1947 Southern Illinois Maroons football team
| 1947 Southern Illinois Maroons football | |
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IIAC champion | |
Corn Bowl, W 21–0 vs. North Central (IL) | |
| Conference | Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| 1947 record | 7–2–1 (3–0–1 IIAC) |
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| Home stadium | McAndrew Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois State | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State Normal | 1 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Southern Illinois Maroons football team was an American football team that represented Southern Illinois University (now known as Southern Illinois University Carbondale) in the Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) during the 1947 college football season. Under eighth-year head coach Glenn Martin, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record.[1] The team played its home games at McAndrew Stadium in Carbondale, Illinois.
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 27 | Scott Field* | W 58–0 | |||||
| October 4 | Evansville* |
| L 0–7 | ||||
| October 11 | at Indiana State* | Terre Haute, IN | L 6–21 | [2] | |||
| October 18 | at Western Illinois |
| W 7–0 | ||||
| October 25 | Northern Illinois State |
| W 20–0 | ||||
| November 1 | at Arkansas State* |
| W 12–7 | ||||
| November 8 | at Illinois State Normal |
| T 6–6 | ||||
| November 15 | Eastern Illinois |
| W 33–13 | ||||
| November 22 | at Southeast Missouri State* | W 20–13 | |||||
| November 27 | vs. North Central (IL)* |
| W 21–0 | 5,500 | [3] | ||
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References[]
- ^ "Southern Illinois Saluki Football 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). Southern Illinois University. 2019. p. 115. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ^ "Maroons Fall To Indiana By 21-6". Carbondale Free Press. October 13, 1947. p. 3. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alsene, Edgar (November 28, 1947). "Southern Clips North Central in Corn Bowl". The Pantagraph. p. 14. Retrieved January 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1947 Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football season
- Southern Illinois Salukis football seasons
- Interstate Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football champion seasons
- 1947 in sports in Illinois