In their first season under head coach Larry Siemering, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark 5–0 in conference play, winning the CCAA title.
At the end of the season, the Tigers were invited to two different bowl games.
The first was the Grape Bowl in Lodi, California versus Utah State.
The second was a New Year's Day (1948) game, the Raisin Bowl in Fresno, California against Wichita.
60 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.