1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football Midwest Athletic Association MWAA 4–6 3–2 C. Randy Taylor 1st Alumni Field The 1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team was an American football team that represented Kentucky State Industrial College (now known as Kentucky State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MWAA) during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach C. Randy Taylor, the team compiled a 4–6 record (3–2 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 174 to 112.Kentucky State Yearly Results (1945-1949) College Football Data Warehouse https://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/k/kentucky_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php 2019-12-23 2015-09-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20150907191049/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/k/kentucky_state/1945-1949_yearly_results.php dead The team was ranked No. 22 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 The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Frankfort, Kentucky. Schedule y y September 27 1947 Philander Smith Panthers Philander Smith Alumni Field Frankfort, KY W 57-0 Kentucky State Blanks Philander Smith, 54-0 Alabama Tribune October 3, 1947 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40979629/kentucky_state_blanks_philander_smith/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Wilberforce State League Park Cleveland, OH L 6-34 8,000 Wilberforce State Wins At Cleveland Dayton Daily News October 5, 1947 Sports 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40410420/wilberforce_state_wins_at_cleveland/ Newspapers.com(contemporary newspaper accounts record the game as a win, but College Football Data Warehouse records it as a forfeit by Wilberforce State) October 11 West Virginia State<ncg> Alumni Field Frankfort, KY L 9-13 October 18 Lincoln (MO) Alumni Field Frankfort, KY W 19-12 5,000 K.S.C. Beats Lincoln 19-12 The Courier-Journal October 19, 1947 IV-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40501547/ksc_beats_lincoln_1912/ Newspapers.com October 25 1947 Wilberforce Bulldogs Wilberforce Wilberforce, OH W 46-0 Kentucky State Romps Mansfield News-Journal October 26, 1947 22 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40979840/kentucky_state_romps/ Newspapers.com November 1 Florida A&M<ncg> Alumni Field Frankfort, KY L 12-14 Rattlers Eke Out 14-12 Win The Tallahassee News-Democrat November 2, 1947 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40834448/rattlers_eke_out_1412_win/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Louisville Municipal<ncg> Central High School Athletic Field Louisville, KY L 0-6 > 4,000 4,000 See Municipal Tip Kentucky State 6-0 The Courier-Journal November 9, 1947 IV-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40497314/4000_see_municipal_tip_kentucky_state/ Newspapers.com November 15 1947 Morris Brown Wolverines Morris Brown<ncg> Alumni Field Frankfort, KY W 12-0 November 22 at Bluefield State<ncg> Bluefield, WV L 0-12 Touted Kentucky State Upset By Bluefield, 12-0 The Courier-Journal November 23, 1947 IV-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40979973/touted_kentucky_state_upset_by/ Newspapers.com November 27 at Tennessee A&I Nashville, TN L 13-20 A&I Notches 10th Victory, Claims Crown The Nashville Tennessean November 28, 1947 45 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39532874/ai_notches_10th_victory_claims_crown/ Newspapers.com References Kentucky State Category:Kentucky State Thorobreds football seasons Kentucky State Thorobreds football