1947 Merchant Marine Mariners football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Merchant Marine Mariners football Independent 2–9 Bill Reinhart 2nd Tomb Memorial Field The 1947 Merchant Marine Mariners football team was an American football team that represented the United States Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York, during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Reinhart, the team compiled a 2–9 record and was outscored by a total of 283 to 100.1947 Merchant Marine Mariners Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 3, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/merchant-marine/1947-schedule.html In addition to being the head coach, Reinhart was a commander in the United States Merchant Marine and served as the academy's athletic director.KP Names Lieberts The Daily News (New York City) November 26, 1947 43 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27994224/kp_names_lieberts/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Tomb Memorial Field. Schedule yes yes 1947 AP September 20 at Villanova Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA L 0-60 10,000 Villanova Victor, 60-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer Mort Berry September 21, 1947 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27990210/villanova_victor_600/ Newspapers.com September 27 at Yale Yale Bowl New Haven, CT L 13-34 18,000 Nadherny's Play Enables Yale To Win The Hartford Courant Bill Lee September 28, 1947 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27990359/nadhernys_play_enables_yale_to_win/ Newspapers.com October 4 Colgate Tomb Memorial Field Great Neck, NY L 0-29 8,000 Colgate Subdues Kings Point, 29-0 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 5, 1947 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27970980/colgate_subdues_kings_point_290/ Newspapers.com October 11 at 1947 St. Bonaventure Brown Indians St. Bonaventure Forness Stadium Olean, NY L 0-25 6,500 Bona Blanks Kings Point Rochester Democrat and Chronicle October 12, 1947 5D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27990595/bona_blanks_kings_point/ Newspapers.com October 18 1947 Adelphi Panthers Adelphi Tomb Memorial Field Great Neck, NY W 46-0 4,800 Kings Point Routs Adelphi Eleven The Brooklyn Daily Eagle October 19, 1947 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27990789/kings_point_routs_adelphi_eleven/ Newspapers.com October 25 Fordham Tomb Memorial Field Great Neck, NY L 0-12 9,000 Fordham Defeats Kings Point, 12-0 The Daily News (New York City) October 26, 1947 95 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27991047/fordham_defeats_kings_point_120/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 6-20 5,000 Bast's Punting Big Part Of Lehigh's 20-6 Victory Over King's Point Team The Morning Call November 9, 1947 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27991256/basts_punting_big_part_of_lehighs/ Newspapers.com November 11 1947 Brooklyn Kingsmen Brooklyn Tomb Memorial Field Great Neck, NY W 22-14 5,000 Kings Point Rips B.C. Gridders in Steady Drizzle The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 12, 1947 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27992884/kings_point_rips_bc_gridders_in/ November 15 at Boston University Fenway Park Boston, MA L 6-33 1,987 B.U. Reaps, 33-6, in Drab Game; Cella Features The Boston Globe Clif Keane November 16, 1947 23, 29 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27993100/bu_reaps_336_in_drab_game_cella/ Newspapers.com November 22 at 1947 Hofstra Flying Dutchmen Hofstra Hempstead, NY L 7-16 Hofstra, Paced By Ellis, Beats Kings Point, 16-7 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 23, 1947 25–26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27993299/hofstra_paced_by_ellis_beats_kings/ Newspapers.com November 27 at George Washington Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. L 0-40 < 4,000 40-0 Football Victory To George Washington The Baltimore Sun November 28, 1947 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27993546/400_football_victory_to_george/ Newspapers.com References Merchant Marine Category:Merchant Marine Mariners football seasons Merchant Marine Mariners football