1947 Hampton Pirates football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Hampton Pirates football Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association CIAA 7–2–1 5–1–1 James Griffin 3rd Armstrong Field Orange Blossom Classic L 0–7 vs. Florida A&M The 1947 Hampton Pirates football team was an American football team that represented Hampton Institute in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their third non-consecutive year under head coach James Griffin, the Pirates compiled a 7–2–1 record, lost to Florida A&M in the Orange Blossom Classic, and outscored opponents by a total of 107 to 63.Hampton Yearly Results (1945-1949) College Football Data Warehouse December 11, 2019 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/h/hampton/1945-1949_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150905214911/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/h/hampton/1945-1949_yearly_results.php dead September 5, 2015 Hampton ranked No. 4 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings The Pittsburgh Courier December 6, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40070100/tennessee_no_1_in_natl_grid_ratings/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 27 Fort Bragg 555th Paratroop Battalion<ncg> Armstrong Field Hampton, VA W 19-0 October 4 1947 Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls Johnson C. Smith Armstrong Field Hampton, VA W 13-8 October 11 at 1947 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Municipal Stadium Greensboro, NC W 7-0 5,000 Hampton Pirates Sink Aggies in Final Minutes, 7-0 The Pittsburgh Courier October 18, 1947 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40449279/hampton_pirates_sink_aggies_in_final/ Newspapers.com October 18 Tuskegee<ncg> Armstrong Field Hampton, VA W 19-0 Pirates Stop Tuskegee 19-0 Daily Press October 19, 1947 12A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40448312/pirates_stop_tuskegee_190/ Newspapers.com October 25 Virginia State<hc> Armstrong Field Hampton, VA W 16-13 6,500 Hampton Pirates Stab Va. State, 16-13 The Pittsburgh Courier November 1, 1947 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40449104/hampton_pirates_stab_va_state_1613/ November 1 Lincoln (PA) Armstrong Field Hampton, VA T 0-0 November 8 at Howard Brooks Stadium Washington, DC W 19-14 10,000 Casey Sparkles as Hampton Tops Howard The Pittsburgh Courier November 15, 1947 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40448784/casey_sparkles_as_hampton_tops_howard/ Newspapers.com November 15 Morgan State Armstrong Field Hampton, VA L 0-9 1,800 Morgan Sinks Hampton, 9-0: Bears Claw Pirates On Field of Water The Pittsburgh Courier November 22, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40447350/morgan_sinks_hampton_90_bears_claw/ Newspapers.com November 27 at 1947 Virginia Union Panthers Virginia Union Hovey Field Richmond, VA W 14-13 4,000 Casey Scores Twice to Help Hampton Top Union, 14-13 The Pittsburgh Courier December 6, 1947 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40447078/casey_scores_twice_to_help_hampton_top/ Newspapers.com December 6 vs Florida A&M<ncg> Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic) L 0-7 19,000 Florida Defeats Hampton In Thriller The Pittsburgh Courier December 13, 1947 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40446679/florida_defeats_hampton_in_thriller/ Newspapers.com References Hampton Category:Hampton Pirates football seasons Hampton Pirates football