1947 Yale Bulldogs football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1947 Yale Bulldogs football Independent 6–3 Howie Odell 6th Endicott P. Davisonhttps://archive.org/details/yale1964/page/n35/mode/2up Yale Football Media Guide Year By Year Scores: 1947 70 1964 November 26, 2024 Internet Archive Yale Bowl The 1947 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1947 college football season. Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Howie Odell, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 6–3 record.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/yale/1947-schedule.html 1947 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference October 8, 2016 Yale was ranked at No. 53 (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 Schedule 1947 AP September 27 w Merchant Marine Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 34–13 18,000 Nadherny's Play Enables Yale To Win The Hartford Courant Bill Lee September 28, 1947 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27990359/nadhernys_play_enables_yale_to_win/ Newspapers.com October 4 w Cornell Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 14–0 50,000 Elis Down Cornell, 14-0 On Sustained Advances The Hartford Courant Frank Keyes October 5, 1947 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28226200/elis_down_cornell_140_on_sustained/ Newspapers.com October 11 w y 14 Columbia 11 Baker Field New York, NY 17–7 35,000 Eli Overpower Lions With Air Attack, 17-7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27938593/eli_overpower_lions_with_air_attack/ The Daily News (New York City) October 12, 1947 103 Newspapers.com October 18 l 12 Wisconsin Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 0–9 65,000 Wisconsin Overcomes Yale In Bitterly Contested Game Before 65,000, By 9-0 Score Hartford Courant Bill Lee October 19, 1947 IV-1, IV-5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28438805/wisconsin_overcomes_yale_in_bitterly/ Newspapers.com October 25 w Springfield Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 49–0 15,000 Yale Wallops Springfield By 49-0 Score The Hartford Courant October 26, 1947 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28249134/yale_wallops_springfield_by_490_score/ Newspapers.com November 1 w Dartmouth Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 23–14 63,000 Elis Top Dartmouth, 23-14 The Daily News (New York City) Hy Turkin November 2, 1947 C41 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28214800/elis_top_dartmouth_2314/ Newspapers.com November 8 l 20 Brown Yale Bowl New Haven, CT 14–20 15,000 Surprising Brown Eleven Upsets Yale By 20 To 14 The Hartford Courant Roger Dover November 9, 1947 IV-1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28220049/surprising_brown_eleven_upsets_yale_by/ Newspapers.com November 15 l y Princeton Palmer Stadium Princeton, NJ rivalry 0–17 50,000 Yale Beaten By Princeton The Philadelphia Inquirer Mort Berry November 16, 1947 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28210608/yale_beaten_by_princeton/ Newspapers.com November 22 w Harvard Yale Bowl New Haven, CT rivalry 31–21 70,896 Yale Power Quells Fiery Crimson, 31-21 The Boston Globe Vern Miller November 23, 1947 27, 30 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28206876/yale_power_quells_fiery_crimson_3121/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1947 college football rankings AP 1 10 14 12 NR NR 20 NR NR NR NR NR After the season 1948 NFL draft The following Bulldog was selected in the National Football League draft following the season.1948 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1948/draft.htm 2025-07-09 Pro-Football-Reference.com en RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club859Robert (Tex) FurseBBoston Yanks24219Jack RoderickEBoston Yanks References Yale Category:Yale Bulldogs football seasons Yale Bulldogs football