1947 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

The 1947 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team was an American football team that represented South Carolina State University during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Oliver C. Dawson, the team compiled a 7–1–2, defeated Allen in the Pecan Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 123 to 46. The team ranked No. 10 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System. The team's only loss was to No. 5 Shaw.

1947 South Carolina State Bulldogs football
Pecan Bowl champion
Pecan Bowl, W 7–0 vs. Allen
National Bowl, L 0–8 vs. Shaw
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record7–1–2 (5–0–2 SIAC)
Head coach
  • Oliver C. Dawson (2nd season)
Home stadiumState College Stadium
1947 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Florida A&M $ 5 0 09 1 0
No. 10 South Carolina State 5 0 27 1 2
No. 15 Fort Valley State 4 0 17 1 1
No. 3 (small) LeMoyne 2 1 04 1 1
Tuskegee 3 2 16 4 1
No. 21 Clark (GA) 3 2 14 3 1
No. 18 Lane 2 2 06 5 0
Morehouse 3 4 03 5 0
Morris Brown 2 4 13 7 1
Knoxville 1 2 1- - -
Alabama State 2 5 22 6 2
Fisk 1 3 1- - -
No. 7 (small) Alabama A&M 1 4 13 5 1
Xavier (LA) 0 2 1- - -
Benedict 0 3 22 4 3
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.
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