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1947 Alabama

8–⁠3 (5–⁠2 Southeastern Conference), coached by Red Drew, finished No. 6 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Alabama in 1947, game by game: won vs. Southern Miss 34–7; lost at Tulane 20–21; lost at Vanderbilt 7–14; won vs. Duquesne 26–0; won vs. Tennessee 10–0; won at Georgia 17–7; won at No. 13 Kentucky 13–0; won vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech 14–7; won vs. LSU 41–12; won at Miami 21–6; lost vs. No. 6 Texas 7–27+29−20Won 34–7 vs. Southern Miss+27Southern MissLost 20–21 at Tulane-1TulaneLost 7–14 at Vanderbilt-7VanderbiltWon 26–0 vs. Duquesne+26DuquesneWon 10–0 vs. Tennessee+10TennesseeWon 17–7 at Georgia+10GeorgiaWon 13–0 at No. 13 Kentucky+13No. 13 KentuckyWon 14–7 vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech+7No. 6 Georgia TechWon 41–12 vs. LSU+29LSUWon 21–6 at Miami+15MiamiLost 7–27 vs. No. 6 Texas-20No. 6 Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsSouthern MissW 34–⁠796%
Sep 27atTulaneL 20–⁠2164%
Oct 4atVanderbiltL 7–⁠1454%
Oct 11vsDuquesneW 26–⁠062%
Oct 18vsTennesseeW 10–⁠062%
Oct 25atGeorgiaW 17–⁠735%
Nov 1at13KentuckyW 13–⁠046%
Nov 15vs6Georgia TechW 14–⁠755%
Nov 22vsLSUW 41–⁠1264%
Nov 29atMiamiW 21–⁠682%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs6TexasSugar BowlL 7–⁠2745%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas 27–⁠7 in the Sugar Bowl; No. 6 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southeastern Conference.

In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 123 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 18
  2. Wk 5: 16
  3. Wk 6: 14
  4. Wk 7: 8
  5. Wk 8: 6
  6. Wk 9: 7
  7. Final: 6

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1947.

Heisman voteHarry Gilmer, fifth

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
5–⁠2 3rd in Southeastern Conference
AP final
No. 6 peak No. 6
Points
210–⁠101
Coach
Red Drew
Elo
1689 +98 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
16.2 No. 13 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Wozniak

Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 1Harry Gilmer BWashington Redskins
Rd 1Lowell Tew FBWashington Redskins
Rd 1Vaughn Mancha CBoston Yanks
Rd 5John Wozniak OGPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 1Harry Gilmer QBBrooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
Rd 1Vaughn Mancha CLos Angeles Dons (AAFC)
Rd 1Lowell Tew BNew York Yankees (AAFC)

All-SEC

3 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1947 Southeastern Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Ole Miss6–⁠19–⁠213
Georgia Tech4–⁠110–⁠110
Alabama5–⁠28–⁠36
Georgia3–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠4
Mississippi State2–⁠27–⁠3
Tulane2–⁠3–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
LSU2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠38–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠35–⁠5
Auburn1–⁠52–⁠7
Florida0–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.