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.

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	[1] [2]
October 4		at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 6–14	7,000	[3] [4]
October 11		at Oberlin	Oberlin, OH	W 35–7	3,200	[5] [6]
October 18	2:30 p.m.	Arkansas State	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 40–14	8,200	[7] [8]
November 1	2:00 p.m.	at Illinois State Normal	McCormick Field Normal, IL	W 14–13	5,000	[9] [10]
November 8	2:00 p.m.	Central (MO)	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 27–7	7,500	[11] [12] [13]
November 15	2:00 p.m.	Grinnell	Francis Field St. Louis, MO	W 40–12	9,700	[14] [15] [16]
November 22	2:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Parkway Field Louisville, KY	L 20–33	8,000	[17] [18] [19]
Homecoming All times are in Central time

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