1947 Auburn Tigers football team

The 1947 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1947 college football season. It was the Tigers' 56th overall and 15th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Carl M. Voyles, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

1947 Auburn Tigers football
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1947 record2–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCliff Hare Stadium
Cramton Bowl
Legion Field
1947 Southeastern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Ole Miss $ 6 1 09 2 0
No. 10 Georgia Tech 4 1 010 1 0
No. 6 Alabama 5 2 08 3 0
Mississippi State 2 2 07 3 0
Georgia 3 3 07 4 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 06 4 0
Tulane 2 3 22 5 2
LSU 2 3 15 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 08 3 0
Tennessee 2 3 05 5 0
Auburn 1 5 02 7 0
Florida 0 3 14 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Mississippi Southern*L 13–1915,000[1]
October 4Louisiana Tech*W 14–011,000[2]
October 11Florida
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, Alabama (rivalry)
W 20–1413,000[3]
October 18at Georgia TechL 7–27
October 25at TulaneL 0–4030,000[4]
November 1at VanderbiltL 0–2818,000[5]
November 8Mississippi StateL 0–1420,000[6]
November 15vs. GeorgiaL 6–28
November 22at Clemson*L 18–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Source: 1947 Auburn football schedule[7][8]

References

  1. "Southern thwarts Auburn in opener here, 19 to 13". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1947. Retrieved April 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tidwell and Ball lead Auburn to 14–0 victory". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 5, 1947. Retrieved June 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Max Moseley (October 12, 1947). "Tidwell Leads Auburn To Victory Over Florida". Montgomery Advertiser. p. 5B via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Green Wave finds Auburn easy victim". The Knoxville Journal. October 26, 1947. Retrieved April 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Bob Shirley (November 2, 1947). "Vandy's First-Half Power Rips Auburn 28-0: Clinard Boots 4 Extra Points in Vandy Win". The Nashville Tennessean. pp. C1, C3 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Chick Hosch (November 9, 1947). "Maroons Take Auburn Tigers By 14-0 Margin". Monroe Morning World. pp. 9–10 via Newspapers.com.
  7. DeLassus, David. "Coaching Records Game-by-game: Carl M. Voyles, 1947". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  8. "1947 Auburn University Football Schedule". Auburn University Athletics. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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