1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season

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1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season
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Head coach Cliff Battles
Home stadium Ebbets Field
Results
Record3–10–1
Division place3rd AAFC East
Playoffsdid not qualify

The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team matched their previous output of 3-10-1. [1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

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The team's statistical leaders included Bob Hoernschemeyer with 783 passing yards and 702 rushing yards, Saxon Judd with 204 receiving yards, and Mickey Colmer with 60 points scored. [2]

Season schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1August 31at San Francisco 49ers L 7–230–1 Kezar Stadium 31,874 Recap
2September 7at Baltimore Colts L 7–160–2 Municipal Stadium 27,418 Recap
3September 12 Cleveland Browns L 7–550–3 Ebbets Field 18,876 Recap
4September 19at Los Angeles Dons L 21–480–4 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 38,817 Recap
— Bye
5October 3at Chicago Rockets W 35–311–4 Soldier Field 16,844 Recap
6October 12at New York Yankees L 7–311–5 Yankee Stadium 21,882 Recap
7October 17 Buffalo Bills T 14–141–5–1Ebbets Field9,792 Recap
8October 26at Buffalo Bills L 7–351–6–1 Civic Stadium 23,762 Recap
9October 31 Chicago Rockets W 7–32–6–1Ebbets Field2,960 [3] Recap [4] [5] [6] [7]
10November 9at Cleveland Browns L 12–132–7–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,279 Recap
11November 16 Baltimore Colts W 21–142–8–1Ebbets Field9,604 Recap
12November 23 Los Angeles Dons L 12–162–9–1Ebbets Field11,866 Recap
13November 27 San Francisco 49ers L 7–212–10–1Ebbets Field9,837 Recap
14December 7 New York Yankees L 17–202–11–1Ebbets Field14,166 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Division standings

AAFC Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
New York Yankees 1121.8465–1378239W2
Buffalo Bills 842.6674–1–1320288T1
Brooklyn Dodgers 3101.2311–4–1181340L3
Baltimore Colts 2111.1541–5167377L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.
AAFC Western Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Cleveland Browns 1211.9235–1410185W2
San Francisco 49ers 842.6674–2327264T1
Los Angeles Dons 770.5003–3328256W1
Chicago Rockets 1130.0710–6263425L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

References

  1. ↑ 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers
  2. ↑ "1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ According to Hy Turkin of the New York Daily News, "only several hundred weatherproof fans were in the stands."
  4. ↑ Hy Turkin, "Dodgers Mire Rockets, 7–3," New York Daily News, Nov. 1, 1947, p. 26.
  5. ↑ "Halloween! Flock Wets Rockets, 7–3," New York Daily News, Nov. 1, 1947 (Final Edition), p. 26.
  6. ↑ William F. Goodrich, "Dodgers Prove Better Mudders Than Rockets," Brooklyn Eagle, Nov. 1, 1947, sports pp. 1, 6.
  7. ↑ Edward Prell, "Dodgers Beat Rockets, 7–3; Tenth Setback," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 1,, 1947, p. 19.
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