1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
| 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Red Dawson |
| Home field | Civic Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4–2 |
| Division place | 2nd AAFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1947 Buffalo Bills season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 3-10-1, winning eight games.[1] Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
The team's statistical leaders included George Ratterman with 1,840 passing yards, Chet Mutryn with 868 rushing yards and 73 points scored, and Al Baldwin with 468 receiving yards.[2]
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 31, 1947 | at New York Yankees | W 28-24 |
| 2 | September 5, 1947 | at Cleveland Browns | L 30-14 |
| 3 | September 14, 1947 | Chicago Rockets | W 28-20 |
| 4 | September 19, 1947 | at Chicago Rockets | W 31-14 |
| 5 | September 28, 1947 | San Francisco 49ers | L 41-24 |
| 6 | October 5, 1947 | at Los Angeles Dons | W 27-25 |
| 7 | October 12, 1947 | Baltimore Colts | W 20-15 |
| 8 | October 17, 1947 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | T 14-14 |
| 9 | October 26, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 35-7 |
| 10 | November 2, 1947 | Cleveland Browns | L 28-7 |
| 11 | November 9, 1947 | Los Angeles Dons | W 25-0 |
| 12 | November 23, 1947 | at Baltimore Colts | W 33-14 |
| 13 | November 30, 1947 | at New York Yankees | L 35-13 |
| 14 | December 7, 1947 | at San Francisco 49ers | T 21-21 |
Division standings
| AAFC East | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Buffalo Bills
- ^ "1947 Buffalo Bills Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.