1947 East Texas State Lions football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = East Texas State Lions
| sport = football
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| conference = Lone Star Conference
| short_conf = LSC
| record = 8–2
| conf_record = 4–2
| head_coach = Bob Berry
| hc_year = 9th
| captain =
| stadium = East Texas Stadium
}}
{{1947 Lone Star Conference football standings}}
The 1947 East Texas State Lions football team represented the East Texas State Teachers College (later renamed the Texas A&M University–Commerce) as a member of the Lone Star Conference (LSC) during the 1947 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Bob Berry, the team compiled an 8–2 record (4–2 against conference opponents) and tied for second place in the Lone Star Conference. The team played its home games at East Texas Stadium in Commerce, Texas.
James "Cargo" Batchelor led the team on offense. He was inducted into the Texas A&M-Commerce/East Texas State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1979.{{cite web|title=Texas A&M-Commerce/East Texas State University Athletic Hall of Fame Members|publisher=Texas A&M-Commerce|accessdate=February 4, 2019|url=http://lionathletics.cstv.com/hallfame/tame-hallfame.html|archive-date=February 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020217/http://lionathletics.cstv.com/hallfame/tame-hallfame.html|url-status=dead}}
East Texas was ranked at No. 108 (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 19||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Hardin Indians|title=Hardin}}|East Texas Stadium|Commerce, TX|W 20-7||{{cite news|title=East Texas Lions Top Hardin Tribe|newspaper=Waco Tribune-Herald|date=September 21, 1947|page=Sports 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28066078/east_texas_lions_top_hardin_tribe/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 26|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Northwestern State Demons|title=Northwestern State}}||Natchitoches, LA|W 27-0||{{cite news|title=Texas Teachers Run Roughshod Over NSC, 27-0|newspaper=The Times (Shreveport, Louisiana)|date=September 27, 1947|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28061895/texas_teachers_run_roughshod_over_nsc/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 4|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Howard Payne Yellow Jackets|title=Howard Payne}}||Brownwood, TX|W 33-0||
|October 11||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks|title=Stephen F. Austin}}|East Texas Stadium|Commerce, TX|W 27-0||{{cite news|title=East Texas State Lions Wallop Stephen Austin|newspaper=Waco Tribune-Herald|date=October 12, 1947|page=Sports 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366908/east_texas_state_lions_wallop_stephen/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18|at|Houston|Robertson Stadium|Houston, TX|W 33-7||{{cite news|title=East Texas Tallies 33-7 Victory Over Houston U.|newspaper=Corpus Christi Caller-Times|date=October 19, 1947|page=3D|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366854/east_texas_tallies_337_victory_over/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 25||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Austin Kangaroos|title=Austin}}|East Texas Stadium|Commerce, TX|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Kangaroos Shut Out By East Texas College|newspaper=Waco Tribune-Herald|date=October 26, 1947|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366821/kangaroos_shut_out_by_east_texas_college/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31|at|Sam Houston State|Pritchett Field|Huntsville, TX|W 28-6||{{cite news|title=East Texas Downs Sam Houston Squad|newspaper=The Waco News-Tribune|date=November 1, 1947|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366749/east_texas_downs_sam_houston_squad/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8|at|Southwest Texas State||San Marcos, TX|L 7-20|4,000|{{cite news|title=Southwest Texas Upsets East Texas|newspaper=Abilene Reporter-News|date=November 9, 1947|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366721/southwest_texas_upsets_east_texas/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 15||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Trinity Tigers|title=Trinity (TX)}}
|November 22|at|North Texas State|Eagle Stadium|Denton, TX|L 6-12|6,500|{{cite news|title=Eagles Splash to 12-6 Win Over Commerce|newspaper=Denton Record-Chronicle|date=November 23, 1947|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28366597/eagles_splash_to_126_win_over_commerce/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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