Season leaderboard
Top 25 College Football Games of 1947
Every completed game in the season, scored without team allegiance by game-time AP poll strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 78/100
- Overtime
- 0
National ranking
The season's top 25
25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 1947PostseasonNeutral site
SMU vs. Penn State
SMU 13, Penn State 13
No. 4 SMU vs. No. 5 Penn State · 0-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
78
Game score
- 1947Week 8
Texas at SMU
Texas 13, SMU 14
No. 7 Texas vs. No. 3 SMU · 1-point margin
Ranking 42/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
76
Game score
- 1947Week 5
Army at Illinois
Army 0, Illinois 0
No. 9 Army vs. No. 11 Illinois · 0-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
67
Game score
- 1947Week 7
SMU at UCLA
SMU 7, UCLA 0
No. 3 SMU vs. No. 18 UCLA · 7-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1947PostseasonNeutral site
Kansas vs. Georgia Tech
Kansas 14, Georgia Tech 20
No. 13 Kansas vs. No. 9 Georgia Tech · 6-point margin
Ranking 30/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
- 1947Week 5
Notre Dame at Purdue
Notre Dame 22, Purdue 7
No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 14 Purdue · 15-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
- 1947Week 7
Army at Columbia
Army 20, Columbia 21
No. 11 Army vs. No. 19 Columbia · 1-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1947Week 4
USC at Rice
USC 7, Rice 7
No. 5 USC vs. Unranked Rice · 0-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1947Week 9
Army at Notre Dame
Army 7, Notre Dame 27
No. 11 Army vs. No. 1 Notre Dame · 20-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
- 1947PostseasonNeutral site
Alabama vs. Texas
Alabama 7, Texas 27
No. 7 Alabama vs. No. 6 Texas · 20-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 15/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
- 1947Week 7
Minnesota at Michigan
Minnesota 6, Michigan 13
Unranked Minnesota vs. No. 1 Michigan · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1947Week 8
California at UCLA
California 6, UCLA 0
No. 11 California vs. No. 17 UCLA · 6-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1947Week 8
Michigan at Illinois
Michigan 14, Illinois 7
No. 2 Michigan vs. Unranked Illinois · 7-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1947PostseasonNeutral site
Georgia vs. Maryland
Georgia 20, Maryland 20
No. 9 Georgia vs. Unranked Maryland · 0-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 1947Week 5
SMU at Oklahoma State
SMU 21, Oklahoma State 14
No. 3 SMU vs. Unranked Oklahoma State · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
- 1947Week 3
Navy at California
Navy 7, California 14
Unranked Navy vs. No. 4 California · 7-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1947Week 6
North Carolina at William & Mary
North Carolina 13, William & Mary 7
No. 19 North Carolina vs. No. 12 William & Mary · 6-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1947Week 9
Georgia Tech at Navy
Georgia Tech 16, Navy 14
No. 9 Georgia Tech vs. Unranked Navy · 2-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1947Week 7
USC at California
USC 39, California 14
No. 4 USC vs. No. 9 California · 25-point margin
Ranking 39/50 · Closeness 10/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1947Week 9
Penn State at Temple
Penn State 7, Temple 0
No. 5 Penn State vs. Unranked Temple · 7-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1947Week 7
West Virginia at Penn State
West Virginia 14, Penn State 21
Unranked West Virginia vs. No. 5 Penn State · 7-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
- 1947Week 7
Rice at Texas
Rice 0, Texas 12
No. 20 Rice vs. No. 7 Texas · 12-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1947Week 5
Navy at Duke
Navy 14, Duke 14
Unranked Navy vs. No. 13 Duke · 0-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
- 1947PostseasonNeutral site
Michigan vs. USC
Michigan 49, USC 0
No. 2 Michigan vs. No. 3 USC · 49-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 0/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 1947PostseasonNeutral site
William & Mary vs. Arkansas
William & Mary 19, Arkansas 21
No. 13 William & Mary vs. Unranked Arkansas · 2-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason games use the final regular-season AP poll published before bowl and playoff results. Overtime uses period scoring when available, then explicit overtime notes as a fallback. Historical seasons may have less complete period and box-score data.