The 1947 Stanford Indians football team was an

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team that represented

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in the

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(PCC) during the 1947 college football season. In its third year under head coach

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, the team compiled a 0–9 record, finished last in the PCC, and was outscored by a total of 214 to 73. The 1947 season was one of two winless season in the history of Stanford football (the other was the 1960 season). The team played its home games at

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