1947 Stanford Indians football team

The 1947 Stanford Indians football team was an American football team that represented Stanford University in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its third year under head coach Marchmont Schwartz, the team compiled a 0–9 record, finished last in the PCC, and was outscored by a total of 214 to 73.^[1]

1947 Stanford Indians football
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	0–9 (0–7 PCC)
Head coach	Marchmont Schwartz (3rd season)
Home stadium	Stanford Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.8USC $	6	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
No.15California	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	1	–	0
Oregon	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
UCLA	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Montana	2	–	1	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Washington	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Idaho	1	–	4	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Stanford	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 season was one of two winless season in the history of Stanford football (the other was the 1960 season).^[2]

Stanford was ranked at No. 70 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Idaho	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 16–19	15,000	^[4]
October 4	atMichigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 13–49	66,100	^[5]
October 11	Santa Clara*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–13	25,000	^[6]
October 18	No. 19 UCLA	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 6–39	25,000	^[7]
October 25	atWashington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 0–25	32,000	^[8]
November 1	Oregon State	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–13	9,000	^[9]
November 8	at No. 5 USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 0–14	59,749	^[10]
November 15	Oregon	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 6–21	12,000	^[11]
November 22	No. 9 California	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (Big Game)	L 18–21	82,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "1947 Stanford Cardinal Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

^ Migdol, Gary (1997). Stanford: Home of Champions. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing LLC. p. 35. ISBN 1-57167-116-1.

^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Walter Gamage (September 28, 1947). "Vandals Come From Behind in 2nd Half". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.

^ W. W. Edgar (October 5, 1947). "Wolverines Rout Stanford, 49-13". Detroit Free Press. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Broncos Win: Cardinals Bow, 13-7". The San Francisco Examiner. October 12, 1947. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Frank Finch (October 19, 1947). "Bruins Batter Tribe, 39-6". Los Angeles Times. pp. 11, 13.

^ Bill Dunbar (October 26, 1947). "Washington Tramples on Stanford". Oakland Tribune. pp. 24, 27 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Harry Borba (November 2, 1947). "Beavers Sneak Past Battling Indians, 13-7". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 24 – via Newspapers.com.

^ Braven Dyer (November 9, 1947). "Trojans Hard-Pressed to Top Injuns, 14-0". Los Angeles Times. pp. 12, 14 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Indians Drop Eighth! Van Brocklin Paces Oregon to 21-6 Win". The San Francisco Examiner. November 16, 1947. pp. 23–24 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "1948 NFL Draft". Retrieved September 12, 2014.

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