In its first and only season under head coach Ed Williamson, the team compiled a 0–5 record and was outscored by a total of 90 to 18.
[1] The team played its home games at Centennial Field in Tallahassee, Florida.
Ed Williamson served as both athletic director and football coach and vowed to develop "a 'well rounded athletic program' without particular emphasis on football or any other single sport.
"[3] In five games during the 1947 season, the team gained only 687 yards from scrimmage.
"Red" Parrish was the team's leading rusher with 111 yards.