1947 Chaffey Panthers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = Chaffey Panthers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Eastern Conference
| short_conf = Eastern
| record = 10–1
| conf_record = 4–1
| head_coach = Ray Rosso
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Graber Field
| champion = Eastern Conference co-champion
Little Rose Bowl champion
| bowl = Little Rose Bowl
| bowl_result = W 39–26 vs. {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Cameron Aggies|title=Cameron}}
}}
{{1947 Eastern Conference (California) football standings}}
The 1947 Chaffey Panthers football team was an American football team that represented Chaffey College, then of Ontario, California, as a member of the Eastern Conference during the 1947 junior college football season. In their second year under head coach Ray Rosso, the Panthers compiled a 10–1 record (4–1 in conference games), shared the Eastern Conference title with {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Mt. San Antonio Mounties|title=Mt. San Antonio}}, defeated {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Cameron Aggies|title=Cameron}} of Oklahoma in the Little Rose Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 233 to 88.
Starters included quarterback Anse McCullough, backs Orland DiCiccio, Bill DeYoung, and Austin Snyder, center Johnny Luman, ends Bob Sachs and Chet Nicholson, tackles Jerry Bell and Lou Blanc, and guards Charles Hollingsworth and Charlie Dean.{{cite news|title=Chaffey, Cameron Teams Weigh Same|newspaper=Riverside Daily Press|date=December 11, 1947|page=26|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/riverside-daily-press-chaffey-cameron-t/144170539/|via=Newspapers.com}}
The team played its home games at Graber Field in Ontario, California.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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| source = y
|September 19||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=East Los Angeles Huskies|title=East Los Angeles}}
|September 26||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Santa Monica Corsairs|title=Santa Monica}}
|October 4||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Pasadena Bulldogs|title=Pasadena}}
|October 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=San Bernardino Indians|title=San Bernardino}}|Orange Show Stadium|San Bernardino, CA|W 13-6|7,000|{{cite news|title=Chaffey Panthers Eke Out 13-6 Conference Win: Valley College Holds Visitors Before 7,000|newspaper=San Bernardino Sun-Telegram|date=October 12, 1947|page=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-bernardino-county-sun-chaffey-pa/144174556/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18|at|California freshmen
|October 25||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Santa Ana Dons|title=Santa Ana}}|Graber Field|Ontario, CA|W 9-0||
|October 31|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Oceanside-Carlsbad Spartans|title=Oceanside-Carlsbad}}
|November 14||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Riverside Tigers|title=Riverside}}|Graber Field|Ontario, CA|W 13-6||
|November 21|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Fullerton Hornets|title=Fullerton}}||Fullerton, CA|L 13-15||{{cite news|title=Fullerton Hornets Ambush Undefeated Chaffey 15-13: Field Goal Edge In Conference Grid Thriller|newspaper=Pomona Progress-Bulletin|date=November 22, 1947|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pomona-progress-bulletin-fullerton-h/144184752/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 27||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Mt. San Antonio Mounties|title=Mt. San Antonio}}|Graber Field|Ontario, CA|W 34-7|11,500|{{cite news|title=Chaffey Wins Over Mounties: Panthers Score 34-7 Win to Put in Strong Bid for Bowl Game|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=John De La Vega|date=November 28, 1947|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-chaffey-wins-over/144173689/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|December 13|vs|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Cameron Aggies|title=Cameron}}
}}
{{cite news|title=Cameron, Chaffey Ready For Kick-Off in Little Rose Bowl grid Game|newspaper=Pasadena Star-News|date=December 12, 1947|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/metropolitan-pasadena-star-news-cameron/144171442/|via=Newspapers.com}}