1947 New York Yankees (AAFC) season

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1947 New York Yankees (AAFC) season
Owner Dan Topping
Head coach Ray Flaherty
Home stadium Yankee Stadium
Results
Record11–2–1
Division place1st AAFC East
PlayoffsLost AAFC Championship
(vs. Browns) 3–14

The 1947 New York Yankees season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 10-3-1, winning eleven games. [1] For the second consecutive season, they lost to the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC Championship.

Contents

The team's statistical leaders included Spec Sanders with 1,442 passing yards, 1,432 rushing yards, and 114 points scored, and Jack Russell with 368 receiving yards. [2]

Season schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1August 31at Buffalo Bills L 24–280–1 Civic Stadium 32,385 Recap
2September 5 Chicago Rockets W 48–261–1 Yankee Stadium 36,777 Recap
3September 12at Los Angeles Dons W 30–142–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 82,675 Recap
4September 21at San Francisco 49ers W 21–163–1 Kezar Stadium 52,819 Recap
5September 28at Baltimore Colts W 21–74–1 Municipal Stadium 51,583 Recap
6October 5at Cleveland Browns L 17–264–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 80,067 Recap
7October 12 Brooklyn Dodgers W 31–75–2Yankee Stadium21,882 Recap
— Bye
8October 24at Chicago Rockets W 28–76–2 Soldier Field 20,310 Recap
9November 2 Baltimore Colts W 35–217–2Yankee Stadium21,714 Recap [3]
10November 9 San Francisco 49ers W 24–168–2Yankee Stadium37,342 Recap
11November 16 Los Angeles Dons W 16–139–2Yankee Stadium37,625 Recap
12November 23 Cleveland Browns T 28–289–2–1Yankee Stadium70,060 Recap
13November 30 Buffalo Bills W 35–1310–2–1Yankee Stadium39,012 Recap
14December 7at Brooklyn Dodgers W 20–1711–2–1 Ebbets Field 14,166 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentResultVenueAttendanceRecapSources
ChampionshipDecember 14 Cleveland Browns L 3–14 Yankee Stadium 61,879 Recap

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.

References

  1. ↑ 1947 New York Yankees Archived October 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "1947 New York Yankees Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Buddy Gets Off," The Afro-American [Baltimore], Nov. 8, 1947, p. 14.
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