1947 Penn Quakers football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1947

| team = Penn Quakers

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Independent

| APRank = 7

| record = 7–0–1

| head_coach = George Munger

| hc_year = 10th

| off_scheme = Single-wing

| def_scheme =

| captain = Jerry McCarthy

| captain2 = Bill Luongo

| stadium = Franklin Field

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The 1947 Penn Quakers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1947 college football season.

In its tenth season under head coach George Munger, the team compiled a 7–0–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 219 to 35, and was ranked No. 7 in the final AP Poll. The team's lone setback was a 7–7 tie with Army.{{cite web|title=1947 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=February 9, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/pennsylvania/1947-schedule.html}}

Munger was Penn's head coach for 16 years; he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976. In addition, three players from the 1947 team were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame: center/linebacker Chuck Bednarik; tackle George Savitsky; and halfback Skip Minisi. Bednarik 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 seventh 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 13, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/awards/heisman-1947.html}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rank = yes

| attend = yes

| source = yes

| rankyear = 1947

| poll = AP

|October 4||Lafayette||Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 59–0|51,283|{{cite news|title=Penn Crushes Lafayette, 59-0; 51,283 See Luongo Score Four|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Art Morrow|date=October 5, 1947|pages=1S, 4S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28217894/penn_crushes_lafayette_590_51283/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 11|at|Dartmouth|7|Memorial Field|Hanover, NH|W 32-0|12,000|{{cite news|title=Penn's Fourth-Period Drives Crush Dartmouth Eleven, 32-0|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Art Morrow|date=October 12, 1947|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7864876/the_philadelphia_inquirer/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18||Columbia|8|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 34-14|70,000|{{cite news|title=Penn Downs Columbia, 34-14, Before 70,000|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Art Morrow|date=October 19, 1947|page=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27938814/penn_downs_columbia_3414_before/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 25||Navy|8|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 21-0|80,000|{{cite news|title=80,000 Watch Penn Win, 21-0|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Art Morrow|date=October 26, 1947|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28216863/80000_watch_penn_win_210/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1|at|Princeton|4|Palmer Stadium|Princeton, NJ (rivalry)|W 26-7|49,000|{{cite news|title=Penn Beats Princeton for 5th Straight, 26-7|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Art Morrow|date=November 2, 1947|page=33|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28211551/penn_beats_princeton_for_5th_straight/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8||No. 10 Virginia|4|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|W 19-7|79,000|{{cite news|title=Penn Beats Virginia, 19-7, on Deuber's Runs|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Art Morrow|date=November 9, 1947|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28216181/penn_beats_virginia_197_on_deubers/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15||No. 13 Army|3|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA|T 7-7|80,000|{{cite news|title=Unbeaten Penn Ties Army, 7-7, Before 80,000|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Art Morrow|date=November 16, 1947|pages=1S, 2S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7858527/the_philadelphia_inquirer/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 27||Cornell|8|Franklin Field|Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)|W 21-0|80,000|{{cite news|title=Whole City Gives Thanks; 80,000 See Penn Triumph|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Oliver H. Crawford|date=November 28, 1947|pages=1–2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28215865/whole_city_gives_thanks_80000_see/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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