1947 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

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
← 1946
1948 →

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Florida A&M
L 0–6[4][5]
October 4Edward WatersW 33–0
October 11vs. Albany StateMiami, FLW 34–0
October 18Savannah StateOrlando, FLW 21–0[6]
November 1MorristownW 51–7
WilberforceDaytona Beach, FLW 45–6
November 8at MorrisSumter, SCW 39–0
November 15vs. Claflin
W 48–0[7]
November 22MacDill FieldDaytona Beach, FLW 47–0 [8]
November 27at Florida Normal
  • Bryant Stadium
  • Lakeland, FL
W 2–0> 3,000[9]
December 5at GramblingRuston, LA (Lions Bowl)L 6–478,000[10]
January 1, 1948vs. Lane
W 6–03,000[11][12]

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.