10 in the final AP Poll, and outscored all opponents by a total of 240 to 49.

[1] Georgia Tech shut out seven of eleven opponents and allowed an average of only 4.5 points per game, the third lowest among major college teams during the 1947 season.

[1] Tackle Bob Davis was a consensus first-team pick for the 1947 College Football All-America Team.

[2] Five Georgia Tech players were honored by the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press (UP) on the 1947 All-SEC football team: Davis (AP-1, UP); guard Bill Healy (AP-1, UP); halfback Allen Bowen (AP-3); end George Broadnax (AP-3); and center Louis Hook (AP-3).

[3][4] The team played its home games at Grant Field in Atlanta.