American college football season
The 1947 Yale Bulldogs football team represented Yale University in the 1947 college football season. The Bulldogs were led by sixth-year head coach Howard Odell, played their home games at the Yale Bowl and finished the season with a 6–3 record.[1][2]
Yale was ranked at No. 53 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[3]
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AP | 14 | 12 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
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- ^ "1947 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ "Yale Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Lee (September 28, 1947). "Nadherny's Play Enables Yale To Win". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank Keyes (October 5, 1947). "Elis Down Cornell, 14-0 On Sustained Advances". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eli Overpower Lions With Air Attack, 17-7". The Daily News (New York City). October 12, 1947. p. 103 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Lee (October 19, 1947). "Wisconsin Overcomes Yale In Bitterly Contested Game Before 65,000, By 9-0 Score". Hartford Courant. pp. IV-1, IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yale Wallops Springfield By 49-0 Score". The Hartford Courant. October 26, 1947. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Hy Turkin (November 2, 1947). "Elis Top Dartmouth, 23-14". The Daily News (New York City). p. C41 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roger Dover (November 9, 1947). "Surprising Brown Eleven Upsets Yale By 20 To 14". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mort Berry (November 16, 1947). "Yale Beaten By Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vern Miller (November 23, 1947). "Yale Power Quells Fiery Crimson, 31-21". The Boston Globe. pp. 27, 30 – via Newspapers.com.
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