1947 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team

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1947 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football
ConferenceBorder Conference
Record1–7 (0–4 Border)
Head coach
Home stadiumSkidmore Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Border Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas Tech $ 4 0 0 6 5 0
Hardin–Simmons 5 1 0 8 3 0
West Texas State 5 2 0 7 4 0
Arizona 3 2 0 5 4 1
Texas Mines 3 3 1 5 3 1
Arizona State 3 4 0 4 7 0
New Mexico 1 5 1 4 5 1
New Mexico A&M 1 4 0 3 6 0
Arizona State–Flagstaff 0 4 0 1 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Arizona State–Flagstaff Lumberjacks football team was an American football team that represented Arizona State College at Flagstaff (now known as Northern Arizona University) in the Border Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its first year under head coach Nick Ragus, the team compiled a 1–7 record (0–4 against conference opponents) and was outscored by a total of 295 to 39.[1] The team played its three home games at Skidmore Field in Flagstaff, Arizona.[2][3][4]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Arizona State-Flagstaff was ranked at No. 477 out of 500 college football teams.[5]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Nevada*L 0–505,500[6]
September 27Pepperdine*
L 7–60[7]
October 4at Texas MinesL 0–40[8]
October 11Western State (CO)*dagger
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
W 12–8[9]
October 18at Arizona StateL 7–31[10]
October 25at Wichita*L 7–55[11]
November 1West Texas State
  • Skidmore Field
  • Flagstaff, AZ
L 0–25[12]
November 8at New Mexico A&M
L 6–26[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1947 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "Advertisement". The Arizona Daily Sun. September 23, 1947. p. 5.(Pepperdine at Skidmore)
  3. ^ "Feudin' and Fightin'". Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, Arizona). October 10, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lumberjacks To Meet Buffs In Final Home Game". Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, Arizona). October 31, 1947. p. 7.(West Texas at Skidmore Field)
  5. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Nevada Opens With 50-0 Win Over Flagstaff Eleven". Nevada State Journal. September 21, 1947. p. S-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Flagstaff Flayed By Pepperdine 60-7". Nevada State Journal. September 28, 1947. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miner Second Stringers Humble Flagstaff State 40-0". The El Paso Times. October 5, 1947. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Flagstaff Tops Western Colorado". Albuquerque Journal. October 12, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Kearney Egerton (October 19, 1947). "Sun Devils Swamp Lumberjacks, 31 To 7". The Arizona Republic. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wichita Sails By Flagstaff". The Des Moines Register. October 26, 1947. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "West Texas Overwhelms Jacks, 25-0". The Arizona Republic. November 2, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "N.M. Aggies Tumble Flag 26 To 6 In Cellar Battle". The El Paso Times. November 9, 1947. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.