1947 Louisville Municipal Bantams football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 1947 Louisville Municipal Bantams Midwest Athletic Association MWAA 6–1–1 0–0–0 Dwight T. Reed 2nd The 1947 Louisville Municipal Bantams football team was an American football team that represented Louisville Municipal College (now part of University of Louisville) in the Midwest Athletic Association (MWAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Dwight T. Reed, the Bantams compiled a 6–1–1 record and was ranked No. 12 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 Louisville Municipal was on a one-year probation in the MWAA, and its game did not count in the conference standings. Midwest Association Meeting In Cincinnati https://www.newspapers.com/article/call-and-post/195988001/ Call and Post Cleveland, Ohio December 13, 1947 9B April 21, 2026 Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 26 at 1947 Fisk Bulldogs Fisk<ncg> Sulphur Dell Nashville, TN W 14-7 Louisville Whips Fisk, 14 to 7 The Pittsburgh Courier October 4, 1947 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40546497/louisville_whips_fisk_14_to_7/ Newspapers.com October 4 Lincoln (MO)<ncg> Louisville, KY T 0-0 L.M.C. Held To 0-0 Tie By Lincoln The Courier-Journal October 5, 1947 IV-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40502029/lmc_held_to_00_tie_by_lincoln/ Newspapers.com October 11 at Bluefield State<ncg> Bluefield, WV W 14-7 Bantams Win 14-7 Victory At Bluefield The Courier-Journal October 12, 1947 IV-9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40546601/bantams_win_147_victory_at_bluefield/ Newspapers.com October 18 at 1947 Philander Smith Panthers Philander Smith<ncg> Little Rock, AR W 20-7 Municipal Rolls 20-7 Over Philander The Courier-Journal October 19, 1947 IV-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40546704/municipal_rolls_207_over_philander/ Newspapers.com October 24 at 1947 Morristown Red Knights Morristown<ncg> Burke-Toney Stadium Morristown, TN W 33-0 Municipal Demolishes Morristown The Courier-Journal October 26, 1947 IV-6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40497459/municipal_demolishes_morristown/ Newspapers.com November 1 Lane<ncg><hc> Central Stadium Louisville, KY L 13-19 3,000 Lane Hands Municipal 1st Loss 19-13 The Courier-Journal November 2, 1947 IV-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40497654/lane_hands_municipal_1st_loss/ Newspapers.com November 8 Kentucky State<ncg> Central HS Athletic Field Louisville, KY W 6-0 > 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 14 at 1947 Miles Golden Bears Miles<ncg> Bessemer Stadium Birmingham, AL W 14-13 2,000 LMC's Comet-Like Passing Edges Out Miles Bears, 14-13 The Weekly Review November 22, 1947 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40496391/lmcs_cometlike_passing_edges_out/ References Louisville Municipal Category:Louisville Municipal Bantams football seasons Louisville Municipal Bantams football Category:1947 in Louisville, Kentucky