| 1947 Louisville Municipal Bantams football | |
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| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 6–1–1 (2–0–1 MAA) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | at Fisk* | W 14–7 | [3] | ||||
| October 4 | Lincoln (MO) | Louisville, KY | T 0–0 | [4] | |||
| October 11 | at Bluefield State* | Bluefield, WV | W 14–7 | [5] | |||
| October 18 | at Philander Smith | Little Rock, AR | W 20–7 | [6] | |||
| October 24 | at Morristown* |
| W 33–0 | [7] | |||
| November 1 | Lane* |
| L 13–19 | 3,000 | [8] | ||
| November 8 | Kentucky State |
| W 6–0 | > 4,000 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | at Miles* |
| W 14–13 | 2,000 | [10] | ||
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References
- ↑ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Louisville Whips Fisk, 14 to 7". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 4, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "L.M.C. Held To 0-0 Tie By Lincoln". The Courier-Journal. October 5, 1947. p. IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bantams Win 14-7 Victory At Bluefield". The Courier-Journal. October 12, 1947. p. IV-9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Municipal Rolls 20-7 Over Philander". The Courier-Journal. October 19, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Municipal Demolishes Morristown". The Courier-Journal. October 26, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Lane Hands Municipal 1st Loss 19-13". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1947. p. IV-5 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "4,000 See Municipal Tip Kentucky State 6-0". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1947. p. IV-6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "LMC's Comet-Like Passing Edges Out Miles Bears, 14-13". The Weekly Review. November 22, 1947. p. 5.
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