1947 Columbia Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = Columbia Lions
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| APRank = 20
| record = 7–2
| head_coach = Lou Little
| hc_year = 18th
| captain =
| stadium = Baker Field
}}
{{1947 Ivy League football standings}}
The 1947 Columbia Lions football team was an American football team that represented the Columbia University during the 1947 college football season. In its 18th season under head coach Lou Little, the team compiled a 7–2 record, was ranked No. 20 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 170 to 113.{{cite web|title=1947 Columbia Lions Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 2, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/columbia/1947-schedule.html}}
Columbia's victory over No. 6 Army on October 25, 1947, broke the Cadets' 32-game unbeaten streak dating back to November 1943.
Columbia end Bill Swiacki was a consensus first-team All-American;{{cite web|title=Football Award Winners|publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)|year=2016|access-date=October 21, 2017|page=8|url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/football_records/2016/awards.pdf}} he also finished eighth in the 1947 voting for the Heisman Trophy.{{cite web|title=1947 Heisman Trophy Voting|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 14, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1947.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1947
| poll = AP
| rank = y
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 27||Rutgers||Baker Field|New York, NY|W 40-28|23,000|{{cite news|title=Lions Win, 40-28, After Rugged Rutgers Rally|newspaper=The Daily News (New York City)|author=Hy Turkin|date=September 28, 1947|page=C41|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28222540/lions_win_4028_after_rugged_rutgers/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 4|at|Navy||Thompson Stadium|Annapolis, MD|W 13-6|22,000|{{cite news|title=Columbia Hands Navy Eleven Second Loss In Row, 13-6: Bill Hawkins Scores With 55-Yard Run|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|author=Robert Elmer|date=October 5, 1947|page=29|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28222933/columbia_hands_navy_eleven_second_loss/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 11||No. 14 Yale|11|Baker Field|New York, NY|L 7-17|35,000|{{cite news|title=Eli Overpower Lions With Air Attack, 17-7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27938593/eli_overpower_lions_with_air_attack/|newspaper=The Daily News (New York City)|date=October 12, 1947|page=103|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18|at|No. 8 Penn||Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|L 14-34|70,000|{{cite news|title=Penn Downs Columbia, 34-14, Before 70,000|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=October 19, 1947|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27938814/penn_downs_columbia_3414_before/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25||No. 6 Army||Baker Field|New York, NY|W 21-20|35,000|{{cite news|title=Lions Halt Army Streak, 21-20|newspaper=The Daily News (New York City)|author=Gene Ward|date=October 26, 1947|page=91|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27939039/lions_halt_army_streak_2120/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 1|at|Cornell|20|Schoellkopf Field|Ithaca, NY|W 22-0|25,000|{{cite news|title=Lions Outrun Stubborn Cornell|newspaper=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle|date=November 2, 1947|page=D1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28224570/lions_outrun_stubborn_cornell/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8||Dartmouth|17|Baker Field|New York, NY|W 15-0|10,000|{{cite news|title=Columbia Beats Dartmouth, 15-0|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 9, 1947|page=2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28214612/columbia_beats_dartmouth_150/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 15||Holy Cross||Baker Field|New York, NY|W 10-0|28,000|{{cite news|title=Lions Beat Stubborn HC, 10-0, On 2d-Half Drive|newspaper=The Daily News|author=Hy Turkin|date=November 16, 1947|page=C41|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28224786/lions_beat_stubborn_hc_100_on/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 22||Syracuse|19|Baker Field|New York, NY|W 28-8|22,000|{{cite news|title=Columbia Trims Syracuse, 28-8, In Wild Battle|newspaper=The Brooklyn Daily Eagle|date=November 23, 1947|page=25|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27938474/columbia_trims_syracuse_288_in_wild/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
Rankings
{{see also|1947 college football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = AP
| poll1firstweek = 1
| poll1lastweek = 10
| poll1_1=11
| poll1_2=NR
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=20
| poll1_5=17
| poll1_6=NR
| poll1_7=19
| poll1_8=16 {{small|(1)}}
| poll1_9=NR
| poll1_10=20
}}