1947 Auburn Tigers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1947 Auburn Tigers football Auburn Tigers logo (pre-1971).png 125 Southeastern Conference SEC 2–7 1–5 Carl M. Voyles 4th Auburn StadiumLegion FieldCramton Bowl The 1947 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1947 college football season. It was the Tigers' 56th overall and 15th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Carl M. Voyles, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Auburn Stadium in Auburn, the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC). Auburn was ranked at No. 114 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com To date, 1947 is the last season that the Tigers did not play in-state archrival Alabama. Schedule 1947 AP September 27 l y Mississippi Southern Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 13–19 15,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/74883964/southern-thwarts-auburn-in-opener-here/ The Montgomery Advertiser Southern thwarts Auburn in opener here, 19 to 13 September 27, 1947 April 1, 2021 Newspapers.com October 4 w y y Louisiana Tech Auburn Stadium Auburn, AL 14–0 11,000 Tidwell and Ball lead Auburn to 14–0 victory The Montgomery Advertiser October 5, 1947 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80205460/tidwell-and-ball-lead-auburn-to-140-vic/ June 24, 2021 Newspapers.com October 11 w Florida Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL rivalry 20–14 13,000 Tidwell Leads Auburn To Victory Over Florida Montgomery Advertiser Max Moseley October 12, 1947 5B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28586645/tidwell_leads_auburn_to_victory_over/ Newspapers.com October 18 l y Georgia Tech Grant Field Atlanta, GA rivalry 7–27 37,000 Ziegler Romps as Jackets Win, 27 to 7 The Atlanta Constitution Johnny Bradberry October 19, 1947 12C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28510609/ziegler_romps_as_jackets_win_27_to_7/ Newspapers.com October 25 l y Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA rivalry 0–40 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99566430/green-wave-finds-auburn-easy-victim/ The Knoxville Journal Green Wave finds Auburn easy victim October 26, 1947 April 11, 2022 Newspapers.com November 1 l y Vanderbilt Dudley Field Nashville, TN 0–28 18,000 Vandy's First-Half Power Rips Auburn 28-0: Clinard Boots 4 Extra Points in Vandy Win The Nashville Tennessean Bob Shirley November 2, 1947 C1, C3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28602472/vandys_firsthalf_power_rips_auburn/ Newspapers.com November 8 l Mississippi State Legion Field Birmingham, AL 0–14 20,000 Maroons Take Auburn Tigers By 14-0 Margin Monroe Morning World Chick Hosch November 9, 1947 9–10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28584275/maroons_take_auburn_tigers_by_140/ Newspapers.com November 15 l y Georgia Memorial Stadium Columbus, GA rivalry 6–28 22,000 Georgia Tips Tigers, 28-6 The Atlanta Journal Morris McLemore November 16, 1947 1B, 8B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28578145/georgia_tips_tigers_286/ Newspapers.com November 22 l y y Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC rivalry 18–34 11,000 Clemson's Dazzling Forays Beat Auburn, 34-18 The Greenville News Scoop Latimer November 23, 1947 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10091583/the_greenville_news/ DeLassus David Coaching Records Game-by-game: Carl M. Voyles, 1947 College Football Data Warehouse http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2402&year=1947 July 21, 2015 July 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722074102/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/coaching/alltime_coach_game_by_game.php?coachid=2402&year=1947 dead http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1947.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120901133153/http://www.auburntigers.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/aub-m-footbl-sched-1947.html dead September 1, 2012 1947 Auburn University Football Schedule Auburn University Athletics July 21, 2015 References Auburn Category:Auburn Tigers football seasons Auburn Tigers football