| Year: | 1947 |
| Team: | Kentucky State Thorobreds |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Short Conf: | MAA |
| Record: | 4–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–3 |
| Head Coach: | C. Randy Taylor |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Alumni Field |
The 1947 Kentucky State Thorobreds football team was an American football team that represented Kentucky State Industrial College (now known as Kentucky State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach C. Randy Taylor, the team compiled a 4–6 record (3–3 against conference opponents) and outscored all opponents by a total of 174 to 112.[1] The team was ranked No. 22 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2] The team played its home games at Alumni Field in Frankfort, Kentucky.