1947 Portland Pilots football team

The 1947 Portland Pilots football team was an American football team that represented the University of Portland as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its second year under head coach Hal Moe, the team compiled a 1–8 record. The team played its home games at Multnomah Stadium in Portland, Oregon.

Players included Jim Sweeney, who played as an end for Portland's freshman team in 1947.^[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings released in mid-December, Portland was ranked at No. 227 out of 500 college football teams.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Saint Mary's	Oaks Park Oakland, CA	L 13–26	15,300	[3]
September 27	at Montana	Dornblaser Field Missoula, MT	L 0–21		[4]
October 5	Hawaiian All-Stars (Leialums)	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 6–14	7,500	[5]
October 11	at Nevada	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 6–51	> 6,000	[6]
October 18	at Idaho	Neale Stadium Moscow, ID	L 7–22	7,500	[7]
October 25	at Oregon State	Bell Field Corvallis, OR	L 0–40		[8]
October 31	Washington State	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	L 0–35		[9]
November 8	vs. Montana State*	Mitchell Stadium Anaconda, MT	L 13–20	3,000	[10]
November 15	Willamette	Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR	W 27–0		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming