1947 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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1947 Kansas Jayhawks football
Big 6 co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 14–20 vs. Georgia Tech
ConferenceBig Six Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
Record8–1–2 (4–0–1 Big 6)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Big Six Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Kansas + 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
No. 16 Oklahoma + 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Missouri 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Nebraska 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Iowa State 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Kansas State 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1947 Kansas Jayhawks football team was an

Big Six Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its second and final season under head coach George Sauer, the team compiled an 8–1–2 record (4–0–1 against conference opponents). They conference co-champions. The Jayhawks received their first ever AP Poll ranking in program history during the season. The team was undefeated in the regular season before losing to Georgia Tech in the 1948 Orange Bowl.[1][2]

On October 11, 1947, the Jayhawks scored 86 points against South Dakota State which remains the highest point total in the history of the program.[3]

Halfback

United Press on the 1947 All-Big Six Conference football team: Evans; end Otto Schnellbacher; guard Don Fambrough; and halfback Forrest Griffith.[6]

Kansas was ranked at No. 21 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[7]

The team played its home games at

Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas
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Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20vs. TCU*
T 0–015,000[8]
September 26at Denver*
W 9–028,000[9]
October 4Iowa State
W 27–717,500[10]
October 11South Dakota State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
W 86–614,000[3]
October 18at Oklahoma
T 13–1334,700[11]
November 1Kansas State
W 55–020,033[12]
November 8at Nebraska
W 13–737,000[13]
November 15at Oklahoma A&M*
W 13–715,000[14]
November 22MissouridaggerNo. 17
W 20–1440,043[15]
November 29at Arizona*No. 13
W 54–2814,000[16]
January 1, 1948vs. No. 10
Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)
    		• L 14–2059,578[17]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Rankings

    See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
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    After the season

    NFL draft

    Main article:
    1948 NFL Draft

    The following Jayhawks were selected in the National Football League draft following the season.[18]

    Round Pick Player Position NFL club
    19 166 Don Ettinger Guard New York Giants
    20 185 Dick Monroe Center Chicago Cardinals

    References

    1. ^ "1947 Kansas Jayhawks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
    2. ^ 2017 Kansas Football Media Guide, p. 183.
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    4. ^ "Midwest Places Three Backs On AP All-American Squad: Lujack, Evans and Chappuis On First Team". Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune. December 3, 1947.
    5. ^ "Collier's Grid Team Announced". The Times Recorder. Zanesville, OH. December 5, 1947.
    6. ^ "1947 All Big Six Team". The Lawton (Okla.) Constitution. November 28, 1947. p. 12.
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    18. ^ "1948 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
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