1947 Wesleyan Cardinals football team

College football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Wesleyan Cardinals football Little Three 7–0 2–0 Norm Daniels 3rd Andrus Field Little Three champion The 1947 Wesleyan Cardinals football team, also known as the Wesleyan Methodists, was an American football that represented Wesleyan University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In their third season under head coach Norm Daniels, the Cardinals compiled a perfect 7–0 record, won the Little Three championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 28.http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3472&year=1947 1947 - Wesleyan (CT) College Football Data Warehouse 2023-05-13 2015-09-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150910165011/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_current.php?teamid=3472&year=1947 dead The 1947 season was part of a 23-game winning streak,Wesleyan Is Defeated, 26-0 By Bowdoin The Hartford Courant October 2, 1949 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-wesleyan-is-defeated-2/124583627/ Newspapers.com including three consecutive perfect seasons in 1946, 1947, and 1948. The team played its home games at Andrus Field in of Middletown, Connecticut.Wesleyan To Play At Andrus Field Meriden Daily Journal September 10, 1947 4 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-journal-wesleyan-to-play-at-andrus-f/124579368/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y October 4 1947 WPI Engineers WPI<ncg> Andrus Field Middletown, CT W 19-0 October 11 at Connecticut<ncg> Gardner Dow Athletic Fields Storrs, CT W 12-0 7,500 Wesleyan Defeats Uconns By 12 To 0 In Series Finale The Hartford Courant Roger Dover October 12, 1947 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28679646/wesleyan_defeats_uconns_by_12_to_0_in/ Newspapers.com October 18 1947 Swarthmore Garnet Tide Swarthmore<ncg> Andrus Field Middletown, CT W 40-7 October 25 at 1947 Amherst Mammoths Amherst Amherst, MA W 20-0 November 1 at 1947 Haverford Fords Haverford<ncg> Haverford, PA W 25-15 November 8 1947 Williams Ephs Williams Andrus Field Middletown, CT W 12-6 Wesleyan Defeats Williams By 12-6 On Late Touchdown The Hartford Courant Bill Lee November 9, 1947 IV-1, IV-7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-wesleyan-defeats-willia/124578999/ Newspapers.com November 15 at 1947 Trinity Bantams Trinity (CT)<ncg> Trinity Field Hartford, CT (rivalry) W 13-0 9,000 Wesleyan Downs Trinity Gridders By 13-0 Margin The Hartford Courant Bill Lee November 16, 1947 I-1, IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/hartford-courant-wesleyan-downs-trinity/124578148/ Newspapers.com NFL draft The following Cardinal was selected in 1948 NFL draft following the season.1948 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1948/draft.htm 2025-08-12 Pro-Football-Reference.com en +RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL team969Jim BurtonEndBoston Yanks References Wesleyan Category:Wesleyan Cardinals football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Wesleyan Cardinals football