1947 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1947

| team = Cincinnati Bearcats

| sport = football

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| conference = Mid-American Conference

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 7–3

| conf_record = 3–1

| head_coach = Ray Nolting

| hc_year = 3rd

| stadium = Nippert Stadium

| champion = MAC champion

}}

The 1947 Cincinnati Bearcats football team was an American football team that represented the University of Cincinnati as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) during the 1947 college football season. In its third season under head coach Ray Nolting, the team compiled an overall record of 7–3 record with a mark of 3–1 against conference opponents, winning the MAC championship.{{cite web|title=2015 Ohio Football Media Guide|publisher=Ohio University|year=2015|pages=91, 94|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/media-guide.pdf|access-date=2019-02-01|archive-date=2016-03-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307053029/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ohio/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/media-guide.pdf|url-status=dead}}

Cincinnati was ranked at No. 89 (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

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|September 27|at|Kentucky|McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|L 0-20|23,800|{{cite news|title=Kentucky Is 20-0 Winner Over UC|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=September 28, 1947|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28198898/kentucky_is_200_winner_over_uc/|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite news|title=Kentucky Drops Cincinnati 20-0 As Dopey Phelps Sparks Offensive|newspaper=The Paducah Sun-Democrat|date=September 28, 1947|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199003/kentucky_drops_cincinnati_200_as_dopey/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 4||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=St. Bonaventure Brown Indians|title=St. Bonaventure}}|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 20-14|19,000|{{cite news|title=UC Comes Through To 20-14 Victory|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=October 5, 1947|page=24|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28198601/uc_comes_through_to_2014_victory/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11||Dayton|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|L 21-26|24,000|{{cite news|title=Flyers of Dayton Swat Bearcats, 26-21|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=October 12, 1947|page=33|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28198715/flyers_of_dayton_swat_bearcats_2621/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18||Oklahoma City|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 20-13|18,000|{{cite news|title=Stephens Stars As Bearcats Win, 20-13|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=October 19, 1947|page=33|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199093/stephens_stars_as_bearcats_win_2013/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25||Xavier|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH (rivalry)|W 27-25|30,000|{{cite news|title=UC Triumphs Over Xavier, 27-25|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=October 26, 1947|page=1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199205/uc_triumphs_over_xavier_2725/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1|at|Ohio|Peden Stadium|Athens, OH|W 34-0|10,000|{{cite news|title=Bearcats And Ohio U 34-0 Walloping|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=November 2, 1947|page=33|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199308/bearcats_hand_ohio_u_340_walloping/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8||Miami (FL)|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 20-7|23,000|{{cite news|title=Bearcats Blow Over Hurricanes, 20-7|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=November 9, 1947|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199409/bearcats_blow_over_hurricanes_207/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15|at|Western Reserve|League Park|Cleveland, OH|W 7-6|< 2,000|{{cite news|title=Bearcats Have Close Squeak, Winning 7-6|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=November 16, 1947|page=33|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199712/bearcats_have_close_squeak_winning_76/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22||Butler|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|W 26-19|8,500|{{cite news|title=UC Rallies To Defeat Butler, 26 To 19|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer|author=Dick Forbes|date=November 23, 1947|page=33|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199484/uc_rallies_to_defeat_butler_26_to_19/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 27||Miami (OH)|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH (Victory Bell)|L 7-38|31,000|{{cite news|title=Miami, 38; Cincinnati Bearcats, 7; Murder!|newspaper=The Cincinnati Enquirer |author=Dick Forbes |page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28199598/miami_38_cincinnati_bearcats_7/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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