1947 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = South Dakota State Jackrabbits
| sport = football
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| conference = North Central Conference
| short_conf = NCC
| record = 4–5
| conf_record = 3–1
| head_coach = Ralph Ginn
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
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{{1947 North Central Conference football standings}}
The 1947 South Dakota State Jackrabbits football team was an American football team that represented South Dakota State University in the North Central Conference (NCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ralph Ginn, the team compiled a 4–5 record and was outscored by a total of 211 to 123.{{cite web|title=2007 South Dakota State Football Media Guide|publisher=South Dakota State University|year=2007|page=76|url=https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1055&context=football-guides|accessdate=July 4, 2020}}
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, South Dakota State was ranked at No. 366 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
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|September 20|at|Loras||Dubuque, IA|L 0-28||{{cite news|title=Loras Stops S.D. State in 28-0 Opener|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|date=September 21, 1947|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54814040/loras-stops-sd-state-in-28-0-opener/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 27||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=St. Cloud Teachers Huskies|title=St. Cloud Teachers}}||Brookings, SD|L 6-20|6,000|{{cite news|title=Peds Chase Rabbits, Prep for Duluth|newspaper=St. Cloud Times|date=September 29, 1947|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54814197/peds-chase-rabbits-prep-for-duluth/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 3||{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Central Dutch|title=Central (IA)}}||Brookings, SD|W 39-6||{{cite news|title=S.D. State Rips Central, 39-6|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|date=October 4, 1947|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54814318/sd-state-rips-central-39-6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 11|at|Kansas|Memorial Stadium|Lawrence, KS|L 6-86|17,500|{{cite news|title=Evans Boosts Kansas By Cyclones, 27-7|newspaper=The Des Moines Register|author=Dixie Smith|date=October 5, 1947|page=V-1, V-8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28378285/evans_boosts_kansas_by_cyclones_277/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 18|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Augustana (South Dakota) Vikings|title=Augustana (SD)}}|Augustana Stadium|Sioux Falls, SD|W 33-12||
|October 25||South Dakota||Brookings, SD (rivalry)|L 7-26|> 10,000|{{cite news|title=Coyotes Spoil Jackrabbit Homecoming 26-7|newspaper=The Daily Argus-Leader|date=October 26, 1947|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54759571/coyotes-spoil-jackrabbit-homecoming-26-7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 1||North Dakota State||Brookings, SD (rivalry)|W 7-0|3,000|{{cite news|title=State Bunnies Nip Bison, 7-0|newspaper=Sioux City Journal|date=November 2, 1947|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54814652/state-bunnies-nip-bison-7-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 8|at|{{cfb link|year=1947|team=Morningside Maroons|title=Morningside}}||Sioux City, IA|W 13-0|3,000|
|November 15|at|Toledo|Glass Bowl|Toledo, OH|L 12-33||{{cite news|title=Toledo Trounces South Dakotans|newspaper=The Akron Beacon Journal|date=November 16, 1947|page=1C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28197355/toledo_trounces_south_dakotans/|via=Newspapers.com}}
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References
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