1947 Los Angeles Rams season
Appearance
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1947 Los Angeles Rams season | |
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Head coach | Bob Snyder |
Home field | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 6–6 |
Division place | 4th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1947 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's tenth year with the National Football League and the second season in Los Angeles.
Before the season
[edit]Draft
[edit]1947 Los Angeles Rams draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 9 | Herman Wedemeyer | B | St. Mary's | |
3 | 21 | Don Paul * | LB | UCLA | Played for Rams beginning in 1948 |
5 | 33 | Gordon Gray | B | USC | |
6 | 43 | Paul Evanson | T | Oregon State | |
7 | 53 | Bill Smyth | DE | Penn State | |
8 | 63 | Bill McGovern | C | Washington | |
9 | 73 | Max Partin | B | Tennessee | |
10 | 83 | Carl Samuelson | DT | Nebraska | |
11 | 93 | Russ Steger | B | Illinois | |
12 | 103 | Dante Lavelli * † | E | Ohio State | A member of the Cleveland Browns |
13 | 113 | Mike Dimitro | G | UCLA | |
14 | 123 | John Kissell | DT | Boston College | |
15 | 133 | George Fuchs | B | Wisconsin | |
16 | 143 | Ralph Chubb | B | Michigan | |
17 | 153 | Don Hardy | E | USC | |
18 | 163 | Ed Champagne | T | LSU | |
19 | 173 | Jim Dewar | B | Indiana | Signed with Cleveland Browns (AAFC) |
20 | 183 | Ben Reiges | B | UCLA | Signed with the Los Angeles Bulldogs (PCFL) |
21 | 193 | Leon McLaughlin * | C | UCLA | Played with Rams beginning in 1951 |
22 | 203 | Charlie Elliott | T | Oregon | Signed with New York Yankees (AAFC) |
23 | 213 | Lou Levanti | C | Illinois | |
24 | 223 | J. D. Cheek | T | Oklahoma A&M | |
25 | 233 | Bob Dal Porto | B | California | |
26 | 243 | Gene Standefer | B | Texas Tech | |
27 | 253 | Bob David | G | Villanova | |
28 | 263 | Jim Hunnicutt | G | South Carolina | |
29 | 273 | John Comer | B | Holy Cross | |
30 | 283 | Hal Dean | G | Ohio State | |
31 | 291 | James Atwell | B | South Carolina | |
32 | 299 | Bob Prymuski | G | Illinois | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
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1 | Bye | ||||||
2 | September 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 48–7 | 1–0 | Forbes Field | 35,658 | Recap |
3 | October 5 | at Green Bay Packers | L 14–17 | 1–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 31,613 | Recap |
4 | October 12 | at Detroit Lions | W 27–13 | 2–1 | Briggs Stadium | 42,955 | Recap |
5 | October 19 | Chicago Cardinals | W 27–7 | 3–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 69,631 | Recap |
6 | October 26 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–14 | 3–2 | Shibe Park | 36,364 | Recap |
7 | November 2 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 10–17 | 3–3 | Comiskey Park | 40,075 | Recap |
8 | November 9 | Boston Yanks | L 16–27 | 3–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 19,715 | Recap |
9 | November 16 | Chicago Bears | L 21–41 | 3–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 36,702 | Recap |
10 | November 23 | Detroit Lions | W 28–17 | 4–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 17,693 | Recap |
11 | November 30 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–30 | 4–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 31,080 | Recap |
12 | December 7 | at Chicago Bears | W 17–14 | 5–6 | Wrigley Field | 34,215 | Recap |
13 | December 14 | New York Giants | W 34–10 | 6–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 24,050 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
[edit]NFL Western Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–1 | 306 | 231 | W2 | |
Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4–4 | 363 | 241 | L2 | |
Green Bay Packers | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 5–3 | 274 | 210 | L1 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 259 | 214 | W2 | |
Detroit Lions | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 0–8 | 231 | 305 | L3 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
[edit]- ^ "1947 Los Angeles Rams Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2020.