In its ninth season under head coach Wally Butts, the team compiled a 7–4–1 record (3–3 against SEC opponents), tied for fifth place in the SEC, and outscored opponents by a total of 212 to 135.
[1] Quarterback John Rauch led the team on offense.
He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2003.
Three Georgia players received honors from the Associated Press (AP) on the 1947 All-SEC football team: end Dan Edwards (AP-1); quarterback John Rauch (AP-2); and guard Herbert St. John (AP-2).
40 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.