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1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team

The 1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team was an American football team that represented Kentucky State Industrial College (now known as Kentucky State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach C. Randy Taylor, the team compiled a 4–6 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 174 to 112.[2] The team was ranked No. 22 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[3] The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Frankfort, Kentucky.

1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record4–6 (3–3 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 12 Louisville Municipal 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 2 Wilberforce State 3 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 22 Kentucky State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
No. 13 Lincoln (MO) 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Wilberforce 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
Philander Smith 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Philander Smith
W 57–0[4]
October 4at Wilberforce State
L 6–348,000[5]
October 11West Virginia State*
  • Alumni Field
  • Frankfort, KY
L 9–13
October 18Lincoln (MO)
  • Alumni Field
  • Frankfort, KY
W 19–125,000[6]
October 25WilberforceWilberforce, OHW 46–0[7]
November 1Florida A&M*
  • Alumni Field
  • Frankfort, KY
L 12–14[8]
November 8at Louisville Municipal
L 0–6> 4,000[9]
November 15Morris Brown*
  • Alumni Field
  • Frankfort, KY
W 12–0
November 22at Bluefield State*Bluefield, WVL 0–12[10]
November 27at Tennessee A&INashville, TNL 13–20[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kentucky State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kentucky State Blanks Philander Smith, 54-0". Alabama Tribune. October 3, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wilberforce State Wins At Cleveland". Dayton Daily News. October 5, 1947. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.(contemporary newspaper accounts record the game as a win, but College Football Data Warehouse records it as a forfeit by Wilberforce State)
  6. ^ "K.S.C. Beats Lincoln 19-12". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kentucky State Romps". Mansfield News-Journal. October 26, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rattlers Eke Out 14-12 Win". The Tallahassee News-Democrat. November 2, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "4,000 See Municipal Tip Kentucky State 6-0". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Touted Kentucky State Upset By Bluefield, 12-0". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "A&I Notches 10th Victory, Claims Crown". The Nashville Tennessean. November 28, 1947. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
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