1947 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team

The 1947 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football team was an American football team that represented Hardin–Simmons University in the Border Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Warren B. Woodson, the team compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 305 to 87.^[1][2][3] The team played its three home games at Fair Park Stadium in Abilene, Texas.^[4][5][6]

1947 Hardin–Simmons Cowboys football
Harbor Bowl, W 53–0 vs. San Diego State
Conference	Border Conference
Record	8–3 (5–1 Border)
Head coach	Warren B. Woodson (4th season)
Home stadium	Fair Park Stadium
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 Border Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Tech $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Hardin–Simmons	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
West Texas State	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Arizona	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Texas Mines	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Arizona State	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
New Mexico	1	–	5	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
New Mexico A&M	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Arizona State–Flagstaff	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Hardin–Simmons was ranked at No. 56 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Trinity (TX)*	San Antonio, TX	W 39–0		[8]
October 3	at San Jose State*	Spartan Stadium San Jose, CA	L 12–19	13,500	[9]
October 11	Arizona	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 35–7	6,500	[10]
October 17	New Mexico	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 33–7		[11]
October 25	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field Starkville, MS	L 7–27	9,000	[12]
November 1	vs. Houston*	Buccaneer Stadium Corpus Christi, TX	W 33–7	10,000	[13]
November 7	at West Texas State	Canyon, TX	W 27–6	6,500	[14]
November 15	Texas Mines	Fair Park Stadium Abilene, TX	W 18–0	7,500	[15]
November 29	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 6–14	20,000	[16]
December 6	at Arizona State	Goodwin Stadium Tempe, AZ	W 42–0		[17]
January 1, 1948	at San Diego State	Balboa Stadium San Diego, CA (Harbor Bowl)	W 53–0	11,000	[18]
*Non-conference game