1947 Arizona Wildcats football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = Arizona Wildcats
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Border Conference
| short_conf = Border
| record = 5–4–1
| conf_record = 3–2
| head_coach = Mike Casteel
| hc_year = 7th
| captain = Fred Knez
| stadium = Arizona Stadium
}}
{{1947 Border Conference football standings}}
The 1947 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Border Conference during the 1947 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Mike Casteel, the Wildcats compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–2 against Border opponents), finished in fourth place in the conference, and were outscored by their opponents, 241 to 233. The team captain was Fred Knez.{{cite web|title=1947 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=September 7, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/arizona/1947-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide|publisher=University of Arizona|accessdate=September 7, 2016|pages=102, 105|year=2016|url=http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf}} The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.
Fred Enke led the team with 1,406 passing yards (88 of 184 passing) and 538 net rushing yards on 146 carries. His combined tally of 1,944 yards of total offense was the best in the country.{{cite news|title=Enke Leader In Total Offense As Arizona Ties Utah, 20–20|newspaper=Tucson Daily Citizen|date=December 8, 1947|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24357546/enke_leader_in_total_offense_as_arizona/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Enke Close To All-Time Mark|newspaper=Tucson Daily Citizen|date=December 12, 1947|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3558849/enke_close_to_alltime_mark/|via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}(Enke's 1,941 yards second highest in history, tallied in 10 games)
Arizona was ranked at No. 92 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.{{cite news|title=Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=Times|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 18, 1947|page=47|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1947
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 27||Wyoming
|October 4||Montana
|October 11|at|Hardin–Simmons|Fair Park Stadium|Abilene, TX|L 7–35|6,500|{{cite news|title=Resurging Cowboys Clout Arizona Wildcats, 35–7|newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News|author=Jack Durham|date=October 12, 1947|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28112491/resurging_cowboys_clout_arizona/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18|at|Texas Mines|Kidd Field|El Paso, TX|W 14–13|12,000|{{cite news|title=Arizona Ekes 14–13 Win Over Miners|newspaper=The El Paso Times|author=Chuck Whitlock|date=October 19, 1947|pages=1, 24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28116963/arizona_ekes_1413_win_over_miners/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25||New Mexico|Arizona Stadium|Tucson, AZ (rivalry)|W 22–12|15,000|{{cite news|title=Wildcats Overpower Lobos 22–12 Before Moms, Dads|newspaper=The Arizona Daily Star|author=Abe Chanin|date=October 26, 1947|pages=1, 22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/25739104/wildcats_overpower_lobos_2212_before/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8|at|Texas Tech|Tech Stadium|Lubbock, TX|L 28–41|11,000|{{cite news|title=Raiders Turn Back Wildcats In Wild Scoring Duel, 41–28|newspaper=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|author=Joe Kelly|date=November 9, 1947|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28117433/raiders_turn_back_wildcats_in_wild/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 15|at|Arizona State|Goodwin Stadium|Tempe, AZ (rivalry)|W 26–13|15,000|{{cite news|title=Sun Devils Lead Wildcats At Half, 7–6|newspaper=The Arizona Republic|date=November 16, 1947|page=IV-1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28117596/sun_devils_lead_wildcats_at_half_76/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 22||Marquette
|November 29||No. 13 Kansas
|December 6||Utah
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