1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season

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1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season
Head coach Cliff Battles
Home field Ebbets Field
Results
Record3–10–1
Division place3rd AAFC East
Playoff finishdid 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

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 31at San Francisco 49ers L 7–230–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
2September 7at Baltimore Colts L 7–160–2 Municipal Stadium Recap
3September 12 Cleveland Browns L 7–550–3 Ebbets Field Recap
4September 19at Los Angeles Dons L 21–480–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
5 Bye
6October 3at Chicago Rockets W 35–311–4 Soldier Field Recap
7October 12at New York Yankees L 7–311–5 Yankee Stadium Recap
8October 17 Buffalo Bills T 14–141–5–1Ebbets Field Recap
9October 26at Buffalo Bills L 7–351–6–1 Civic Stadium Recap
10October 31 Chicago Rockets W 7–32–6–1Ebbets Field Recap
11November 9at Cleveland Browns L 12–132–7–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
12November 16 Baltimore Colts W 21–142–8–1Ebbets Field Recap
13November 23 Los Angeles Dons L 12–162–9–1Ebbets Field Recap
14November 27 San Francisco 49ers L 7–212–10–1Ebbets Field Recap
15December 7 New York Yankees L 17–202–11–1Ebbets Field 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.

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References

  1. 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers
  2. "1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.