1947 Washington University Bears football team

The 1947 Washington University Bears football team represented Washington University in St. Louis as an independent during the 1947 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Weeb Ewbank, the Bears compiled a record of 5–3. Washington University played home games at Francis Field in St. Louis.

1947 Washington University Bears football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–3
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank (1st season)
Home stadium	Francis Field

1947 Midwestern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame			–					9	–	0	–	0
Youngstown			–					8	–	2	–	0
Michigan State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Ball State			–					5	–	1	–	2
Ohio Wesleyan			–					6	–	2	–	1
Wayne			–					5	–	2	–	0
Dayton			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Detroit			–					6	–	4	–	0
Bowling Green			–					5	–	5	–	0
Xavier			–					4	–	4	–	1
Marquette			–					4	–	5	–	0
Central Michigan			–					2	–	5	–	1
Valparaiso			–					2	–	5	–	1
Michigan State Normal			–					1	–	6	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	2:30 p.m.	Missouri Valley	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	L 13–28	9,000
October 4		at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 6–14	7,000
October 11		at Oberlin	Oberlin, OH	W 35–7	3,200
October 18	2:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 40–14	8,200
November 1	2:00 p.m.	at Illinois State Normal	McCormick Field Normal, IL	W 14–13	5,000
November 8	2:00 p.m.	Central (MO)	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 27–7	7,500
November 15	2:00 p.m.	Grinnell	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 40–12	9,700
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Parkway Field Louisville, KY	L 20–33	8,000
Homecoming All times are in Central time