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SWC · 1947 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 14 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare SMU head-to-head · History & Eras
1947 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Santa Clara (SANTA CLARA)H2H | IND FBSI | 4–4 | W 22–6 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H | IND B8 | 6–4 | W 35–19 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 14 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)H2H | IND MVC | 3–7 | W 21–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 6–3–1 | W 14–0 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  UCLAH2H |  PAC | 5–4 | W 7–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 10–1 | W 14–13 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 3–6–1 | W 13–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 6–4–1 | W 14–6 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 25 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 5–5 | W 10–0 |
| 15 | Week 15 · Dec 2 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 4–5–2 | T 19–19 |
| 17 | Final · Jan 6 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–0–1 | 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).
- Texas +10
- Missouri +6
- Rice +6
- Arkansas +6
- UCLA +5
- Baylor +5
- Santa Clara +4
- Oklahoma State +3
- Texas A&M +3
- TCU 0
- Penn State 0
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.909 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.