1947 Chico State Wildcats football team

The 1947 Chico State Wildcats football team represented Chico State College—now known as California State University, Chico—as a member of the Far Western Conference (FWC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Roy Bohler, Chico State compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the FWC. The team was outscored by its opponents 111 to 109 for the season.

1947 Chico State Wildcats football
ConferenceFar Western Conference
Record4–5 (1–3 FWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumChico High School Stadium
1947 Far Western Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Southern Oregon + 3 –1 –07 –3 –0
Cal Aggies + 3 –1 –04 –5 –0
Humboldt State 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Chico State 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
San Francisco State 1 –3 –02 –5 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Chico State was ranked at No. 485 out of 500 college football teams.[1]

The Wildcats played home games at Chico High School Stadium in Chico, California.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Hamilton Field[note 1]*
W 46–0[2]
October 4Cal Poly San Dimas*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 19–0[3]
October 11Saint Mary's JV*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 0–13[4]
October 17at Humboldt State
L 0–14
October 24California JV[note 2]*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 9–30[5]
November 1San Francisco State
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
L 0–7
November 8Cal Aggies
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 12–7[6]
November 15at Southern Oregon
L 12–40[7]
November 22Mather Field[note 3]*
  • Chico High School Stadium
  • Chico, CA
W 20–0[8]
  • *Non-conference game

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Notes
  1. Hamilton Army Airfield was a United States Air Force Base from 1934 to 1974.
  2. The University of California JV team was commonly known as the "Cal Ramblers".
  3. Mather Air Force Base was a United States Air Force Base from 1918 to 1993

References
  1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Football Results". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). September 29, 1947. p. 12 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  3. "Chico State Downs Cal Poly, 19 To 0". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). October 6, 1947. p. 22 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  4. "Football Results". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). October 13, 1947. p. 22 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  5. "Cal Ramblers Dump Chico State, 30-9". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). October 25, 1947. p. 11 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  6. "Chico State Wins, 12 To 7". The Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, Hawaii). November 9, 1947. p. 21. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.open access
  7. "Southern Oregon Beats Chico, 40-12". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). November 17, 1947. p. 22 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  8. "Football: Results Saturday". Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California). November 24, 1947. p. 33 – via GenealogyBank.com.
  9. "1947 - Cal St.-Chico". Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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