1947 Bowling Green Falcons football team

The 1947 Bowling Green Falcons football team was an American football team that represented Bowling Green State University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Robert Whittaker, the team compiled a 5–5 record and was outscored by a total of 149 to 134. Wayne Bloker and James Knierim were the team captains.

1947 Bowling Green Falcons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
  • Robert Whittaker (7th season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1947 Midwestern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    9 0 0
Youngstown    8 2 0
Michigan State    7 2 0
Ball State    5 1 2
Ohio Wesleyan    6 2 1
Wayne    5 2 0
Dayton    6 3 0
Washington University    5 3 0
Detroit    6 4 0
Bowling Green    5 5 0
Xavier    4 4 1
Marquette    4 5 0
Central Michigan    2 5 1
Valparaiso    2 5 1
Michigan State Normal    1 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Bowling Green was ranked at No. 116 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.

The team played its home games at University Stadium in Bowling Green, Ohio.

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