1947 VPI Gobblers football team

The 1947 VPI Gobblers football team was an American football that represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 4–5 record (4–3 against conference opponents), finished eighth in the Southern Conference, and as outscored by a total of 191 to 162.

1947 VPI Gobblers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (4–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBilly Shelby Barbour
Bobby Smith
Home stadiumMiles Stadium
1947 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 1 09 2 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 1 08 2 0
South Carolina 4 1 16 2 1
No. 19 Duke 3 1 14 3 2
Washington and Lee 3 2 05 5 0
Maryland 3 2 17 2 2
No. 17 NC State 3 2 15 3 1
VPI 4 3 04 5 0
Davidson 3 3 16 3 1
Wake Forest 3 4 06 4 0
VMI 2 3 13 5 1
Clemson 1 3 04 5 0
The Citadel 1 4 03 5 0
Furman 1 4 02 7 0
Richmond 1 5 03 7 0
George Washington 0 4 01 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

VPI was ranked at No. 88 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.

The team played its home games at Miles Stadium in Blacksburg, Virginia.

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