1947 Florida Gators football team
The 1947 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1947 college football season. The season was Bear Wolf's second as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. The Gators broke a thirteen-game post-war losing streak, dating back to the 1945 and 1946 seasons, when they upset the eighteenth-ranked North Carolina State Wolfpack 7–6 on the Wolfpack's home field in Raleigh, North Carolina. Among the other highlights of the season, the Gators beat the in-state rival Miami Hurricanes in Miami, Florida, and ended the season with a 25–7 intersectional victory versus the Kansas State Wildcats. Wolf's 1947 Florida Gators finished with a 4–5–1 overall record and a 0–3–1 record in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), placing twelfth among twelve SEC teams.[1]
Schedule and results
Date |
Opponent |
Site |
Result
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9–27–1947 |
Ole Miss |
Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida |
L 6–14
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10–4–1947 |
North Texas State* |
Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida |
L 12–20
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10–11–1947 |
Auburn |
Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, Alabama |
L 14–20
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10–18–1947 |
No. 18 NC State* |
Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina |
W 7–6
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10–25–1947 |
North Carolina* |
Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida (HC) |
L 7–35
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11–1–1947 |
Furman* |
Phillips Field • Tampa, Florida |
W 34–7
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11–8–1947 |
Georgia |
Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida |
L 6–34
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11–15–1947 |
Tulane |
Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana |
T 7–7
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11–21–1947 |
Miami* |
Burdine Stadium • Miami, Florida |
W 7–6
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11–29–1947 |
Kansas State* |
Florida Field • Gainesville, Florida |
W 25–7
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Primary source: 2015 Florida Gators Football Media Guide.[1]
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