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1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season

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1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
Head coachRed Dawson
Home fieldCivic Stadium
Results
Record8–4–2
Division place2nd AAFC East
Playoff finishdid 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

  1. ^ 1947 Buffalo Bills
  2. ^ "1947 Buffalo Bills Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.