1947 Catawba Indians football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Catawba Indians football North State Conference NSC 11–1 6–0 Gordon Kirkland 14th Shuford Field NSC championTangerine Bowl champion Tangerine Bowl W 7–0 vs. Marshall The 1947 Catawba Indians football team was an American football team that represented Catawba College as a member of the North State Conference (NSC) during the 1947 college football season. In its 14th season under head coach Gordon Kirkland, the team compiled an 11–1 record, won the NSC championship, defeated Marshall in the 1948 Tangerine Bowl, shut out 10 of 12 opponents, and outscored opponents by a total of 265 to 27.Catawba (NC) Yearly Results (1945-1949) College Football Data Warehouse February 2, 2019 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/catawba/1945-1949_yearly_results.php March 8, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170308224359/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/c/catawba/1945-1949_yearly_results.php dead On October 25, 1947, Catawba tied (and later broke) the national consecutive game scoring record. The prior record of 72 games was claimed by Yale during the 19th century.Catawba, Spears Dominate North State Competition The Asheville Citizen October 27, 1947 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28339530/catawba_spears_dominate_north_state/ Newspapers.com After losing to Catawba by a 39–0 score, Newberry's head coach Billy Laval said: "They've got a real ball club. Should be playing Furman, Clemson and Carolina. They're out of our league."Scoopin' Em Up The Greenville News Carter "Scoop" Latimer November 10, 1947 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27948481/scoopin_em_up/ Newspapers.com In the AP poll released on December 1, 1947, Catawba was ranked No. 20. Catawba fullback Lee Spears led the NSIC in scoring with 67 points (not counting the six points he scored in the Tangerine Bowl), and the team's place-kicking specialist Lamar Dorton led the conference in with 20 point-after-touchdown kicks.Catawba Back Tops League In Scoring The Evening Telegram (Rocky Mount, NC) December 1, 1947 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28343105/catawba_back_tops_league_in_scoring/ Newspapers.com Catawba was ranked at No. 117 (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 13 82nd Airborne<ncg> Shuford Field Salisbury, NC W 44-0 4,000 Catawba Gridders Rout Soldier Team Asheville Citizen-Times September 14, 1947 D2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28338672/catawba_gridders_rout_soldier_team/ Newspapers.com September 20 1947 Wofford Terriers Wofford<ncg> Shuford Field Salisbury, NC W 14-0 Catawba Trims Wofford, 14-0 The Greenville News September 21, 1947 Sports 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28338811/catawba_trims_wofford_140/ Newspapers.com September 27 at VMI<ncg> Alumni Field Lexington, VA L 6-13 4,000 VMI Bests Catawba The Tennessean September 28, 1947 3C https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28307221/vmi_bests_catawba/ Newspapers.com October 4 at 1947 High Point Panthers High Point High Point, NC W 21-0 October 11 1947 Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Shuford Field Salisbury, NC W 44-0 Catawba Bests Catamounts By 44-0 Margin Asheville Citizen-Times October 12, 1947 1D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28339210/catawba_bests_catamounts_by_440_margin/ Newspapers.com October 18 vs Appalachian State Winston-Salem, NC W 19-0 9,000 Catawba Routs Appalachian By Score of 19-0 Asheville Citizen-Times October 19, 1947 D2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28339363/catawba_routs_appalachian_by_score_of/ Newspapers.com October 25 1947 Elon Fightin' Christians Elon Shuford Field Salisbury, NC W 38-0 November 1 1947 Presbyterian Blue Hose Presbyterian<ncg><hc> Shuford Field Salisbury, NC W 7-0 5,000 Blue Socks Are Beaten By Catawba The Greenville News November 2, 1947 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28339796/blue_socks_are_beaten_by_catawba/ Newspapers.com November 7 1947 Newberry Indians Newberry<ncg> Shuford Field Salisbury, NC W 39-0 1,500 Laval's Tribe Bled White The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC) November 8, 1947 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28342755/lavals_tribe_bled_white_catawba/ Newspapers.com November 15 at 1947 Guilford Quakers Guilford Greensboro, NC W 20-14 November 27 at 1947 Lenoir–Rhyne Bears Lenoir–Rhyne Hickory, NC W 6-0 6,000 Indians Trim Bears To Cop Championship The Ashville Citizen November 28, 1947 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27947231/indians_trim_bears_to_cop_championship/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1948 vs Marshall<ncg> Tangerine Bowl Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl) W 7-0 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27946955/catawba_captures_70_tangerine_bowl_win/ Catawba Captures 7-0 Tangerine Bowl Win AP The Times Shreveport, Louisiana Newspapers.com January 2, 1948 February 2, 2019 Rankings 1947 college football rankings AP 1 10 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 20 NR References Catawba Category:Catawba Indians football seasons Category:Carolinas Conference football champion seasons Category:Citrus Bowl champion seasons Catawba Indians football