1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
The 1947 Buffalo Bills season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 3-10-1, winning eight games.[1] Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
| 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Red Dawson |
| Home field | Civic Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4–2 |
| Division place | 2nd AAFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The team's statistical leaders included George Ratterman with 1,840 passing yards, Chet Mutryn with 868 rushing yards and 73 points scored, and Al Baldwin with 468 receiving yards.[2]
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 31, 1947 | at New York Yankees | W 28-24 |
| 2 | September 5, 1947 | at Cleveland Browns | L 30-14 |
| 3 | September 14, 1947 | Chicago Rockets | W 28-20 |
| 4 | September 19, 1947 | at Chicago Rockets | W 31-14 |
| 5 | September 28, 1947 | San Francisco 49ers | L 41-24 |
| 6 | October 5, 1947 | at Los Angeles Dons | W 27-25 |
| 7 | October 12, 1947 | Baltimore Colts | W 20-15 |
| 8 | October 17, 1947 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | T 14-14 |
| 9 | October 26, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 35-7 |
| 10 | November 2, 1947 | Cleveland Browns | L 28-7 |
| 11 | November 9, 1947 | Los Angeles Dons | W 25-0 |
| 12 | November 23, 1947 | at Baltimore Colts | W 33-14 |
| 13 | November 30, 1947 | at New York Yankees | L 35-13 |
| 14 | December 7, 1947 | at San Francisco 49ers | T 21-21 |
Division standings
| AAFC East | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Yankees | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 378 | 239 | W-2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 320 | 288 | T-1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 181 | 340 | L-3 |
| Baltimore Colts | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 167 | 377 | L-1 |
References
- 1947 Buffalo Bills
- "1947 Buffalo Bills Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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