1947 Florida Gators football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Florida Gators football Southeastern Conference SEC 4–5–1 0–3–1 Raymond Wolf 2nd Double-wing Charlie Fields Florida Field The 1947 Florida Gators football team was an American football team that represented the University of Florida in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1947 college football season. The season was Raymond Wolf's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Wolf's 1947 Florida Gators finished with a 4–5–1 overall record and a 0–3–1 record in the SEC, placing last among 12 SEC teams. On October 18, 1947, the Gators broke a 13-game post-war losing streak, dating back to the final game of the 1945 season, when they upset the 18th-ranked NC State Wolfpack, 7–6, on the Wolfpack's home field in Raleigh, North Carolina. Among the other highlights of the season, the Gators beat the in-state rival Miami Hurricanes in Miami, and ended the season with a 25–7 intersectional victory over the Kansas State Wildcats. Florida halfback Bobby Forbes was selected by the Associated Press as a second-team player on the 1947 All-SEC football team.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2520840/the_anniston_star/ The Anniston Star 10 November 26, 1947 May 31, 2015 Tech, Ole Miss, State Also Get 2 Berths Each Newspapers.com Florida was ranked at No. 74 (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 1947 AP September 27 l y Ole Miss Jacksonville Stadium Jacksonville, FL 6–14 17,000 Ole Miss Downs Gators By 14-6 Score: Rebels Take To Air To Win In Second Half Tampa Sunday Tribune Pete Norton September 29, 1947 1B, 4B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28519151/ole_miss_downs_gators_by_146_score/ Newspapers.com October 4 l y North Texas State Florida Field Gainesville, FL 12–20 10,000 North Texas State Turns Back Florida Gators 20-12 Fort Myers News-Press October 5, 1947 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404026/north_texas_state_turns_back_florida/ Newspapers.com October 11 l y Auburn Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL rivalry 14–20 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 w y y NC State 18 Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC 7–6 18,000 Florida Scores 7-6 Upset Over Highly Favored State Asheville Citizen-Times October 19, 1947 D2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28402624/florida_scores_76_upset_over_highly/ Newspapers.com October 25 l y y North Carolina Florida Field Gainesville, FL 7–35 25,000 Tar Heels Bulldoze Florida For 35 to 7 Victory The Daily Tar Heel Billy Carmichael October 26, 1947 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28505641/tar_heels_bulldoze_florida_for_35_to_7/ Newspapers.com November 1 w y y Furman Phillips Field Tampa, FL 34–7 14,000 Forbes Leads Gators To 34-7 Victory: Florida Wins Over Furman Before 14,000 The Tampa Tribune Pete Norton November 2, 1947 B1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28288604/forbes_leads_gators_to_347_victory/ Newspapers.com November 8 l y Georgia Fairfield Stadium Jacksonville, FL rivalry 6–34 23,000 Rauch's Passes Dazzle Gators, 34 to 6 The Atlanta Constitution F. M. Williams November 9, 1947 9B, 11B https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28577797/rauchs_passes_dazzle_gators_34_to_6/ Newspapers.com November 15 t y Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA 7–7 25,000 Florida, Tulane Battle To 7 To 7 Deadlock St. Petersburg Times November 16, 1947 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28586946/florida_tulane_battle_to_7_to_7/ Newspapers.com November 21 w y y Miami (FL) Burdine Stadium Miami, FL rivalry 7–6 32,102 Gators Smear Homecoming Despite Ghaul's 82-Yard Dash Miami Daily News Guy Butler B1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28587298/gators_smear_homecoming_despite_ghauls/ Newspapers.com November 29 w y Kansas State Florida Field Gainesville, FL 25–7 7,000 Florida Ends Season With 25-7 Win Over Kansas State Fort Myers News-Press November 30, 1947 8 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28587609/florida_ends_season_with_257_win_over/ Newspapers.com 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide https://web.archive.org/web/20151208143532/http://web.gatorzone.com/football/media/2015/media_guide.pdf 2015-12-08 , University Athletic Association, Gainesville, Florida, pp. 110–111 (2015). Retrieved August 14, 2015. References Florida Category:Florida Gators football seasons Florida Gators football