1947 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1947
| team = The Citadel Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 3–5
| conf_record = 1–4
| head_coach = J. Quinn Decker
| hc_year = 2nd
| captain =
| stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
}}
{{1947 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1947 The Citadel Bulldogs football team represented The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina in the 1947 college football season. J. Quinn Decker served as head coach for the second season. The Bulldogs played as members of the Southern Conference and played home games at Johnson Hagood Stadium.{{cite book|url=http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/title/10811|page=143|title=2011 Citadel Football Media Guide|publisher=The Citadel|accessdate=January 2, 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecitadelfootballassociation.com/CFA%20Through%20The%20Years/Milestones-CFAThroughTheYears.htm|title=Milestones|publisher=The Citadel Football Association|accessdate=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123034226/http://thecitadelfootballassociation.com/CFA%20Through%20The%20Years/Milestones-CFAThroughTheYears.htm|archive-date=2016-01-23|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southern/citadel/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|publisher=College Football Data Warehouse|title=Citadel Game by Game Results|accessdate=January 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151226040440/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/southern/citadel/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|archive-date=2015-12-26|url-status=dead}}
In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, The Citadel was ranked at No. 182 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
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| score = 13–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| site_stadium = Cary Field
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| score = 7–56
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|title=William and Mary's Indians Smother The Citadel, 56-7|newspaper=The Staunton News-Leader|date=October 5, 1947|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28502286/william_and_marys_indians_smother_the/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1947|team=Newberry Indians|title=Newberry}}
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| score = 13–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Furman
| site_stadium = Sirrine Stadium
| site_cityst = Greenville, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 0–7
| attend = 9,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Furman's Hurricane Bowls Over Citadel, 7 to 0|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Scoop Latimer|date=October 18, 1947|pages=8, 11|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28288670/furmans_hurricane_bowls_over_citadel/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Grant Field
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| score = 0–38
| attend = 20,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Tech Crushes Citadel, 38-0|newspaper=The Atlanta Constitution|author=Bert Prather|date=October 26, 1947|page=9B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28510772/tech_crushes_citadel_380/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 7
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| opponent = South Carolina
| site_stadium = County Fairgrounds
| site_cityst = Orangeburg, SC
| score = 0–12
| attend = 11,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Wounded Gamecocks Defeat Bulldogs 12-0 In Annual Tilt|newspaper=The Times and Democrat|date=November 8, 1947|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28610405/wounded_gamecocks_defeat_bulldogs_120/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–6
| attend = 6,700
| source = {{cite news|title=Citadel Upsets V.M.I., 7 to 6|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=November 16, 1947|page=2B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28308569/citadel_upsets_vmi_7_to_6/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Davidson
| site_stadium = Richardson Stadium
| site_cityst = Davidson, NA
| score = 7–28
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|title=Davidson Dips Citadel, 28-7|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=November 23, 1947|page=Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28364572/davidson_dips_citadel_287/|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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