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George Washington

SOCON · 1947 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–7–1
0.167 Win %
Conference
16th
0–4 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
33
1908–1966
All-Time Record
138–147–14
0.485 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1908
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 1 · Top 25: 3
  • Divisional Era · 11 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 5 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare George Washington head-to-head · History & Eras

1947 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI7–3L 13–33
7Week 7 · Oct 7Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–5–1L 7–13
8Week 8 · Oct 14Washington & LEE (WASHINGTON & LEE)H2HIND SOCON5–5L 6–15
9Week 9 · Oct 21Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON6–4L 7–39
10Week 10 · Oct 28Miami (MIAMI)H2HIND FBSI2–7–1L 7–28
11Week 11 · Nov 4Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND SOCON4–5L 6–42
13Week 13 · Nov 18WAYNE STATEUnranked—L 6–7
14Week 14 · Nov 25Georgetown (GEORGETOWN)H2HIND FBSI3–4–1T 0–0
15Week 15 · Dec 2Merchant Marine (MERCHANT MARINE)H2HIND FBSI2–9W 40–0

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
8.672
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-27
-29+2
  • Merchant Marine +2
  • Georgetown 0
  • Virginia -3
  • Wake Forest -4
  • Virginia Military Institute -5
  • Washington & LEE -5
  • Virginia Tech -5
  • Miami -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #117Better than 15%
Win % Place 113thBetter than 18%

0.167 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#117Regular Season Final#117Post-Season W1#117Post-Season W2#117Post-Season W3#117Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-20
-6
-9
-32
-21
-36
-1
0
+40

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#571939#561940#1171941#891942#581946

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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