1947 Portland Pilots football team

1947 Portland Pilots football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–8
Head coach
Home stadiumMultnomah Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Western college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Pepperdine     9 0 0
Hawaii     8 5 0
Nevada     7 2 0
San Francisco     7 3 0
Cal Poly San Dimas     4 4 1
Santa Clara     4 4 0
La Verne     3 4 0
Idaho State     3 5 1
Loyola (CA)     3 7 0
Saint Mary's     3 7 0
Portland     1 7 0

The 1947 Portland Pilots football team was an American football team that represented the University of Portland as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its second year under head coach Hal Moe, the team compiled a 1–8 record. The team played its home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

Players included Jim Sweeney, who played as an end for Portland's freshman team in 1947.[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Portland was ranked at No. 227 out of 500 college football teams.[2]

  1. ^ "Portland Frosh Win Over OSC Rooks 6-0". Corvallis Gazette. October 20, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.