1947 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team
American college football season
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The 1947 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football team represented Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College (later renamed Oklahoma State University–Stillwater) in the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1947 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach Jim Lookabaugh, the Cowboys compiled a 3-7 record (0-2 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the conference, and were outscored by opponents by a combined total of 134 to 116.[1][2] The team played home games at Lewis Field in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
- Jim Lookabaugh (9th season)
| 1947 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football | |
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| Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (0–2 MVC) |
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| Home stadium | Lewis Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wichita | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included halfback Jim Spavital with 411 rushing yards and 36 points scored, Bob Cook with 188 passing yards, and Don Van Pool with 92 receiving yards.[3] No Oklahoma A&M players received first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors in 1947.[4]
Oklahoma A&M was ranked at No. 65 (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 20 | at Kansas State* | W 12–0 | > 12,000 | [6] | |
| September 27 | at TCU* | W 14–7 | 14,000 | [7] | |
| October 4 | at Denver* | L 14–26 | [8] | ||
| October 11 | SMU* | L 14–21 | 18,000 | [9] | |
| October 18 | Georgia* |
| L 7–20 | 21,000 | [10] |
| October 25 | at Drake | L 9–13 | 6,000 | [11] | |
| November 1 | at Temple | W 26–0 | 12,000 | [12] | |
| November 8 | Tulsa |
| L 0–13 | 28,500 | [13] |
| November 15 | Kansas* |
| L 7–13 | 15,000 | [14] |
| November 29 | at No. 20 Oklahoma* | L 13–21 | 32,000 | [15] | |
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After the season
The 1948 NFL draft was held on December 19, 1947. The following Cowboys were selected.[16]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL team |
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| 1 | 11 | Jim Spavital | Fullback | Chicago Cardinals |
| 17 | 155 | Clay Davis | Center | Chicago Cardinals |
| 20 | 182 | Thurman Gay | Tackle | Chicago Bears |
| 25 | 234 | Jim Parmer | Back | Philadelphia Eagles |