1947 Indiana Hoosiers football team
American college football season
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The 1947 Indiana Hoosiers football team was an American football team that represented the Indiana University in the 1947 Big Nine Conference football season. The team compiled a 5–3–1 record (2–3–1 in conference play), and finished in tie for sixth place in the Big Ten Conference.[1] The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana. The team was coached by Bo McMillin, in his 14th and final year as head coach of the Hoosiers. McMillin retired from his position as head coach at the end of the year.
- Bo McMillin (14th season)
| 1947 Indiana Hoosiers football | |
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| Conference | Big Nine Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (2–3–1 Big Nine) |
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| MVP | Howie Brown |
| Captain | Howie Brown |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Michigan $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Three Indiana players received honors from Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP), or International News Service (INS) on the 1947 All-Big Nine Conference football team: guard Howie Brown (AP-1, INS-1, UP-1); halfback George Taliaferro (AP-2, INS-2); and end Lou Mihajlovich (AP-2, INS-2).[2][3][4]
Indiana was ranked at No. 17 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[5]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 27 | at Nebraska | W 17–0 | 33,000 | [6] | |
| October 4 | Wisconsin | T 7–7 | 30,000 | [7] | |
| October 11 | at Iowa | L 14–27 | 51,000 | [8] | |
| October 18 | Pittsburgh* |
| W 41–6 | 25,000 | [9] |
| October 25 | at Northwestern | L 6–7 | 42,000 | [10] | |
| November 1 | at Ohio State | W 7–0 | 75,882 | [11] | |
| November 8 | at No. 2 Michigan | L 0–35 | 85,938 | [12] | |
| November 15 | Marquette* |
| W 48–6 | 15,000 | [13] |
| November 22 | Purdue |
| W 16–14 | 33,500 | [14] |
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1948 NFL draftees
Three Indiana players were selected in the 1948 NFL draft, as follows:[18]
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Dick Deranek | Back | 10 | 82 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Harry "Chick" Jagade | Back | 14 | 118 | Washington Redskins |
| Rex Grossman | Back | 29 | 273 | Philadelphia Eagles |