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Prior to the start of the 1947–48 academic year, the State of Ohio withdrew support from the church-supported portion of the school. The two portions of the school then split and fielded separate football teams with different coaches. Lewis, who had been the coach at
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Athletic Association football standings
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612:responsibility for coaching the state school, and
2017:1947 Midwest Athletic Association football season
1419:. November 9, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via
1397:. November 2, 1947. p. Sports 5 – via
1139:. College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from
1286:. October 5, 1947. p. Sports 3 – via
562:1947 Wilberforce State Green Wave football team
1479:"Wilberforce Subdues Grambling in Hard Battle"
1236:"Two Wilberforce Teams Bring Impossible Snarl"
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1194:. November 28, 1947. p. 79 – via
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1441:. November 28, 1947. p. 7 – via
1353:. October 21, 1947. p. 20 – via
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1264:. October 4, 1947. p. 15 – via
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1303:"Wilberforce's Eleven Wins Negro Battle"
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1115:"Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings"
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597:. The team's only defeat was against
580:. In its 12th season under head coach
1999:National championship seasons in bold
1325:"Wilberforce State Swamps Kittyhawks"
1280:"Wilberforce State Wins At Cleveland"
29:Wilberforce State Green Wave football
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1347:"Wilberforce One Of 39 Perfect 11's"
1188:"Wilberforce Tops Bergen JC, 40-12"
1214:"Wilberforce Wins Bowl Tilt, 26-0"
1212:Bob Brachman (December 15, 1947).
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605:as the 1947 national champion.
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1137:"Central State Yearly Results"
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1119:The Pittsburgh Courier
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1537:Bowls & rivalries
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960:Bergen Junior College
1413:"Wilberforce Victor"
1143:on September 6, 2015
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1391:"'Force Wins, 32-6"
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