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1947 Cincinnati Bearcats football
MAC champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–3 (3–1 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumNippert Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Cincinnati $ 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Western Reserve 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Butler 1 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 1
Ohio 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Miami (OH) * 2 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Western Michigan * 0 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Miami and Western Michigan were not eligible to compete for the MAC championship because they did not schedule a full slate of games against MAC opponents.

The 1947 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Ray Nolting, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3 record with a mark of 3–1 against conference opponents, winning the MAC championship.[1]

Cincinnati was ranked at No. 89 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Kentucky*
L 0–2023,800[3][4]
October 4St. Bonaventure*
W 20–1419,000[5]
October 11Dayton*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
L 21–2624,000[6]
October 18Oklahoma City*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 20–1318,000[7]
October 25Xavier*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)
W 27–2530,000[8]
November 1at Ohio
W 34–010,000[9]
November 8Miami (FL)*
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 20–723,000[10]
November 15at Western Reserve
W 7–6< 2,000[11]
November 22Butler
  • Nippert Stadium
  • Cincinnati, OH
W 26–198,500[12]
November 27Miami (OH)
L 7–3831,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "2015 Ohio Football Media Guide" (PDF). Ohio University. 2015. pp. 91, 94. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dick Forbes (September 28, 1947). "Kentucky Is 20-0 Winner Over UC". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kentucky Drops Cincinnati 20-0 As Dopey Phelps Sparks Offensive". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 28, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dick Forbes (October 5, 1947). "UC Comes Through To 20-14 Victory". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dick Forbes (October 12, 1947). "Flyers of Dayton Swat Bearcats, 26-21". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Dick Forbes (October 19, 1947). "Stephens Stars As Bearcats Win, 20-13". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Dick Forbes (October 26, 1947). "UC Triumphs Over Xavier, 27-25". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Dick Forbes (November 2, 1947). "Bearcats And Ohio U 34-0 Walloping". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Dick Forbes (November 9, 1947). "Bearcats Blow Over Hurricanes, 20-7". The Cincinnati Enquirer – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Dick Forbes (November 16, 1947). "Bearcats Have Close Squeak, Winning 7-6". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Dick Forbes (November 23, 1947). "UC Rallies To Defeat Butler, 26 To 19". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Dick Forbes. "Miami, 38; Cincinnati Bearcats, 7; Murder!". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.


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