Schedule
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Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source October 4 Lafayette W 59–051,283 [4]
October 11 at Dartmouth No. 7 W 32–012,000 [5]
October 18 Columbia No. 8 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 34–1470,000 [6]
October 25 Navy No. 8 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 21–080,000 [7]
November 1 at Princeton No. 4 W 26–749,000 [8]
November 8 No. 10 Virginia No. 4 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 19–779,000 [9]
November 15 No. 13 Army No. 3 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA T 7–780,000 [10]
November 27 Cornell No. 8 Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry ) W 21–080,000 [11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Rankings
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Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Final AP 7 8 8 4 (11) 4 (8) 3 (7) 6 8 8 7
References
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^ "1947 Pennsylvania Quakers Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 9, 2019 .
^ "Football Award Winners" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2016. p. 8. Retrieved October 21, 2017 .
^ "1947 Heisman Trophy Voting" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2019 .
^ Art Morrow (October 5, 1947). "Penn Crushes Lafayette, 59-0; 51,283 See Luongo Score Four" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . pp. 1S, 4S – via Newspapers.com .
^ Art Morrow (October 12, 1947). "Penn's Fourth-Period Drives Crush Dartmouth Eleven, 32-0" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com .
^ Art Morrow (October 19, 1947). "Penn Downs Columbia, 34-14, Before 70,000" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com .
^ Art Morrow (October 26, 1947). "80,000 Watch Penn Win, 21-0" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com .
^ Art Morrow (November 2, 1947). "Penn Beats Princeton for 5th Straight, 26-7" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. 33 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Art Morrow (November 9, 1947). "Penn Beats Virginia, 19-7, on Deuber's Runs" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com .
^ Art Morrow (November 16, 1947). "Unbeaten Penn Ties Army, 7-7, Before 80,000" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com .
^ Oliver H. Crawford (November 28, 1947). "Whole City Gives Thanks; 80,000 See Penn Triumph" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com .