1947_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team

1947 Florida State Seminoles football team

1947 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season


The 1947 Florida State Seminoles football team was an American football team that represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Ed Williamson, the team compiled a 0–5 record and was outscored by a total of 90 to 18.[1] The team played its home games at Centennial Field in Tallahassee, Florida.

Quick Facts Florida State Seminoles football, Conference ...
More information Conf, Overall ...

In September 1947, the Florida State College for Women became coeducational, was renamed Florida State University and announced that it would field a football team, though it had no plans to compete with the University of Florida "for some time to come."[2] The 1947 team was Florida State's first football team since 1904, after which Florida State became a women's college. Ed Williamson served as both athletic director and football coach and vowed to develop "a 'well rounded athletic program' without particular emphasis on football or any other single sport."[3]

In five games during the 1947 season, the team gained only 687 yards from scrimmage. The team completed 32 of 87 passes for 400 yards and 14 interceptions. "Red" Parrish was the team's leading rusher with 111 yards. Fullback Kenneth McLean led the team with 150 yards of total offense (105 rushing yards, 45 passing yards).[4]

Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...

References

  1. DeLassus, David. "Florida State game-by-game results: 1947–1949". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  2. "Florida State University to Field Football Team". The Sunday News-Democrat. September 7, 1947. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Jaycess Hear Coach of FSU". The Daily Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida). September 9, 1947. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bob Cooksey (December 14, 1947). "McLean Heads Seminole Backs In Total Gains". The Sunday News-Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida). p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Fred Pettijohn. "FSU Loses Hard-Fought Opener To Stetson 14-6". The Sunday News-Democrat. p. 9 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Seminoles Drop 6-0 Tilt to Cumberland". The Sunday News-Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida). November 16, 1947. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Fred Pettijohn (November 23, 1947). "Seminoles Lose Mud-Spattered 27-6 Tilt to Eagles". The Sunday News-Democrat. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Troy's Red Wave Rolls Over Seminoles 36 to 6". The Daily Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida). November 28, 1947. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Fred Pettijohn (December 7, 1947). "Battling Band of Seminoles Goes Down to 7-0 Defeat". The Sunday News-Democrat (Tallahassee, Florida). p. 14 via Newspapers.com.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1947_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.