1947 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1947 Alabama Crimson Tide football
Sugar Bowl, L 7–27 vs. Texas
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 6
1947 record	8–3 (5–2 SEC)
Head coach	Harold Drew (1st year)
Captain	John Wozniak
Home stadium	Denny Stadium Legion Field
Seasons ← 1946 1948 →

1947 SEC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13 Ole Miss $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#10 Georgia Tech	4	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
#6 Alabama	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Mississippi State	2	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Georgia	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Vanderbilt	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Tulane	2	–	3	–	2			2	–	5	–	2
LSU	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Kentucky	2	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Tennessee	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Auburn	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Florida	0	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total Mississippi Southern 0 0 7 0 7 • Alabama 6 7 7 14 34 Date: September 20 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 30,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Alabama 0 6 14 0 20 • Tulane 0 14 7 0 21 Date: September 27 Location: Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA Game attendance: 60,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Alabama 0 0 0 7 7 • Vanderbilt 7 0 0 7 14 Date: October 4 Location: Dudley Field Nashville, TN Game attendance: 22,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total Duquesne 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 0 7 13 6 26 Date: October 11 Location: Denny Stadium Tuscaloosa, AL Game attendance: 25,000 Source:

Third Saturday in October

1 2 3 4 Total Tennessee 0 0 0 0 0 • Alabama 0 0 7 3 10 Date: October 18 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 32,000 Sources:

1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 7 0 7 3 17 Georgia 0 7 0 0 7 Date: October 25 Location: Sanford Stadium Athens, GA Game attendance: 48,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total #13 Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 • #18 Alabama 6 7 0 0 13 Date: November 1 Location: McLean Stadium Lexington, KY Game attendance: 24,000 Source:

1 2 3 4 Total #6 Georgia Tech 0 0 0 7 7 • #14 Alabama 7 7 0 0 14 Date: November 15 Location: Legion Field Birmingham, AL Game attendance: 35,000 Source:

The 1947 Alabama Crimson Tide football team (variously "Alabama", "UA" or "Bama") represented the University of Alabama in the 1947 college football season. It was the Crimson Tide's 53rd overall and 14th season as a member of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The team was led by head coach Harold Drew, in his first year, and played their home games at Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished with a record of eight wins and three losses (8–3 overall, 5–2 in the SEC) and with a loss in the Sugar Bowl.

After the Crimson Tide opened the season with a victory over Mississippi Southern, Alabama lost consecutive. games against Tulane and Vanderbilt to open the season 1–2. However, the Crimson Tide rebounded to win their final seven games against Duquesne, Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky, Georgia Tech, LSU and Miami. Alabama then lost to Texas in the Sugar Bowl to finish the season 8–3.

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