1947 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

The 1947 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented South Carolina State University during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Oliver C. Dawson, the team compiled a 7–1–2, defeated Allen in the Pecan Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 123 to 46.[2] The team ranked No. 10 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[3] The team's only loss was to No. 5 Shaw.

1947 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Pecan Bowl, W 7–0 vs. Allen
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1947 record	7–1–2 (5–0–2 SIAC)
Head coach	Oliver C. Dawson (2nd season)
Home stadium	State College Stadium

1947 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Florida A&M $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 10 South Carolina State	5	–	0	–	2			7	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fort Valley State	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
No. 3 (small) LeMoyne	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	1	–	1
Tuskegee	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
No. 21 Clark (GA)	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
No. 18 Lane	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Morehouse	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Morris Brown	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Knoxville	1	–	2	–	1			-	–	-	–	-
Alabama State	2	–	5	–	2			-	–	-	–	-
Fisk	1	–	3	–	1			-	–	-	–	-
No. 7 (small) Alabama A&M	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	3	–	1
Xavier (LA)	0	–	2	–	1			-	–	-	–	-
Benedict	0	–	3	–	2			-	–	-	–	-
$ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	at Knoxville	Knoxville, TN	W 12–0
October 11	Lane	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 13–12		[4]
October 18	Claflin*	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 28–0		[5]
October 25	at Alabama A&M	Bulldogs Stadium Normal, AL	T 20–20		[6]
November 1	at Morris Brown	Harper Field Atlanta, GA	W 13–0		[7]
November 7	at Morehouse	Atlanta, GA	W 12–0		[8]
November 15	Tuskegee	State College Stadium Orangeburg, SC	W 12–0	8,000	[9]
November 27	at Benedict	Columbia, SC	T 6–6
December 6	vs. Shaw*	Washington, DC	L 0–8	5,000	[10][11]
December 13	Allen*	Orangeburg County Fair Grounds Stadium Orangeburg, SC (Pecan Bowl)	W 7–0	2,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "South Carolina State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
3. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "State's Bulldogs Beat Lane 13-12 In Thriller Here". The Times and Democrat. October 13, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "State Bulldogs Defeat Claflin 28-0 For Third". The Times and Democrat. October 20, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Ala. A. and M. Rally Ties S.C. State". Alabama Tribune. October 31, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "South Carolina State Humbles Morris Brown 13-0: SC State Bulldogs Conquer Morris Brown Wolverines, 13-0". Alabama Tribune. November 7, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wounded Gamecocks Defeat Bulldogs 12-0 In Annual Tilt". The Times and Democrat. November 8, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "State Beats Tuskegee 12-0". The Times and Democrat. November 17, 1947. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Shaw's Bears Smite S.C.: S.C. Team Outclassed By Shaw in 8-0 Battle". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 13, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Fred Leigh (December 13, 1947). "Shaw Rips S.C. State In D.C.: Bears' 2nd Quarter Tallies Decide Tilt, CIAA Champs Fizzle On Early Drives Then Fight Gallanty to Hold Lead". Baltimore Afro-American (p. 17).
12. "2nd Pecan Bowl Victory Goes To State Bulldogs". The Times and Democrat. December 15, 1947. p. 9.