1947 Grambling Tigers football team

1947 Grambling Tigers football
Vulcan Bowl, L 21–27 vs. Wilberforce State
Conference	Independent
Record	11–2
Head coach	Eddie Robinson (5th season)

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 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
	Tougaloo		W 49–0
September 20	Fort Benning	Ruston, LA	W 53–0
September 27	at Tuskegee	Tuskegee, AL	L 6–19
October 4	Southern	Grambling, LA	W 21–6
October 10	at Texas Southern	Houston, TX	W 27–6
October 18	at Florida N&I	Jacksonville, FL	W 21–0
October 25	at Bishop	Shreveport, LA	W 20–6
October 31	Philander-Smith	Grambling, LA	W 40–0
November 8	Tillotson	Tiger Field Ruston, LA	W 42–7
November 15	at Prairie View	Prairie View, TX	W 13–0
November 22	vs. Butler (TX)	Tornado Stadium Haynesville, LA	W 67–0
December 5	Bethune-Cookman	Ruston, LA (Lions Bowl)	W 47–6
January 1, 1948	vs. Wilberforce State	Rickwood Field Birmingham, AL (Vulcan Bowl)	L 21–27