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The 1947 Muhlenberg Mules football team was an American football team represented Muhlenberg College during the 1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, the team compiled a 9–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 368 to 49. The team's only loss was to Temple by a 7–6 score. The team was invited to play in the 1948 Tangerine Bowl, but the school's athletic committee declined the invitation.[1]

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1947 Eastern non-major college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Muhlenberg – 9–1–0
Buffalo – 8–1–0
Hofstra – 5–3–0
Tufts – 5–3–0
Franklin & Marshall – 4–3–1
Springfield – 4–4–0
CCNY – 2–5–1
Bucknell – 2–7–0
Northeastern – 1–5–0
Carnegie Tech – 0–6–0
Drexel – 0–8–0
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Muhlenberg was ranked at No. 68 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[2]

The team played its home games at Muhlenberg Field in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at LafayetteW 38–08,000[3]
October 4Albright
W 53–0[4]
October 11at SwarthmoreSwarthmore, PAW 67–7[5]
October 17at Temple
L 6–727,000[6]
October 25Upsala
  • Muhlenberg Field
  • Allentown, PA
W 40–0[7]
November 1at LehighW 21–1410,000[8]
November 8Gettysburg
  • Muhlenberg Field
  • Allentown, PA
W 27–0[9]
November 15vs. Delaware
W 20–148,000[10]
November 22Bucknell
  • Muhlenberg Field
  • Allentown, PA
W 39–0[11]
November 27at Franklin & MarshallLancaster, PAW 57–711,000[12]
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