1947 Denison Big Red football team
1947 Denison Big Red football | |
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OAC champion | |
Conference | Ohio Athletic Conference |
Record | 9–0 (6–0 OAC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Walter Cheslock |
Home stadium | Deeds Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denison $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Findlay | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heidelberg | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Carroll | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baldwin–Wallace | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio Wesleyan | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wittenberg | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Muskingum | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenyon | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wooster | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount Union | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio Northern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oberlin | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wilmington (OH) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ashland | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marietta | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Otterbein | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Capital | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Denison Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Denison University as a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their second year under head coach Woody Hayes, the Big Red compiled a 9–0 record (6–0 in conference games), won the OAC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 268 to 60. Of the 39 college footall teams in Ohio, Denison was the only one in 1947 to compile a perfect season with no losses or ties.[1][2] It was also the first perfect season in Denison football history. Hayes also led the 1948 Denison team to a perfect season before moving on to Miami (OH) and Ohio State.
Tackle Walter Cheslock was the team captain.[3] Four Denison players were selected as first-team players on the 1947 All-Ohio Conference football team: Cheslock; halfback Ed Rupp; end Bill Hart; and center Bill Wehr. Halfback Gerald Gaynor was named to the second team[4] Hart was selected as a first-team player on the 1947 Little All-America college football team,[5] and Gaynor was selected to play in the Blue-Gray gridiron classic, the first Denison player to be so honored.[6]
The team played its home games at Deeds Field in Granville, Ohio.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source | ||
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September 27 | Rio Grande* |
| W 38–0 | [7][8] | ||
October 4 | at Washington & Jefferson* | Washington, PA | W 20–14 | [9] | ||
October 11 | at Beloit* | Beloit, WI | W 50–7 | [10] | ||
October 18 | Wooster |
| W 21–0 | [11] | ||
October 25 | Oberlin |
| W 33–6 | [12][13] | ||
November 1 | at Muskingum |
| W 20–14 | [14] | ||
November 8 | at Capital | Columbus, OH | W 56–7 | [15] | ||
November 16 | at Ohio Wesleyan | Delaware, OH | W 18–6 | [16] | ||
November 22 | Wittenberg |
| W 12–6 | [17] | ||
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Players[edit]
- Walter Cheslock, tackle and captain, New Philadelphia, Ohio
- Glenn Culp, quarterback, Youngstown, Ohio
- Norman Dellner, tackle, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
- William Hart, end, East Cleveland, Ohio
- Richard Huff, tackle, Dover, Ohio
- Bill Fleitz, fullback, Newark, Ohio
- Gerald Gaynor, halfback, Toledo, Ohio
- William Henderson, halfback, Culver, Indiana
- Richard Koster, end, Toledo, Ohio
- William G. Miller, guard, Dayton, Ohio
- Robert Phillips, quarterback, Dover, Ohio
- Eddie Rupp, halfback, Granville, Ohio
- Don C. Watkins, tackle, Granville, Ohio
- William Wehr, center, Barnesville, Ohio
References[edit]
- ^ Howell, Fritz (November 25, 1947). "Denison Footballers Sweep Ohio College Laurels". Mansfield New-Journal. Mansfield, Ohio. Associated Press. p. 12. Retrieved July 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "2020 Ohio Athletic Conference Football Record Book" (PDF). Ohio Athletic Conference. 2020. p. 46. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "D.U. Begins Practice; Cheslock Voted Leader". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. September 9, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Four Denison Gridders Placed On 1947 All-Ohio Conference Eleven". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. December 11, 1947. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hart On Little All-America Grid Team". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. December 9, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gaynor To Play in North-South Tilt". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. December 4, 1947. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Five Seniors Will Start Saturday for Big Red Eleven Against Rio Grande in Grid Opener". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. September 26, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Rock (September 29, 1947). "Denison Defeats Rio Grande In Grid Opener, 38-0: Big Red Scores in Three Periods for Lop-Sided Victory". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Denison Defeats Washington and Jefferson, 19-14: Big Red Rallies To Defeat Favored Team For Second Triumph". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. October 6, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Denison Smashes Beloit For Third Straight Win". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. October 13, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Rock (October 20, 1947). "Denison Smashes Wooster 28-0 For Fourth Victory: Rupp Collects Two Touchdowns Before Homecoming Crowd". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Denison Rips Oberlin, 33-0, to Bag Fifth". Cleveland Plain Dealer. October 26, 1947. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Rock (October 27, 1947). "Denison Romps Over Oberlin For Fifth Win, 33-0". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Rock (November 3, 1947). "Denison Undefeated, Untied Nips Muskies, 20-14". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Rock (November 10, 1947). "Denison Retains Undefeated and Untied Record: Big Red Runs Over Capital, 56 to 7, for Seventh Grid Verdict". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. p. 12 – via Newspaper.com.
- ^ "Denison One Game Away From Perfect Season: Big Red Chalks Up Eighth Straight by Defeating Weseleyan". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. November 17, 1947. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bob Rock (November 24, 1947). "Denison Boasts First Unbeaten, Untied Season: Big Red Extended To Nip Wittenberg Team In Final Game, 12 to 6". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Denison University Opens Football Practice Monday". The Newark Advocate and American Tribune. September 6, 1947. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.