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Georgia Tech

SEC · 1947 Season · Final

Developing
Record
10–1
0.909 Win %
Conference
2nd
4–1 in SEC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
767–531–40
0.588 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1915, 1916, 1917 +2
#1 Finishes
5
Top 5: 10 · Top 10: 19 · Top 25: 45
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons · 1 Top 10

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

1947 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Sep 30Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC5–5W 27–0
7Week 7 · Oct 7Tulane (TULANE)H2HSEC2–5–2W 20–0
8Week 8 · Oct 14Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON3–5–1W 20–0
9Week 9 · Oct 21Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC2–7W 27–7
10Week 10 · Oct 28Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON3–5W 38–0
11Week 11 · Nov 4Duke (DUKE)H2HIND SOCON4–3–2W 7–0
12Week 12 · Nov 11Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI1–7–1W 16–14
13Week 13 · Nov 18Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC8–3L 7–14
14Week 14 · Nov 25Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON2–7W 51–0
15Week 15 · Dec 2Georgia (GEORGIA)H2HSEC7–4–1W 7–0
17Final · Jan 6Kansas (KANSAS)H2HIND B88–1–2W 20–14

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
1.394
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+34
-3+37
  • Kansas +8
  • Georgia +7
  • Tennessee +5
  • Duke +4
  • Virginia Military Institute +3
  • Citadel +3
  • Tulane +2
  • Auburn +2
  • Furman +2
  • Navy +1
  • Alabama -3

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 #8Better than 95%
Win % Place 5thBetter than 97%

0.909 Win % · Change 6

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#14Regular Season Final#14Post-Season W1#14Post-Season W2#14Post-Season W3#8Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+27
+20
+20
+20
+38
+7
+2
-7
+51
+7
+6

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

Final Rank by Season
#41942#111943#131944#591945#151946

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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