1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team

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1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record4–6 (3–3 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 12 Louisville Municipal 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 1 – 1
No. 2 Wilberforce State 3 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 22 Kentucky State 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
No. 13 Lincoln (MO) 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Wilberforce 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 6 – 1
Philander Smith 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

The 1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team was an American football team that represented Kentucky State Industrial College (now known as Kentucky State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach C. Randy Taylor, the team compiled a 4–6 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 174 to 112.[2] The team was ranked No. 22 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[3] The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Frankfort, Kentucky.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Philander Smith
W 57–0[4]
October 4at Wilberforce State
L 6–348,000[5]
October 11West Virginia State*
  • Alumni Field
  • Frankfort, KY
L 9–13
October 18Lincoln (MO)
  • Alumni Field
  • Frankfort, KY
W 19–125,000[6]
October 25WilberforceWilberforce, OHW 46–0[7]
November 1Florida A&M*
  • Alumni Field
  • Frankfort, KY
L 12–14[8]
November 8at Louisville Municipal
L 0–6> 4,000[9]
November 15Morris Brown*
  • Alumni Field
  • Frankfort, KY
W 12–0
November 22at Bluefield State*Bluefield, WVL 0–12[10]
November 27at Tennessee A&INashville, TNL 13–20[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kentucky State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Kentucky State Blanks Philander Smith, 54-0". Alabama Tribune. October 3, 1947. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wilberforce State Wins At Cleveland". Dayton Daily News. October 5, 1947. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.(contemporary newspaper accounts record the game as a win, but College Football Data Warehouse records it as a forfeit by Wilberforce State)
  6. ^ "K.S.C. Beats Lincoln 19-12". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Kentucky State Romps". Mansfield News-Journal. October 26, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rattlers Eke Out 14-12 Win". The Tallahassee News-Democrat. November 2, 1947. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "4,000 See Municipal Tip Kentucky State 6-0". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Touted Kentucky State Upset By Bluefield, 12-0". The Courier-Journal. November 23, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "A&I Notches 10th Victory, Claims Crown". The Nashville Tennessean. November 28, 1947. p. 45 – via Newspapers.com.
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