1947 Portland Pilots football team

The 1947 Portland Pilots football team was an American football team that represented the University of Portland as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its second year under head coach Hal Moe, the team compiled a 1–8 record. The team played its home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

1947 Portland Pilots football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–8
Head coach	Hal Moe (2nd season)
Home stadium	Multnomah Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Western college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Pepperdine			–					9	–	0	–	0
Hawaii			–					8	–	5	–	0
Nevada			–					7	–	2	–	0
San Francisco			–					7	–	3	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					4	–	4	–	1
Santa Clara			–					4	–	4	–	0
La Verne			–					3	–	4	–	0
Idaho State			–					3	–	5	–	1
Loyola (CA)			–					3	–	7	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	7	–	0
Portland			–					1	–	7	–	0

Players included Jim Sweeney, who played as an end for Portland's freshman team in 1947.^[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Portland was ranked at No. 227 out of 500 college football teams.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Saint Mary's	Oaks Park Oakland, CA	L 13–26	15,300	^[3]
September 27	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 0–21		^[4]
October 5	Hawaiian All-Stars (Leialums)	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 6–14	7,500	^[5]
October 11	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 6–51	> 6,000	^[6]
October 18	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	L 7–22	7,500	^[7]
October 25	at Oregon State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 0–40		^[8]
October 31	Washington State	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–35		^[9]
November 8	vs. Montana State*	Mitchell Stadium Anaconda, MT	L 13–20	3,000	^[10]
November 15	Willamette	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 27–0		^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

References

1. "Portland Frosh Win Over OSC Rooks 6-0". Corvallis Gazette. October 20, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Alan Ward (September 22, 1947). "Portland Holds Gaels to 26-13 Win". Oakland Tribune. pp. 10–11 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Grizzlies Score Three Touchdowns In First Half to Win". The Missoulian. September 28, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Leialums Triumph Over Pilots". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. October 6, 1947. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Nevada Wolves Overpower Portland For Easy 51-6 Victory Over Pilots". Nevada State Journal. October 12, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Vandals Go 99 Yards In 30 Seconds -- Win". Eugene Register-Guard. October 19, 1947. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Staters Rout Pilots, 46-0". The Statesman (Salem, Oregon). October 26, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Washington State Scuttles Portland". The Tennessean. November 2, 1947. p. 5C.
10. "Bobcats Score Early To Win 20-13". The Missoulian. November 9, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Willamette Winning Streak Halted by Pilot Power, 27-0: Portland Roll To Easy Win". The Statesman (Salem, Oregon). November 16, 1947. pp. 14–15 – via Newspapers.com.