1947 Wesleyan Cardinals football team
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The 1947 Wesleyan Cardinals football team, also known as the Wesleyan Methodists, was an American football that represented Wesleyan University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In their third season under head coach Norm Daniels, the Cardinals compiled a perfect 7–0 record, won the Little Three championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 141 to 28.[1]
The 1947 season was part of a 23-game game winning streak,1946, 1947, and 1948.
The team played its home games at Andrus Field in of Middletown, Connecticut.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 4 | WPI* |
| W 19–0 | ||||
| October 11 | at Connecticut* |
| W 12–0 | 7,500 | [4] | ||
| October 18 | Swarthmore* |
| W 40–7 | ||||
| October 25 | at Amherst | Amherst, MA | W 20–0 | ||||
| November 1 | at Haverford* | Haverford, PA | W 25–15 | ||||
| November 8 | Williams |
| W 12–6 | [5] | |||
| November 15 | at Trinity (CT)* |
| W 13–0 | 9,000 | [6] | ||
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References
- ^ "1947 - Wesleyan (CT)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 10, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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