| 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Red Dawson |
| Home stadium | Civic Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4–2 |
| Division place | 2nd AAFC East |
| Playoffs | did not qualify |
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.
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]
Although the All-America Football Conference was integrated from its inception, the 1947 Bills did not have a single black player on their roster. [3]
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 31 | New York Yankees | W 28–24 | 1–0 | Civic Stadium | 32,385 | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 5 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14–30 | 1–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 63,263 | Recap | ||
| 3 | September 14 | Chicago Rockets | W 28–20 | 2–1 | Civic Stadium | 33,648 | Recap | ||
| 4 | September 19 | at Chicago Rockets | W 31–14 | 3–1 | Soldier Field | 22,685 | Recap | ||
| 5 | September 28 | San Francisco 49ers | L 24–41 | 3–2 | Civic Stadium | 36,099 | Recap | ||
| 6 | October 5 | at Los Angeles Dons | W 27–25 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 36,087 | Recap | ||
| 7 | October 12 | Baltimore Colts | W 20–15 | 5–2 | Civic Stadium | 27,345 | Recap | ||
| 8 | October 17 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | T 14–14 | 5–2–1 | Ebbets Field | 9,792 | Recap | ||
| 9 | October 26 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 35–7 | 6–2–1 | Civic Stadium | 23,762 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 2 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–28 | 6–3–1 | Civic Stadium | 43,167 | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 9 | Los Angeles Dons | W 25–0 | 7–3–1 | Civic Stadium | 21,293 | Recap | ||
| — | Bye | ||||||||
| 12 | November 23 | at Baltimore Colts | W 33–14 | 8–3–1 | Municipal Stadium | 19,593 | Recap | ||
| 13 | November 30 | at New York Yankees | L 13–35 | 8–4–1 | Yankee Stadium | 39,012 | Recap | ||
| 14 | December 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | T 21–21 | 8–4–2 | Kezar Stadium | 22,943 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||||
| AAFC Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Yankees | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 5–1 | 378 | 239 | W2 | |
| Buffalo Bills | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4–1–1 | 320 | 288 | T1 | |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 1–4–1 | 181 | 340 | L3 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 1–5 | 167 | 377 | L1 | |
| AAFC Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 12 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 5–1 | 410 | 185 | W2 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4–2 | 327 | 264 | T1 | |
| Los Angeles Dons | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 328 | 256 | W1 | |
| Chicago Rockets | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 0–6 | 263 | 425 | L3 | |