1947 Baltimore Colts season
Appearance
1947 Baltimore Colts season | |
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Head coach | Cecil Isbell |
Results | |
Record | 2–11–1 |
Division place | 4th AAFC |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1947 Baltimore Colts season was their inaugural season in the AAFC. In their first season as a franchise, they finished last in their division, winning only two games.[1]
The team's statistical leaders included Bud Schwenk with 2,236 passing yards, Bus Mertes with 321 rushing yards, and Billy Hillenbrand with 702 receiving yards and 60 points scored.[2]
Season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | September 7, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 16–7 |
2 | September 14, 1947 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–7 |
3 | September 21, 1947 | at Cleveland Browns | L 28–0 |
4 | September 28, 1947 | New York Yankees | L 21–7 |
5 | October 5, 1947 | San Francisco 49ers | T 28–28 |
6 | October 12, 1947 | at Buffalo Bills | L 20–15 |
7 | October 19, 1947 | Los Angeles Dons | L 38–10 |
8 | October 26, 1947 | at Los Angeles Dons | L 56–0 |
9 | November 2, 1947 | at New York Yankees | L 35–21 |
10 | November 7, 1947 | at Chicago Rockets | L 27–21 |
11 | November 16, 1947 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 21–14 |
12 | November 23, 1947 | Buffalo Bills | L 33–14 |
13 | November 30, 1947 | Chicago Rockets | W 14–7 |
14 | December 7, 1947 | Cleveland Browns | L 42–0 |
Division standings
AAFC East | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
New York Yankees | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 378 | 239 | W-2 |
Buffalo Bills | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 320 | 288 | T-1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 181 | 340 | L-3 |
Baltimore Colts | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 167 | 377 | L-1 |
References
- ^ 1947 Baltimore Colts
- ^ "1947 Baltimore Colts Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.