1947 Youngstown Penguins football team

The 1947 Youngstown Penguins football team was an American football team that represented Youngstown College (now known as Youngstown State University) as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Dike Beede, the team compiled an 8–2 record.[1]

1947 Youngstown Penguins football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumRayen Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Midwestern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame     9 0 0
Youngstown     8 2 0
Michigan State     7 2 0
Ball State     5 1 2
Ohio Wesleyan     6 2 1
Wayne     5 2 0
Dayton     6 3 0
Washington University     5 3 0
Detroit     6 4 0
Bowling Green     5 5 0
Xavier     4 4 1
Marquette     4 5 0
Central Michigan     2 5 1
Valparaiso     2 5 1
Michigan State Normal     1 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Youngstown was ranked at No. 106 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

The team played its home games at Rayen Stadium.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Canisius
W 12–6[3]
September 27Baldwin–Wallace
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 26–6
October 4at GenevaBeaver Falls, PAW 27–7
October 11at ToledoToledo, OHL 7–219,000[4]
October 18at ScrantonScranton, PAL 6–193,000[5]
October 24Central Michigan
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 13–711,000[6]
November 1Oklahoma City
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 19–1314,000[7]
November 7at Saint Vincent
W 19–0
November 14John Carroll
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 13–2
November 21Kent State
  • Rayen Stadium
  • Youngstown, OH
W 13–014,000[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Youngstown St. (OH) Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 3, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Youngstown Wins 12-6 Over Canisius". The Des Moines Register. September 21, 1947. p. 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rockets In Rally To Trip Penguins". Akron Beacon Journal. October 12, 1947. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Scranton U. Wins Over Youngstown, 19-6". October 19, 1947. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Youngstown Passes Pay Off". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. October 25, 1947. p. 12.
  7. ^ Laymond Crump (November 2, 1947). "Chiefs Fade After Leading 52 Minutes, Penguins Win, 19-13". The Daily Oklahoman. pp. 1B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Youngstown Beats Kent". The Evening Independent (Massillon, OH). November 22, 1947. p. 12.