1947 Morgan State Bears football team

The 1947 Morgan State Bears football team was an American football team that represented Morgan State College in the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Edward P. Hurt, the Bears compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 104 to 62. The team ranked No. 9 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System. Their only losses were to No. 7 Virginia State and No. 11 Howard.

1947 Morgan State Bears football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2–1 (5–2–1 CIAA)
Head coach
1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Shaw $ 6 0 010 0 0
No. 7 Virginia State 7 1 09 1 0
No. 4 Hampton 5 1 17 2 1
No. 11 Howard 6 2 16 2 1
No. 9 Morgan State 5 2 15 2 1
No. 14 West Virginia State 4 1 16 3 1
No. 19 Lincoln (PA) 3 3 15 4 1
Delaware State 4 3 04 4 0
Virginia Union 3 5 04 5 0
Winston-Salem State 3 3 06 3 0
North Carolina A&T 1 5 11 5 1
North Carolina College 2 6 02 7 0
Bluefield State 1 5 03 6 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 5 10 5 1
Johnson C. Smith 0 2 11 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.
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