1947 Penn Quakers football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1947 Penn Quakers football Independent 7 7–0–1 George Munger 10th Single-wing Jerry McCarthy Bill Luongo Franklin Field The 1947 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1947 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 7–0–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 219 to 35, and was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll. The team's lone setback was a 7–7 tie with Army.1947 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 9, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1947-schedule.html Munger was Penn's head coach for 16 years; he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976. In addition, three players from the 1947 team were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: center/linebacker Chuck Bednarik; tackle George Savitsky; and halfback Skip Minisi. Bednarik was a consensus first-team All-American;Football Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 2016 October 21, 2017 8 http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf he also finished seventh in the 1947 voting for the Heisman Trophy.1947 Heisman Trophy Voting Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football February 13, 2019 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1947.html Schedule yes yes yes 1947 AP October 4 Lafayette Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 59–0 51,283 Penn Crushes Lafayette, 59-0; 51,283 See Luongo Score Four The Philadelphia Inquirer Art Morrow October 5, 1947 1S, 4S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28217894/penn_crushes_lafayette_590_51283/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Dartmouth 7 Memorial Field Hanover, NH W 32-0 12,000 Penn's Fourth-Period Drives Crush Dartmouth Eleven, 32-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer Art Morrow October 12, 1947 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7864876/the_philadelphia_inquirer/ Newspapers.com October 18 Columbia 8 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 34-14 70,000 Penn Downs Columbia, 34-14, Before 70,000 The Philadelphia Inquirer Art Morrow October 19, 1947 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27938814/penn_downs_columbia_3414_before/ Newspapers.com October 25 Navy 8 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 21-0 80,000 80,000 Watch Penn Win, 21-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer Art Morrow October 26, 1947 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28216863/80000_watch_penn_win_210/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Princeton 4 Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ (rivalry) W 26-7 49,000 Penn Beats Princeton for 5th Straight, 26-7 The Philadelphia Inquirer Art Morrow November 2, 1947 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28211551/penn_beats_princeton_for_5th_straight/ Newspapers.com November 8 No. 10 Virginia 4 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 19-7 79,000 Penn Beats Virginia, 19-7, on Deuber's Runs The Philadelphia Inquirer Art Morrow November 9, 1947 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28216181/penn_beats_virginia_197_on_deubers/ Newspapers.com November 15 No. 13 Army 3 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA T 7-7 80,000 Unbeaten Penn Ties Army, 7-7, Before 80,000 The Philadelphia Inquirer Art Morrow November 16, 1947 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7858527/the_philadelphia_inquirer/ Newspapers.com November 27 Cornell 8 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry) W 21-0 80,000 Whole City Gives Thanks; 80,000 See Penn Triumph The Philadelphia Inquirer Oliver H. Crawford November 28, 1947 1–2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28215865/whole_city_gives_thanks_80000_see/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1947 college football rankings AP 1 10 7 8 8 4 (11) 4 (8) 3 (7) 6 8 8 7 References Penn Category:Penn Quakers football seasons Category:College football undefeated seasons Penn Quakers football