1947 Indiana Hoosiers football team

1947 Indiana Hoosiers football
Conference Big Ten Conference
1947 record 5–3–1 (2–3–1 Big Ten)
Head coach Bo McMillin
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 20,000)
1947 Big Ten football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 Michigan $ 6 0 0     10 0 0
Wisconsin 3 2 1     5 3 1
Minnesota 3 3 0     6 3 0
Illinois 3 3 0     5 3 1
Purdue 3 3 0     5 4 0
Indiana 2 3 1     5 3 1
Iowa 2 3 1     3 5 1
Northwestern 2 4 0     3 6 0
Ohio State 1 4 1     2 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Indiana Hoosiers football team represented the Indiana Hoosiers in the 1947 college football season. The team compiled a 5–3–1 record (2–3–1 in conference play), and finished in tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his 14th and final year as head coach of the Hoosiers. McMillin retired from his position as head coach at the end of the year.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 27 at Nebraska Memorial StadiumLincoln, NE W 17–0   37,000
October 4 Wisconsin Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN T 7–7   30,000
October 11 at Iowa Iowa StadiumIowa City, IA L 14–27   -
October 18 Pittsburgh* Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN W 41–6   -
October 25 at Northwestern Dyche StadiumEvanston, IL L 6–7   -
November 1 at Ohio State Ohio StadiumColumbus, OH W 7–0   75,882
November 8 at No. 2 Michigan Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI L 0–35   85,938
November 15 Marquette* Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN W 48–6   -
November 22 Purdue Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, IN (Old Oaken Bucket) W 16–14   -
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

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1948 NFL draftees

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Dick Deranek Back 10 82 Pittsburgh Steelers
Harry “Chick” Jagade Back 14 118 Washington Redskins
Rex Grossman Back 29 273 Philadelphia Eagles

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References

  1. "1947 Football Schedule". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  2. "1948 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
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