1947 East Texas State Lions football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1947 East Texas State Lions football Lone Star Conference LSC 8–2 4–2 Bob Berry 9th East Texas Stadium The 1947 East Texas State Lions football team represented the East Texas State Teachers College (later renamed East Texas A&M University) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1947 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Bob Berry, the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and tied for second place in the Lone Star Conference. The team played its home games at East Texas Stadium in Commerce, Texas. James "Cargo" Batchelor led the team on offense. He was inducted into the Texas A&M-Commerce/East Texas State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1979.Texas A&M-Commerce/East Texas State University Athletic Hall of Fame Members Texas A&M-Commerce February 4, 2019 http://lionathletics.cstv.com/hallfame/tame-hallfame.html February 7, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020217/http://lionathletics.cstv.com/hallfame/tame-hallfame.html dead East Texas was ranked at No. 108 (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 Schedule yes yes September 19 1947 Hardin Indians Hardin East Texas Stadium Commerce, TX W 20-7 East Texas Lions Top Hardin Tribe Waco Tribune-Herald September 21, 1947 Sports 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28066078/east_texas_lions_top_hardin_tribe/ Newspapers.com September 26 at Northwestern State Demon Stadium Natchitoches, LA W 27-0 Texas Teachers Run Roughshod Over NSC, 27-0 The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana) September 27, 1947 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28061895/texas_teachers_run_roughshod_over_nsc/ Newspapers.com October 4 at 1947 Howard Payne Yellow Jackets Howard Payne Brownwood, TX W 33-0 October 11 1947 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin East Texas Stadium Commerce, TX W 27-0 East Texas State Lions Wallop Stephen Austin Waco Tribune-Herald October 12, 1947 Sports 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366908/east_texas_state_lions_wallop_stephen/ Newspapers.com October 18 at Houston Robertson Stadium Houston, TX W 33-7 East Texas Tallies 33-7 Victory Over Houston U. Corpus Christi Caller-Times October 19, 1947 3D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366854/east_texas_tallies_337_victory_over/ Newspapers.com October 25 1947 Austin Kangaroos Austin East Texas Stadium Commerce, TX W 13-0 Kangaroos Shut Out By East Texas College Waco Tribune-Herald October 26, 1947 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366821/kangaroos_shut_out_by_east_texas_college/ Newspapers.com October 31 at Sam Houston State Pritchett Field Huntsville, TX W 28-6 East Texas Downs Sam Houston Squad The Waco News-Tribune November 1, 1947 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366749/east_texas_downs_sam_houston_squad/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Southwest Texas State San Marcos, TX L 7-20 4,000 Southwest Texas Upsets East Texas Abilene Reporter-News November 9, 1947 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366721/southwest_texas_upsets_east_texas/ Newspapers.com November 15 1947 Trinity Tigers Trinity (TX)<ncg> East Texas Stadium Commerce, TX W 28-7 Lions Defeat Tigers To Stay In Running Denton Record-Chronicle November 16, 1947 8-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366670/lions_defeat_tigers_to_stay_in_running/ Newspapers.com November 22 at North Texas State Eagle Stadium Denton, TX L 6-12 6,500 Eagles Splash to 12-6 Win Over Commerce Denton Record-Chronicle November 23, 1947 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366597/eagles_splash_to_126_win_over_commerce/ Newspapers.com References East Texas State Category:East Texas A&M Lions football seasons East Texas State Lions football