Year: | 1947 |
Team: | West Chester Golden Rams |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference |
Short Conf: | PSTCC |
Record: | 10–1 |
Conf Record: | 3–0 |
Head Coach: | Glenn Killinger |
Hc Year: | 11th |
Stadium: | Wayne Field |
Champion: | Burley Bowl champion |
Bowl: | Burley Bowl, W 20–6 vs. Cigar Bowl L 7–26 vs. Missouri Valley |
The 1947 West Chester Golden Rams football team represented West Chester State Teachers College—now known as West Chester University—as a member of the Pennsylvania State Teachers College Conference (PSTCC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Glenn Killinger, the Golden Rams compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play. West Chester finished the season tied with for the best record in the conference, but neither team was eligible for the conference title as neither had played the required four conference games. won the conference title.[1] Golden Rams played in two postseason bowl games, the Burley Bowl on Thanksgiving—where West Chester beat —and the Cigar Bowl on New Year's Day, where the team suffered its first and only defeat of the season, against Missouri Valley.