1947 Auburn Tigers football team

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1947 Auburn Tigers football
AuburnTigers.svg
Conference Southeastern Conference
1947 record 2–7 (1–5 SEC)
Head coach Carl M. Voyles
Home stadium Cliff Hare Stadium
Cramton Bowl
Legion Field
Seasons
« 1946 1948 »
1947 SEC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#13 Ole Miss $ 6 1 0     9 2 0
#10 Georgia Tech 4 1 0     10 1 0
#6 Alabama 5 2 0     8 3 0
Mississippi State 2 2 0     7 3 0
Georgia 3 3 0     7 4 1
Vanderbilt 3 3 0     6 4 0
Tulane 2 3 2     2 5 2
LSU 2 3 1     5 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0     8 3 0
Tennessee 2 3 0     5 5 0
Auburn 1 5 0     2 7 0
Florida 0 3 1     4 5 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Auburn Tigers football team represented Auburn University in the 1947 college football season. It was the Tigers' 56th overall and 15th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Carl M. Voyles, in his fourth year, and played their home games at Cliff Hare Stadium in Auburn, the Cramton Bowl in Montgomery and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season with a record of two wins and seven losses (2–7 overall, 1–5 in the SEC).

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 27 Mississippi Southern* Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL L 13–19  
October 4 Louisiana Tech* Cliff Hare StadiumAuburn, AL W 14–0  
October 11 Florida Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL (Rivalry) W 20–14  
October 18 at Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA L 7–27  
October 25 at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA L 0–40  
November 1 at Vanderbilt Dudley FieldNashville, TN L 0–28  
November 8 Mississippi State Legion FieldBirmingham, AL L 0–14  
November 15 vs. Georgia Memorial StadiumColumbus, GA (Deep South's Oldest Rivalry) L 6–28  
November 22 at Clemson* Memorial StadiumClemson, SC L 18–34  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.
  • Source: 1947 Auburn football schedule[1][2]

References

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