From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American college football season
The 1947 Merchant Marine Mariners football team was an
American football team that represented the
United States Merchant Marine Academy at
Kings Point, New York, during the
1947 college football season. In its second season under head coach
William Reinhart, the team compiled a 2–9 record and was outscored by a total of 283 to 100.
[1] In addition to being the head coach, Reinhart was a commander in the
United States Merchant Marine and served as the academy's athletic director.
[2] The team played its home games at Tomb Memorial Field.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
---|
September 20 | at
Villanova | | L 0–60 | 10,000 |
[3]
|
September 27 | at
Yale | | L 13–34 | 18,000 |
[4]
|
October 4 |
Colgate | | L 0–29 | 8,000 |
[5]
|
October 11 | at
St. Bonaventure | | L 0–25 | 6,500 |
[6]
|
October 18 |
Adelphi | - Tomb Memorial Field
- Great Neck, NY
| W 46–0 | 4,800 |
[7]
|
October 25 |
Fordham | - Tomb Memorial Field
- Great Neck, NY
| L 0–12 | 9,000 |
[8]
|
November 8 | at
Lehigh | | L 6–20 | 5,000 |
[9]
|
November 11 |
Brooklyn | - Tomb Memorial Field
- Great Neck, NY
| W 22–14 | 5,000 |
[10]
|
November 15 | at
Boston University | | L 6–33 | 1,987 |
[11]
|
November 22 | at
Hofstra |
Hempstead, NY | L 7–16 | |
[12]
|
November 27 | at
George Washington | | L 0–40 | < 4,000 |
[13]
|
-
^
"1947 Merchant Marine Mariners Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
-
^
"KP Names Lieberts". The Daily News (New York City). November 26, 1947. p. 43 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^ Mort Berry (September 21, 1947).
"Villanova Victor, 60-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^ Bill Lee (September 28, 1947).
"Nadherny's Play Enables Yale To Win". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Colgate Subdues Kings Point, 29-0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 5, 1947. p. 24 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Bona Blanks Kings Point". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 12, 1947. p. 5D – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Kings Point Routs Adelphi Eleven". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 19, 1947. p. 27 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Fordham Defeats Kings Point, 12-0". The Daily News (New York City). October 26, 1947. p. 95 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Bast's Punting Big Part Of Lehigh's 20-6 Victory Over King's Point Team".
The Morning Call. November 9, 1947. p. 22 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Kings Point Rips B.C. Gridders in Steady Drizzle". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 12, 1947. p. 21.
-
^ Clif Keane (November 16, 1947).
"B.U. Reaps, 33-6, in Drab Game; Cella Features". The Boston Globe. pp. 23, 29 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"Hofstra, Paced By Ellis, Beats Kings Point, 16-7". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 23, 1947. pp. 25–26 – via
Newspapers.com.
-
^
"40-0 Football Victory To George Washington". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1947. p. 17 – via
Newspapers.com.