1947 Chico State Wildcats football team

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1947 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
1947 record4–5 (1–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumChico High School Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Far Western Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southern Oregon + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Cal Aggies + 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Humboldt State 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Chico State 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
San Francisco State 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1947 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College[note 1] during the 1947 college football season. Chico State competed in the Far Western Conference in 1947. They played home games at Chico High School in Chico, California.

The 1947 Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Roy Bohler. Chico State finished the season with a record of four wins and five losses (4–5, 1–3 FWC). The Wildcats were outscored by their opponents 109–111 for the season.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Hamilton Field[note 2]*
W 46–0[1]
October 4Cal Poly San Dimas[note 3]*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 19–0[2]
October 11Saint Mary’s Gaels JV*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 0–13[3]
October 17at Humboldt State[note 4]
L 0–14
October 24California JV[note 5]*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 9–30[4]
November 1San Francisco State[note 6]
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 0–7
November 8Cal Aggies[note 7]
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 12–7[5]
November 15at Southern Oregon[note 8]
L 12–40[6]
November 22Mather Field[note 9]*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 20–0[7]
  • *Non-conference game

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Team players in the NFL[]

No Chico State players were selected in the 1948 NFL Draft.[9][10][11]

Notes[]

  1. ^ California State University, Chico was known as Chico State College from 1935 to 1971.
  2. ^ Hamilton Army Airfield was a United States Air Force Base from 1934 to 1974.
  3. ^ California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona) was located in San Dimas, California and known as Cal Poly Voorhis Unit from 1938 to 1956. However, it was more commonly known as Cal Poly (San Dimas).
  4. ^ Humboldt State University was known as Humboldt State College from 1935 to 1972.
  5. ^ The University of California JV team was commonly known as the “Cal Ramblers”.
  6. ^ San Francisco State University was known as San Francisco State College from 1935 to 1971.
  7. ^ University of California, Davis was known as Northern Branch of the College of Agriculture from 1922 to 1959. In common usage, the sports teams were called the "Cal Aggies" from 1924 until the mid 1970s.
  8. ^ Southern Oregon University was known as Southern Oregon College of Education from 1939 to 1955.
  9. ^ Mather Air Force Base was a United States Air Force Base from 1918 to 1993

References[]

  1. ^ "Football Results". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). September 29, 1947. p. 12 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  2. ^ "Chico State Downs Cal Poly, 19 To 0". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). October 6, 1947. p. 22 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  3. ^ "Football Results". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). October 13, 1947. p. 22 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  4. ^ "Cal Ramblers Dump Chico State, 30-9". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). October 25, 1947. p. 11 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  5. ^ "Chico State Wins, 12 To 7". The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii). November 9, 1947. p. 21. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  6. ^ "Southern Oregon Beats Chico, 40-12". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). November 17, 1947. p. 22 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  7. ^ "Football: Results Saturday". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). November 24, 1947. p. 33 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  8. ^ "1947 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  9. ^ "1948 NFL Draft". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  10. ^ "Cal State-Chico Players/Alumni". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  11. ^ "Draft History: Chico State". Retrieved October 28, 2017.
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