1947 San Francisco Dons football team

The 1947 San Francisco Dons football team was an American football team that represented the University of San Francisco as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Edward McKeever, the team compiled a 7–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 275 to 143.[1]

1947 San Francisco Dons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumKezar Stadium
1947 Western college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Pepperdine   –  9 –0 –0
Hawaii   –  8 –5 –0
Nevada   –  7 –2 –0
San Francisco   –  7 –3 –0
Cal Poly San Dimas   –  4 –4 –1
Santa Clara   –  4 –4 –0
La Verne   –  3 –4 –0
Idaho State   –  3 –5 –1
Loyola (CA)   –  3 –7 –0
Saint Mary's   –  3 –7 –0
Portland   –  1 –7 –0

San Francisco was ranked at No. 37 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at San Jose State
W 20–615,500[3]
September 28Nevada
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 37–1330,000[4]
October 5Duquesne
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 51–012,000[5]
October 11Mississippi State
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 14–2122,000[6]
October 18at Marquette
W 34–1313,000[7]
October 25at Oregon
L 7–3411,400[8]
November 2Santa Clara
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 20–925,000[9]
November 14Loyola (CA)
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 41–66,396[10]
November 22Villanova
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
L 19–2120,000[11]
November 30Saint Mary's
  • Kezar Stadium
  • San Francisco
W 32–2035,000[12]

References
  1. "1947 San Francisco Dons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "USF Sinks San Jose, 20-6: Don Back Runs Wild". The San Francisco Examiner. September 20, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Nevada Wolf Pack Takes Thumping by 37-13 From Powerful USF Team in Kezar Stadium". Nevada State Journal. September 29, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Bob Brachman (October 6, 1947). "Dons Roll On, 51-0". San Francisco Examiner. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Bill Mulligan (October 12, 1947). "Dons Fall In Thriller: Maroons Win, 21-14". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Marquette Suffers First Loss, Bows to San Francisco, 34-13". Wisconsin State Journal. October 19, 1947. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sunny Day, Sunny game! By 34-7, We Beat Dons". Eugene Register-Guard. October 26, 1947. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Curley Grieve (November 3, 1947). "Dons Smash Bronco Jinx, 20-9!". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Charles Curtis (November 15, 1947). "Dons Ruin Loyola by 41-6 Count". Los Angeles Times. p. I-9 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Harry Borba (November 24, 1947). "Villanova Rally Nips Dons, 21-19". the San Francisco Examiner. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Alan Ward (December 1, 1947). "U.S.F. Roars Back To Wallop Gaels, 32-20: Dons, 14-to-0 Behind at Halftime, Explode for 26 Points in Third Quarter". Oakland Tribune. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
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