The 1947 Colorado A&M Aggies football team represented Colorado State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts in the Mountain States Conference (MSC) during the 1947 college football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Davis, the Aggies compiled a 5–4–1 record (2–3–1 against MSC opponents), finished fifth in the MSC, and were outscored by a total of 182 to 159.[1][2] The team played home games at Colorado Field in Fort Collins, Colorado.
| 1947 Colorado A&M Aggies football | |
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| Conference | Mountain States Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (2–3–1 MSC) |
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| Home stadium | Colorado Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Colorado A&M was ranked at No. 138 out of 500 college football teams.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Colorado Mines* | W 20–12 | [4] | ||||
| September 27 | at Drake* | W 23–19 | 8,200 | [5] | |||
| October 4 | Utah State |
| L 13–26 | [6] | |||
| October 11 | at Denver | T 13–13 | 11,200 | [7] | |||
| October 18 | at Colorado College* | Colorado Springs, CO | W 28–7 | [8] | |||
| October 25 | Colorado |
| L 7–14 | 12,500 | [9] | ||
| November 8 | at Utah | L 0–19 | 11,181 | [10] | |||
| November 15 | at BYU | Provo, UT | W 27–25 | 12,000 | [11] | ||
| November 22 | Wyoming |
| W 21–6 | [12] | |||
| November 29 | at Montana* | L 7–41 | 5,000 | [13] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1947 Colorado State Rams Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "2018 Colorado State Football Media Guide" (PDF). Colorado State University. 2018. pp. 162, 169. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A&M Takes Win". Reno Evening Gazette. September 20, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Drake's Late Rally Falls Short, 23-19". The Des Moines Register. September 27, 1947. pp. 9, 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utah Farmers Down Colorado A. and M. College, 26-13, Turn Fumbles To Touchdowns". The Ogden Standard-Examiner. October 5, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coloags Tie Denver: Frank Makes Runs Of 68, 93 Yards". Salt Lake Tribune. October 12, 1947. p. 6B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Coloags Whip C.C., 28-7". Salt Lake Tribune. October 19, 1947. p. B5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado Tips Coloags, 14-7". The Salt Lake Tribune. October 26, 1947. p. 4B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Utes Clinch Big Seven Title With 19 to 0 Victory Over Stubborn Colorado A. and M." The Ogden Standard-Examiner. November 9, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cowboys Bow to Colorado in 9-7 Tilt: Last Second Field Goal Is Colorado Margin Of Victory Over Fumble-Happy Cougars". The Sunday Herald. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colorado Tips Wyoming by Score of 21 to 6". The Ogdent (Utah) Standard-Examiner. November 23, 1947. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Strong Grizzlies Rout Rams, 41-7". The Daily Missoulian. November 28, 1947. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.