American college football season
The 1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team was an American football team that represented Kentucky State Industrial College (now known as Kentucky State University ) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1947 college football season . In its first season under head coach C. Randy Taylor , the team compiled a 4–6 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 174 to 112.[2] The team was ranked No. 22 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System .[3] The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Frankfort, Kentucky .
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 27 Philander Smith W 57–0[4]
October 4 at Wilberforce State L 6–348,000 [5]
October 11 West Virginia State * Alumni Field Frankfort, KY L 9–13
October 18 Lincoln (MO) Alumni Field Frankfort, KY W 19–125,000 [6]
October 25 Wilberforce Wilberforce, OH W 46–0[7]
November 1 Florida A&M * Alumni Field Frankfort, KY L 12–14[8]
November 8 at Louisville Municipal L 0–6> 4,000 [9]
November 15 Morris Brown * Alumni Field Frankfort, KY W 12–0
November 22 at Bluefield State * Bluefield, WV L 0–12[10]
November 27 at Tennessee A&I Nashville, TN L 13–20[11]
References
^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings" . The Pittsburgh Courier . December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kentucky State Yearly Results (1945-1949)" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2019 .
^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings" . The Pittsburgh Courier . December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kentucky State Blanks Philander Smith, 54-0" . Alabama Tribune . October 3, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Wilberforce State Wins At Cleveland" . Dayton Daily News . October 5, 1947. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com . (contemporary newspaper accounts record the game as a win, but College Football Data Warehouse records it as a forfeit by Wilberforce State)
^ "K.S.C. Beats Lincoln 19-12" . The Courier-Journal . October 19, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kentucky State Romps" . Mansfield News-Journal . October 26, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Rattlers Eke Out 14-12 Win" . The Tallahassee News-Democrat . November 2, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "4,000 See Municipal Tip Kentucky State 6-0" . The Courier-Journal . November 9, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Touted Kentucky State Upset By Bluefield, 12-0" . The Courier-Journal . November 23, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "A&I Notches 10th Victory, Claims Crown" . The Nashville Tennessean . November 28, 1947. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com .
Venues People Seasons National championship seasons in bold