1947 Shaw Bears football team

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1947 Shaw Bears football
ConferenceColored Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1947 record10–0 (6–0 CIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Shaw $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Virginia State 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Hampton 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
No. 11 Howard 6 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Morgan State 5 – 2 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
No. 14 West Virginia State 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
No. 19 Lincoln (PA) 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Delaware State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Virginia Union 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Winston-Salem State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
North Carolina A&T 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
North Carolina College 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Bluefield State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Saint Paul's (VA) 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 5 – 1
Johnson C. Smith 0 – 2 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

The 1947 Shaw Bears football team was an American football team that represented Shaw University as a member of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) during the 1947 college football season. In their second season under head coach Howard K. Wilson, the team compiled a 10–0 record (6–0 against CIAA opponents), won the CIAA championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 246 to 39.[2]

Key players included halfbacks Twillie Bellamy and Jim Jackson, fullback John Turner, end Bill Elliott, tackle Gladstone Booth, guard Leroy Way, and center Kermit Booker.[3]

In post-season discussions about the black college football national championship, Shaw was criticized for a weak strength of schedule, having failed to schedule games against the three CIAA opponents that were ranked in the top 10 under the Dickinson Rating System: Hampton (No. 4), Virginia State (No. 7), and Morgan State (No. 9). In the final Dickinson ratings, Tennessee A&I was determined as the black college national champion with Shaw in fifth place. Florida A&M, a team that Shaw defeated by a 19–0 score, was ranked fourth under the Dickinson System.[4] Shaw was, however, determined to be the CIAA champion under the Dickinson methodology.[5]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Fayetteville State*Fayetteville, NCW 21–0
October 4Florida A&M*Raleigh, NCW 19–0
October 11at Saint Paul (VA)Lawrenceville, VAW 71–0
October 18St. Augustine'sRaleigh, NCW 49–0
October 25at Morris Brown*Atlanta, GAW 13–6
November 1HowardRaleigh, NCW 22–14
November 8Virginia UnionRaleigh, NCW 12–6
November 15at Johnson C. SmithCharlotte, NCW 19–6
November 27at North Carolina CollegeDurham, NCW 12–7
December 6vs. South Carolina State*Washington, DCW 8–05,000[3][6]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1947 - Shaw (NC)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 18, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Shaw's Bears Smite S.C.: S.C. Team Outclassed By Shaw in 8-0 Battle". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 13, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Shaw Officially Named CIAA Grid Champions". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 20, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Fred Leigh (December 13, 1947). "Shaw Rips S.C. State In D.C.: Bears' 2nd Quarter Tallies Decide Tilt, CIAA Champs Fizzle On Early Drives Then Fight Gallanty to Hold Lead". Baltimore Afro-American (p. 17).
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