1947 William & Mary Indians football team

1947 William & Mary Indians football
Southern Conference Champions
Dixie Bowl, L 19–21, vs. Arkansas
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	#14
1947 record	9–2 (7–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Rube McCray (4th year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

1947 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#14 William & Mary	7	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
#9 North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	1	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
#19 Duke	3	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	2
Washington and Lee	3	–	2	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Maryland	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	2
#17 NC State	3	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
VPI	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Clemson	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Richmond	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
George Washington	0	–	4	–	9	1	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1947 college football season. The William & Mary Indians finished the regular season ranked #14 in the AP Poll after their 35–0 win over Richmond.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 27	vs. Davidson		Foreman Field • Norfolk, Virginia	W 21–0
October 4	The Citadel		Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 56–7
October 11	vs. VPI		City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia	W 21–7
October 18	North Carolina		Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 7–13
October 25	at Boston University*		Fenway Park • Boston, Massachusetts	W 47–13
November 1	Wake Forest		Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 21–0
November 8	VMI	#15	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 28–20
November 15	vs. Washington and Lee	#12	Roanoke, Virginia	W 45–6
November 22	Bowling Green*	#14	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 20–0
November 27	at Richmond	#14	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 35–0
January 1, 1948	vs. Arkansas*	#14	Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama (Dixie Bowl)	L 19–21
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Associated Press.

NFL Draft selections

= NFL Hall of Fame

= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

NFL Draft Selections

#	Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
16	1948	3	3	16	Thompson, TommyTommy Thompson	Washington Redskins	Center
17	1948	5	7	32	Ramsey, KnoxKnox Ramsey	Chicago Bears	Guard
18	1948	10	1	76	Magdziak !Stan Magdziak	New York Giants	Back
19	1948	11	7	92	McDowell !Jim McDowell	Chicago Bears	Guard
20	1948	18	10	165	Caughron !Harry Caughron	Chicago Cardinals	Tackle
21	1948	23	3	208	Hoitsma !Lou Hoitsma	Washington Redskins	End
22	1948	26	8	243	Creekmur, LouLou Creekmur	Philadelphia Eagles	Tackle

References

William & Mary Tribe football

Venues	Zable Stadium (1935–present) Jimmye Laycock Football Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Delaware James Madison Richmond VMI Ivy Bowl

Culture & lore	Griffin Colonel Ebirt Iron Indians "12th Man Tackle" Scandal of 1951 "Tribe Fight Song" William & Mary Pep Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Southern Conference football champions

Pre-SEC	Vanderbilt, Georgia Tech & North Carolina (1922) Vanderbilt & Washington and Lee (1923) Alabama (1924) Alabama & Tulane (1925) Alabama (1926) Georgia Tech, Tennessee, & NC State (1927) Georgia Tech (1928) Tulane (1929) Alabama & Tulane (1930) Tulane (1931) Tennessee & Auburn & LSU (1932)

Pre-ACC	Duke (1933) Washington and Lee (1934) Duke (1935) Duke (1936) Maryland (1937) Duke (1938) Duke (1939) Clemson (1940) Duke (1941) William & Mary (1942) Duke (1943) Duke (1944) Duke (1945) North Carolina (1946) William & Mary (1947) Clemson (1948) North Carolina (1949) Washington and Lee (1950) Maryland & VMI (1951) Duke (1952)

Post-ACC	West Virginia (1953) West Virginia (1954) West Virginia (1955) West Virginia (1956) VMI (1957) West Virginia (1958) VMI (1959) VMI (1960) The Citadel (1961) VMI (1962) VPI (1963) West Virginia (1964) West Virginia (1965) East Carolina & William & Mary (1966) West Virginia (1967) Richmond (1968) Davidson & Richmond (1969) William & Mary (1970) Richmond (1971) East Carolina (1972) East Carolina (1973) VMI (1974) Richmond (1975) East Carolina (1976) Chattanooga & VMI (1977) Chattanooga & Furman (1978) Chattanooga (1979) Furman (1980) Furman (1981)

I-AA/FCS	Furman (1982) Furman (1983) Chattanooga (1984) Furman (1985) Appalachian State (1986) Appalachian State (1987) Furman & Marshall (1988) Furman (1989) Furman (1990) Appalachian State (1991) The Citadel (1992) Georgia Southern (1993) Marshall (1994) Appalachian State (1995) Marshall (1996) Georgia Southern (1997) Georgia Southern (1998) Appalachian State, Furman, & Georgia Southern (1999) Georgia Southern (2000) Furman & Georgia Southern (2001) Georgia Southern (2002) Wofford (2003) Furman & Georgia Southern (2004) Appalachian State (2005) Appalachian State (2006) Appalachian State & Wofford (2007) Appalachian State (2008) Appalachian State (2009) Appalachian State & Wofford (2010) Georgia Southern (2011) Appalachian State, Georgia Southern, & Wofford (2012) Chattanooga, Furman, & Samford (2013) Chattanooga (2014) Chattanooga & The Citadel (2015)

National championships in bold

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