1947 SMU Mustangs football team

1947 SMU Mustangs football
Southwest Conference Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic, T, 13–13, vs. Penn State
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	#3
1947 record	9-0-2 (5-0-1 SWC)
Head coach	Matty Bell
Home stadium	Ownby Stadium (c. 23,783, grass) Cotton Bowl (c. 45,504, grass)

1947 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#3 SMU $	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	2
#5 Texas	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#18 Rice	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
TCU	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	2
Arkansas	1	–	4	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Baylor	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 SMU Mustangs football team represented the SMU Mustangs of Southern Methodist University during the 1947 college football season. Coached by Matty Bell; SMU gained the Southwest Conference crown, posting a 9-0-2 record. SMU faced Penn State in the 1948 Cotton Bowl Classic.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
1947-09-27	at Santa Clara*		Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, CA	W 22-6	5,000
1947-10-04	Missouri*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 35-19	35,000
1947-10-11	at Oklahoma A&M*		Lewis Field • Stillwater, OK	W 21-14	18,000
1947-10-18	#15 Rice		Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX	W 14-0	23,000
1947-10-25	at #16 UCLA*	#12	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	W 7-0	64,197
1947-11-01	#3 Texas	#8	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	W 14-13	50,000
1947-11-08	at Texas A&M	#3	Kyle Field • College Station, Texas	W 13-0	28,000
1947-11-15	Arkansas	#4	Ownby Stadium • University Park, TX	W 14-6	23,000
1947-11-22	at Baylor	#3	Municipal Stadium • Waco, TX	W 10-0	12,000
1947-11-29	at Texas Christian	#3	Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	T 19-19	31,000
1947-01-01	vs. #4 Penn State	#3	Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)	T 13-13	47,500
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Earl Cook	Guard	3	17	Boston Yanks
Gil Johnson	Quarterback	11	93	Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Ramsey	Back	26	244	Pittsburgh Steelers

^[2]

References

1. http://www.collegefootballdatadvds.com/guides/smu2008.pdf
2. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1948.htm

• "2008 Football Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Athletic Department. p. 145.
• "Final AP Results". databaseFootball.