The 1947 Cal Aggies football team represented the College of Agriculture at Davis—now known as the

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—as a member of the

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(FWC) during the

1947 college football season The 1947 college football season finished with Notre Dame, Michigan, and Penn State all unbeaten and untied, but the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were the first place choice for 107 of the 142 voters in the final AP Poll in early December, and re ...

. Led by eighth-year head coach

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, the Aggies compiled an overall record of 4–5 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, sharing the FWC title with . The team was outscored by its opponents 123 to 116 for the season. The Cal Aggies played home games at A Street field on campus in

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