1947 Los Angeles Dons season
| 1947 Los Angeles Dons season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Mel Hein, Ted Shipkey, and Dudley DeGroot |
| Home field | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–7 |
| Division place | 3rd AAFC West |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The 1947 Los Angeles Dons season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7-5-2, losing seven games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
The team's statistical leaders included Charlie O'Rourke with 1,449 passing yards, John Kimbrough with 562 rushing yards, Dale Gentry with 352 receiving yards, and Ben Agajanian with 84 points scored (39 extra points, 15 field goals).[2]
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 29, 1947 | at Chicago Rockets | W 24-21 |
| 2 | September 7, 1947 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17-14 |
| 3 | September 12, 1947 | New York Yankees | L 30-14 |
| 4 | September 19, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 48-21 |
| 5 | October 5, 1947 | Buffalo Bills | L 27-25 |
| 6 | October 12, 1947 | at Cleveland Browns | W 13-10 |
| 7 | October 19, 1947 | at Baltimore Colts | W 38-10 |
| 8 | October 26, 1947 | Baltimore Colts | W 56-0 |
| 9 | November 2, 1947 | San Francisco 49ers | L 26-16 |
| 10 | November 9, 1947 | at Buffalo Bills | L 25-0 |
| 11 | November 16, 1947 | at New York Yankees | L 16-13 |
| 12 | November 23, 1947 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 16-12 |
| 13 | November 27, 1947 | Cleveland Browns | L 27-17 |
| 14 | December 7, 1947 | Chicago Rockets | W 34-14 |
Division standings
| AAFC West | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns | 12 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 410 | 185 | W-2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 327 | 264 | T-1 |
| Los Angeles Dons | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 328 | 256 | W-1 |
| Chicago Rockets | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 263 | 425 | L-3 |
References
- ^ 1947 Los Angeles Dons
- ^ "1947 Los Angeles Dons Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.