[1] The Hoosiers played their home games at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Indiana.
McMillin retired from his position as head coach at the end of the year.
Three Indiana players received honors from Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP), or International News Service (INS) on the 1947 All-Big Nine Conference football team: guard Howie Brown (AP-1, INS-1, UP-1); halfback George Taliaferro (AP-2, INS-2); and end Lou Mihajlovich (AP-2, INS-2).
17 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.
[5] [15][16][17] Three Indiana players were selected in the 1948 NFL draft, as follows:[18]