1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season

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1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
Head coach Red Dawson
Home field Civic Stadium
Results
Record8–4–2
Division place2nd AAFC East
Playoff finishdid 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.

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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]

Season schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1August 31 New York Yankees W 28–241–0 Civic Stadium 32,385 Recap
2September 5at Cleveland Browns L 14–301–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 63,263 Recap
3September 14 Chicago Rockets W 28–202–1Civic Stadium33,648 Recap
4September 19at Chicago Rockets W 31–143–1 Soldier Field 22,685 Recap
5September 28 San Francisco 49ers L 24–413–2Civic Stadium36,099 Recap
6October 5at Los Angeles Dons W 27–254–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 36,087 Recap
7October 12 Baltimore Colts W 20–155–2Civic Stadium27,345 Recap
8October 17at Brooklyn Dodgers T 14–145–2–1 Ebbets Field 9,792 Recap
9October 26 Brooklyn Dodgers W 35–76–2–1Civic Stadium23,762 Recap
10November 2 Cleveland Browns L 7–286–3–1Civic Stadium43,167 Recap
11November 9 Los Angeles Dons W 25–07–3–1Civic Stadium21,293 Recap
— Bye
12November 23at Baltimore Colts W 33–148–3–1 Municipal Stadium 19,593 Recap
13November 30at New York Yankees L 13–358–4–1 Yankee Stadium 39,012 Recap
14December 7at San Francisco 49ers T 21–218–4–2 Kezar Stadium 22,943 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.

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References

  1. ↑ 1947 Buffalo Bills
  2. ↑ "1947 Buffalo Bills Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ Browns Roll On," The Afro-American [Baltimore], Nov. 8, 1947, p. 14.
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