1947 Louisville Cardinals football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1947

| team = Louisville Cardinals

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

| short_conf = KIAC

| record = 7–0–1

| conf_record = 2–0

| head_coach = Frank Camp

| hc_year = 2nd

| stadium = Parkway Field

| champion = KIAC champion

}}

The 1947 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Frank Camp, the Cardinals compiled a 7–0–1 record (2–0 against conference opponents), won the KIAC championship, and outscored opponents by a combined total of 193 to 63.{{cite web|title=2017 Louisville football media guide|publisher=University of Louisville|page=204|year=2017|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/gocards.com/documents/2017/8/23/fb_17_mg_sec7.pdf |accessdate=December 19, 2017}}

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Louisville was ranked at No. 146 out of 500 college football teams.{{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

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 26

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Wittenberg Tigers|title=Wittenberg}}

| site_stadium = Parkway Field

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| score = 40–3

| attend = 6,000

| source = {{cite news|title=U.L. Passes Dazzle 6,000, Daze Wittenberg 40–3|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Tom Shively|date=September 27, 1947|pages=2–5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15875174/ul_passes_dazzle_6000_daze/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=DePauw Tigers|title=DePauw}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Greencastle, IN

| score = 37–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=U.L. Flies Over Mud And DePauw 37–0|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Tommy Shively|date=October 5, 1947|page=4-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15875465/ul_flies_over_mud_and_depauw_370/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 10

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Evansville Purple Aces|title=Evansville}}

| site_stadium = Parkway Field

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| score = 20–7

| attend = 10,000

| source = {{cite news|title=U.L. Overpowers Evansville 20–7|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Tom Shively|date=October 11, 1947|pages=2–5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15875244/ul_overpowers_evansville_207/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 24

| w/l = w

| opponent = Western Kentucky State Teachers

| site_stadium = Parkway Field

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| score = 19–13

| attend = 15,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Fumbling Cardinals Rally After Jittery First Half To Kayo Western 19–13|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Tom Shively|date=October 25, 1947|pages=2–3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15875312/fumbling_cardinals_rally_after_jittery/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = t

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Saint Joseph's Pumas|title=Saint Joseph's (IN)}}

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = Rensselaer, IN

| score = 7–7

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=St. Joseph's Holds U.L. to 7 to 7 Deadlock|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=November 2, 1947|page=4-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15873993/st_joseph_holds_ul_to_7_to_7_deadlock/|via=newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 7

| w/l = w

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Eastern Kentucky Maroons|title=Eastern Kentucky}}

| site_stadium = Parkway Field

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| score = 14–13

| attend = 10,000

| source = {{cite news|title=Cardinals Surge Back To Tip Eastern 14–13 And Eye Tobacco Bowl|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=James A. Miller Jr.|date=November 8, 1947|pages=2–4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15875398/cardinals_surge_back_to_tip_eastern/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 14

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Southeastern Louisiana Lions|title=Southeastern Louisiana}}

| site_stadium = Strawberry Stadium

| site_cityst = Hammond, LA

| score = 23–0

| attend =

| source = {{cite news|title=Mud-Loving U.L. Cards Whip Southeastern 23–0 And Remain Undefeated|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Tom Shively|date=November 15, 1947|pages=2–3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15874148/mudloving_ul_cards_whip_southeastern/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Washington University

| site_stadium = Parkway Field

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| score = 33–20

| attend = 8,000

| source = {{cite news |last=Shively |first=Tom |title=Camp Pins Hopes On Line Against Washington Today |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/127711382/ |newspaper=The Courier-Journal |location=Louisville, Kentucky |date=November 22, 1947 |page=4, section 2 |access-date=July 6, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Shively |first=Tom |title=U. L. Coach Pins Hopes On Line In Game Today (continued) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-courier-journal/127711459/ |newspaper=The Courier-Journal |location=Louisville, Kentucky |date=November 22, 1947 |page=5, section 2 |access-date=July 6, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news|title=U.L. Wins 33–20; Ends Unbeaten|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Tom Shively|date=November 23, 1947|page=4-1, 4–3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/15874439/ul_wins_3320_ends_unbeaten/|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

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