1947 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football Western New York Little Three Conference Little Three 6–3 1–1 Hugh Devore 2nd Forness Stadium The 1947 St. Bonaventure Bonnies football team, sometimes also referred to as the St. Bonaventure Brown Indians, was an American football team that represented St. Bonaventure University during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Hugh Devore, the team compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 174 to 84.1947 - Saint Bonaventure (NY) College Football Data Warehouse June 11, 2020 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2793&year=1947 https://web.archive.org/web/20150915132650/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/incomplete_data/game_by_game_discontinued.php?teamid=2793&year=1947 2015-09-15 St. Bonaventure was ranked at No. 88 (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 The team played its home games at Forness Stadium in Olean, New York. Schedule yes yes September 21 1947 Saint Vincent Bearcats Saint Vincent<ncg> Forness Stadium Olean, NY W 21-0 Bonnies Trounce St. Vincent, 21-0 New York Daily News September 22, 1947 46Bonaventure Passes Beat Bearcats, 21-0 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 22, 1947 16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53360240/bonaventure-passes-beat-bearcats-21-0/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Cincinnati<ncg> Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH L 14-20 19,000 UC Comes Through To 20-14 Victory The Cincinnati Enquirer Dick Forbes October 5, 1947 24 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28198601/uc_comes_through_to_2014_victory/ Newspapers.com October 11 Merchant Marine<ncg> Forness Stadium Olean, NY W 25-0 6,500 St. Bonaventure Eleven Trounces Mariners, 25-0 The Post-Standard October 12, 1947 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53360461/st-bonaventure-eleven-trounces/ Newspapers.com October 19 at 1947 Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY L 14-17 19,504 Canisius Trips Bonnies On Willis' Toe, 17-14 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle October 20, 1947 23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53360688/canisius-trips-bonnies-on-willis-toe/ Newspapers.com October 26 Saint Louis<ncg> Forness Stadium Olean, NY W 47-13 9,200 Shocked Billikens Reel Under 47 to 13 Defeat by St. Bonaventure St. Louis Post-Dispatch October 27, 1947 48 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28404597/shocked_billikens_reel_under_47_to_13/ Newspapers.comBonnies Run Wild Against St. Louis, 47-13 The Scranton Tribun October 27, 1947 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53360925/bonnies-run-wild-against-st-louis/ Newspapers.com November 2 at 1947 Niagara Purple Eagles Niagara Civic Stadium Buffalo, NY W 13-6 7,189 St. Bona Shades Niagara Rochester Democrat and Chronicle November 1, 1947 26 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53361161/st-bona-shades-niagara/ Newspapers.com November 8 Bowling Green<ncg> Forness Stadium Olean, NY W 21-14 6,500 Bonnies Bag 21-14 Decision Rochester Democrat and Chronicle November 9, 1947 7D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28314068/bonnies_bag_2114_decision/ Newspapers.com November 16 1947 Scranton Royals Scranton<ncg> Forness Stadium Olean, NY W 13-7 9,000 Bonnies Beat Scranton, 13-7 The Scranton Times Charles Rosse November 17, 1947 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/53361623/bonnies-beat-scranton-13-7/ Newspapers.com November 22 Dayton<ncg> Dayton Stadium Dayton, OH L 6-7 Flyers Come From Behind To Defeat Indians, 7-6 Dayton Daily News Bill Barton November 23, 1947 Sports 1, 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27930676/flyers_come_from_behind_to_defeat/ Newspapers.com References St. Bonaventure Category:St. Bonaventure Brown Indians football seasons St. Bonaventure Bonnies football