Penn State
FBSI · 1947 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 7 Top 10
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 7 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 10 Top 10 · 3× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 1 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 6 Top 10
- Pioneer Era · 12 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Penn State head-to-head · History & Eras
1947 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 3–7 | W 27–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 | BUCKNELL | Unranked | — | W 54–0 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Fordham (FORDHAM)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–6–1 | W 75–0 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–6 | W 40–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND FBSI | 6–4 | W 21–14 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 | Colgate (COLGATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–5–2 | W 46–0 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Temple (TEMPLE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–6 | W 7–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–7–1 | W 20–7 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND FBSI | 1–8 | W 29–0 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 6 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 9–0–2 | T 13–13 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- West Virginia +6
- Washington State +3
- Syracuse +3
- Temple +3
- Fordham +1
- Colgate +1
- Navy +1
- Pittsburgh +1
- SMU 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.950 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.