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1947 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team

The 1947 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football team represented the Tuskegee Institute—now known as Tuskegee University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their 25th season under head coach Cleve Abbott, Tuskegee compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 174 to 116.[2] The team played home games at the Alumni Bowl in Tuskegee, Alabama.

1947 Tuskegee Golden Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record6–4–1 (3–2–1 SIAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Bowl
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Florida A&M $5–0–09–1–0
No. 10 South Carolina State5–0–27–1–2
No. 15 Fort Valley State4–0–17–1–1
No. 3 (small) LeMoyne2–1–04–1–1
Tuskegee3–2–16–4–1
No. 21 Clark (GA)3–2–14–3–1
No. 18 Lane2–2–06–5–0
Morehouse3–4–03–5–0
Morris Brown2–4–13–7–1
Knoxville1–2–1-–-–-
Alabama State2–5–22–6–2
Fisk1–3–1-–-–-
No. 7 (small) Alabama A&M1–4–13–5–1
Xavier (LA)0–2–11–5–1
Benedict0–3–22–4–3
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1325th Infantry (Buffalo Soldiers)*
W 22–0[3]
September 20Philander Smith*
  • Alumni Bowl
  • Tuskegee, AL
W 27–0[4]
September 27Grambling*
  • Alumni Bowl
  • Tuskegee, AL
W 19–6[5]
October 9vs. Clark (GA)
W 13–0[6]
October 10vs. Wilberforce State*
L 6–2025,000[7]
October 18at Hampton*
L 0–19[8]
October 24vs. Morehouse
W 31–716,000[9]
November 1Xavier (LA)
  • Alumni Bowl
  • Tuskegee, AL
W 24–7[10]
November 8Florida A&Mdagger
  • Alumni Bowl
  • Tuskegee, AL
L 6–19[11]
November 15at South Carolina State
L 0–128,000[12]
November 27at Alabama State
T 26–2615,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ↑ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Tuskegee Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Tuskegee Defeats Army Eleven, 22–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 14, 1947. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Tuskegee wallops Philander Smith". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 27, 1947. Retrieved April 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tuskegee thumps Grambling, 19 to 6, for third straight". The Birmingham News & Age-Herald. September 28, 1947. Retrieved April 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tuskegee Golden Tigers Top Clark Panthers, 13–0". Alabama Tribune. October 10, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Wilberforce's Eleven Wins Negro Battle". Chicago Tribune. October 11, 1947. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Pirates Stop Tuskegee 19-0". Daily Press. October 19, 1947. p. 12A – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "16,000 see Tuskegee rout Morehouse, 31–7". The Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. October 26, 1947. Retrieved April 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tuskegee Claws Xavier, 24–7: Tuskegee Rolls On Rain-Soaked Field". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 8, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Florida Eyes SIAC Title: Rattlers Sting 'Skegee". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 15, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "State beats Tuskegee 12–0". The State. November 16, 1947. Retrieved April 12, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Alabama State Ties Tuskegee 26-26 in Last Minute". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Tuskegee University Athletics. p. 129. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
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