1947 LSU Tigers football team

1947 LSU Tigers football
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1947 record	5–3–1 (2–3–1 SEC)
Head coach	Bernie Moore (13th season)
Home stadium	Tiger Stadium
Seasons

1947 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13 Ole Miss †	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#10 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#6 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	2	–	3	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 LSU Tigers football team represented Louisiana State University (LSU) in the 1947 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Rice*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–14	46,000
October 4	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 19–35	45,000
October 11	Texas A&M*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 19–13	35,000
October 17	at Boston College		Braves Field Boston, MA	W 14–13	36,423
October 26	No. 19 Vanderbilt	No. 18	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 19–13	42,000
November 1	Ole Miss	No. 17	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 18–20	46,000
November 15	Mississippi State		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 21–6	40,000
November 22	at No. 8 Alabama		Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)	L 12–41	25,000
November 30	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Battle for the Rag)	T 6–6
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game