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1947 New York Yankees (AAFC) season Head coach Ray Flaherty Record 11-2-1 Division place 1st AAFC East Playoff finish Lost AAFC Championship
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.
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
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
1
August 31, 1947
at Buffalo Bills
L 28-24
2
September 5, 1947
Chicago Rockets
W 48-26
3
September 12, 1947
at Los Angeles Dons
W 30-14
4
September 21, 1947
at San Francisco 49ers
W 21-16
5
September 28, 1947
at Baltimore Colts
W 21-7
6
October 5, 1947
at Cleveland Browns
L 26-17
7
October 12, 1947
Brooklyn Dodgers
W 31-7
8
October 24, 1947
at Chicago Rockets
W 28-7
9
November 2, 1947
Baltimore Colts
W 35-21
10
November 9, 1947
San Francisco 49ers
W 24-16
11
November 16, 1947
Los Angeles Dons
W 16-13
12
November 23, 1947
Cleveland Browns
T 28-28
13
November 30, 1947
Buffalo Bills
W 35-13
14
December 7, 1947
at Brooklyn Dodgers
W 20-17
Playoffs
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Championship
December 14, 1947
Cleveland Browns
L 14-3
Division standings
References