambling, LA|W 40-0||
|October 31||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Philander Smith Panthers|title=Philander Smith}}||Grambling, LA|W 40-0||


|November 8||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Tillotson Eagles|title=Tillotson}}|Tiger Field|Ruston, LA|W 42-7||
|November 8||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Tillotson Eagles|title=Tillotson}}|Tiger Field|Grambling, LA|W 42-7||<ref>{{cite news |last=Nicholson |first=Collie J. |title=Younger Stars As Grambling Wins, 42 to 7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114280915/the-pittsburgh-courier/ |newspaper=[[Pittsburgh Courier]] |location=[[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] |date=November 15, 1947 |page=14|access-date=December 7, 2022 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] {{Open access}} }}</ref>


|November 15|at|[[1947 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team|Prairie View A&M]]||[[Prairie View, TX]]|W 13-0||
|November 15|at|[[1947 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team|Prairie View A&M]]||[[Prairie View, TX]]|W 13-0||
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|January 1, 1948|vs|[[1947 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team|Wilberforce State]]|[[Rickwood Field]]|[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]] ([[Vulcan Bowl]])|L 21-27|8,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=Wilberforce Subdues Grambling in Hard Battle|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=January 10, 1948|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40378596/wilberforce_subdues_grambling_in_hard/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
|January 1, 1948|vs|[[1947 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team|Wilberforce State]]|[[Rickwood Field]]|[[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham, AL]] ([[Vulcan Bowl]])|L 21-27|8,500|<ref>{{cite news|title=Wilberforce Subdues Grambling in Hard Battle|newspaper=The Pittsburgh Courier|date=January 10, 1948|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40378596/wilberforce_subdues_grambling_in_hard/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

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Latest revision as of 19:43, 24 October 2024

1947 Grambling Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–2
Head coach
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Princess Anne   –   8 – 0 – 0
Grambling   –   10 – 2 – 0
Sewanee   –   6 – 1 – 1
Memphis State   –   6 – 2 – 1
Texas State   –   9 – 3 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   7 – 3 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 4 – 0
East Tennessee State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Catholic University   –   3 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   4 – 4 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 6 – 0
Tennessee Tech   –   4 – 7 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   1 – 7 – 1
CCUNC   –   1 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1947 Grambling Tigers football team represented Grambling College (now known as Grambling State University) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Eddie Robinson, the Tigers compiled an 10–2 record. In two post-season game, the Tigers defeated Bethune-Cookman in the Lions Bowl and lost to Central State in the Vulcan Bowl.[1]

Key players included back Paul "Tank" Younger. Younger became the first player from a historically black college to play in the National Football League (NFL). He played 10 years in the NFL and was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Fort BenningRuston, LAW 53–0
September 27at Tuskegee
L 6–19
October 4SouthernGrambling, LA (rivalry)W 21–6
October 10at Texas State
W 27–67,000[2]
October 18at Florida NormalJacksonville, FLW 21–0
October 27vs. Bishop
W 20–68,000[3]
October 31Philander SmithGrambling, LAW 40–0
November 8Tillotson
  • Tiger Field
  • Grambling, LA
W 42–7[4]
November 15at Prairie View A&MPrairie View, TXW 13–0
November 22vs. Butler (TX)
W 67–02,000
December 5Bethune–CookmanRuston, LA (Lions Bowl)W 47–68,000[5]
January 1, 1948vs. Wilberforce State
L 21–278,500[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Grambling State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Grambling rolls over Texas State, 26 to 6". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 18, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tigers Tops". Baltimore Afro-American (p. 15). November 8, 1947.
  4. ^ Nicholson, Collie J. (November 15, 1947). "Younger Stars As Grambling Wins, 42 to 7". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. p. 14. Retrieved December 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Younger Is Big Gun in Win For Grambling". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 13, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wilberforce Subdues Grambling in Hard Battle". The Pittsburgh Courier. January 10, 1948. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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