In its second season under head coach Ben Schwartzwalder, the team compiled a 9–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 368 to 49.
The team's only loss was to Temple by a 7–6 score.
The team was invited to play in the 1948 Tangerine Bowl, but the school's athletic committee declined the invitation.
68 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.
[2] The team played its home games at Muhlenberg Field in Allentown, Pennsylvania.