1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team

1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record4–6 (3–3 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ 3 0 0 10 0 0
No. 12 Louisville Municipal 2 0 1 6 1 1
No. 2 Wilberforce State 3 1 0 11 1 0
No. 22 Kentucky State 3 3 0 4 6 0
No. 13 Lincoln (MO) 1 3 1 3 4 1
Wilberforce 0 2 0 0 6 1
Philander Smith 0 3 0 1 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

The 1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team was an American football team that represented Kentucky State Industrial College (now known as Kentucky State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach C. Randy Taylor, the team compiled a 4–6 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 174 to 112.[2] The team was ranked No. 22 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[3] The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Frankfort, Kentucky.

  1. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Kentucky State Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 7, 2015. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.