1947 Chicago Rockets season

1947 Chicago Rockets season
Head coach	Jim Crowley and Hampton Pool
Home stadium	Soldier Field
Results
Record	1–13
Division place	4th AAFC West
Playoffs	did not qualify
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The 1947 Chicago Rockets season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve upon their previous output of 5-6-3, winning only one game. ^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Vacanti with 1,571 passing yards, Bill Daley with 447 rushing yards, and Ray Ramsey with 768 receiving yards and 60 points scored (39 extra points, 15 field goals). ^[2]

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	August 24	vs. Brooklyn Dodgers	L 17–20	0–1	Ute Stadium

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	August 29	Los Angeles Dons	L 21–24	0–1	Soldier Field	41,128	Recap
2	September 5	at New York Yankees	L 26–48	0–2	Yankee Stadium	36,777	Recap
3	September 14	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–28	0–3	War Memorial Stadium	33,648	Recap
4	September 19	Buffalo Bills	L 14–31	0–4	Soldier Field	22,685	Recap
5	September 26	Cleveland Browns	L 21–41	0–5	Soldier Field	18,450	Recap
6	October 3	Brooklyn Dodgers	L 31–35	0–6	Soldier Field	16,844	Recap
7	October 12	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–42	0–7	Kezar Stadium	23,300	Recap
8	October 19	at Cleveland Browns	L 28–31	0–8	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	35,266	Recap
9	October 24	New York Yankees	L 7–28	0–9	Soldier Field	20,310	Recap
10	October 31	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 3–7	0–10	Ebbets Field	2,960 [3]	Recap	[4] [5] [6] [7]
11	November 7	Baltimore Colts	W 27–21	1–10	Soldier Field	5,395	Recap	[8]
—	Bye
12	November 21	San Francisco 49ers	L 16–41	1–11	Soldier Field	5,791	Recap
13	November 30	at Baltimore Colts	L 7–14	1–12	Memorial Stadium	14,085	Recap
14	December 7	at Los Angeles Dons	L 14–34	1–13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	20,856	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Division standings

AAFC Western Division
view talk edit	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

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

References

1. 1947 Chicago Rockets
2. "1947 Chicago Rockets 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.
8. William Fay, "Rockets Whip Colts for First Victory, 27 to 21: 24 Point Second Quarter Ends Losses at Ten," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 8, 1947, p. 19.