1947 Army Cadets football team

1947 Army Cadets football
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 11
1947 record	5–2–2
Head coach	Earl Blaik (7th season)
Home stadium	Michie Stadium
Seasons

1947 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Penn State			–					9	–	0	–	1
No. 7 Penn			–					7	–	0	–	1
Muhlenberg			–					9	–	1	–	0
Rutgers			–					8	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Columbia			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 11 Army			–					5	–	2	–	2
Lafayette			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Princeton			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	4	–	0
Lehigh			–					5	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					4	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					4	–	4	–	1
Dartmouth			–					4	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Harvard			–					4	–	5	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	0
Duquesne			–					2	–	8	–	0
Colgate			–					1	–	5	–	2
Fordham			–					1	–	6	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0

The 1947 Army Cadets football team was an American football team that represented the United States Military Academy as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its seventh year under head coach Earl Blaik, the team compiled a 5–2–2 record, was ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 220 to 68. The team played its home games at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York.

Army's loss to Columbia on October 25, 1947, broke the Cadets' 32-game unbeaten streak dating back to November 1943.

Army guard Joe Steffy was selected by the Football Writers Association of America as the 1947 recipient of the Outland Trophy as the best guard or tackle in the country. Steffy was also a consensus first-team pick for the 1947 All-America team, and he was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Steffy and Army fullback Elwyn "Rip" Rowan received first-team honors on the International News Service's 1947 All-East team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Villanova		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 13–0	28,000
October 11	vs. Illinois		Yankee Stadium Bronx, NY	T 0–0	65,000
October 4	Colorado		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 47–0	21,000
October 18	VPI		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 40–0	20,000
October 25	at Columbia		Baker Field New York, NY	L 20–21	35,000
November 1	Washington & Lee		Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 65–13	21,050
November 8	No. 1 Notre Dame	No. 9	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	L 7-27	59,171
November 15	at Penn		Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7	80,000
November 29	vs. Navy	No. 12	Municipal Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Army–Navy Game)	W 21–0	103,000
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• Bill Gustafson - quarterback
• Elwyn "Rip" Rowan - fullback
• Winfield W. Scott Jr. - halfback
• Joe Steffy - guard