1947 Louisville Municipal Bantams football team

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1947 Louisville Municipal Bantams football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record6–1–1 (2–0–1 MAA)
Head coach
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 Louisville Municipal Bantams football team was an American football team that represented Louisville Municipal College (now known as Simmons College of Kentucky) in the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Dwight T. Reed, the Bantams compiled a 6–1–1 record and was ranked No. 12 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Fisk*
W 14–7[3]
October 4Lincoln (MO)Louisville, KYT 0–0[4]
October 11at Bluefield State*Bluefield, WVW 14–7[5]
October 18at Philander SmithLittle Rock, ARW 20–7[6]
October 24at Morristown*
W 33–0[7]
November 1Lane*dagger
  • Central Stadium
  • Louisville, KY
L 13–193,000[8]
November 8Kentucky State
  • Central HS Athletic Field
  • Louisville, KY
W 6–0> 4,000[9]
November 14at Miles*
W 14–132,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Louisville Whips Fisk, 14 to 7". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 4, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "L.M.C. Held To 0-0 Tie By Lincoln". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1947. p. IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bantams Win 14-7 Victory At Bluefield". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1947. p. IV-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Municipal Rolls 20-7 Over Philander". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Municipal Demolishes Morristown". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lane Hands Municipal 1st Loss 19-13". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1947. p. IV-5 – 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. ^ "LMC's Comet-Like Passing Edges Out Miles Bears, 14-13". The Weekly Review. November 22, 1947. p. 5.
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