1947 Season

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Record: 6-4
Combined Statistics: Link

Head Coach: Bud Houghton (3rd year)
Record To-Date at Massillon: 21-6-3

Team Captains: Earl Johnson, Maurice Eberhart

All-Ohio: Julius Wittman (3rd)

AP State Poll:
1. Barberton (10-0) (INS State Champion)
2. Elyria (10-0)
3. Canton McKinley (8-1) – defeated Warren Harding; lost to Canton LIncoln
4. Cleveland Cathedral Latin
5. Columbus West (10-0)
6. Hamilton (9-1)
7. Warren Harding (9-1) – lost to Canton McKinley
8. Salem (10-0)
9. Upper Sandusky (10-0)
10. Toledo Libbey (9-1)

All-Time Record: 292-120-28
Series Record vs. Canton McKinley: 22-25-5

Noteworthy Items: (1) Down 12-0 at the half, Massillon roared back in the second half to defeat Steubenville 13-12. (2) Massillon lost to eventual state champ Barberton, 26-12. Barberton was coached by Massillon grad Harry Strobel.

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