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| 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season | |
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| Head Coach | Red Dawson |
| Home Field | Civic Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4–2 |
| Place | 2nd AAFC East |
| Playoff Finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous Season | Next Season |
| 1946 | 1948 |
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 | Record |
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| 1 | August 31 | at New York | W 28-24 | 1-0 |
| 2 | September 5 | at Cleveland | L 30-14 | 1-1 |
| 3 | September 14 | Chicago | W 28-20 | 2-1 |
| 4 | September 19 | at Chicago | W 31-14 | 3-1 |
| 5 | September 28 | San Francisco | L 41-24 | 3-2 |
| 6 | October 5 | at Los Angeles | W 27-25 | 4-2 |
| 7 | October 12 | Baltimore | W 20-15 | 5-2 |
| 8 | October 17 | at Brooklyn | T 14-14 | 5-2-1 |
| 9 | October 26 | Brooklyn | W 35-7 | 6-2-1 |
| 10 | November 2 | Cleveland | L 28-7 | 6-3-1 |
| 11 | November 9 | Los Angeles | W 25-0 | 7-3-1 |
| 12 | November 23 | at Baltimore | W 33-14 | 8-3-1 |
| 13 | November 30 | at New York | L 35-13 | 8-4-1 |
| 14 | December 7 | at San Francisco | T 21-21 | 8-4-2 |
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 on March 1, 2020.
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