Team: | Buffalo Bills (AAFC) |
Year: | 1947 |
Record: | 8–4–2 |
Division Place: | 2nd AAFC East |
Coach: | Red Dawson |
Stadium: | Civic Stadium |
Playoffs: | did not qualify |
Previous: | 1946 |
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]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | ||
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1 | August 31 | New York Yankees | W 28–24 | 1–0 | Civic Stadium | Recap | ||
2 | at Cleveland Browns | L 14–30 | 1–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap | |||
3 | September 14 | Chicago Rockets | W 28–20 | 2–1 | Civic Stadium | Recap | ||
4 | at Chicago Rockets | W 31–14 | 3–1 | Soldier Field | Recap | |||
5 | September 28 | San Francisco 49ers | L 24–41 | 3–2 | Civic Stadium | Recap | ||
6 | October 5 | at Los Angeles Dons | W 27–25 | 4–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap | ||
7 | October 12 | Baltimore Colts | W 20–15 | 5–2 | Civic Stadium | Recap | ||
8 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | T 14–14 | 5–2–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |||
9 | October 26 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 35–7 | 6–2–1 | Civic Stadium | Recap | ||
10 | November 2 | L 7–28 | 6–3–1 | Civic Stadium | Recap | |||
11 | November 9 | Los Angeles Dons | W 25–0 | 7–3–1 | Civic Stadium | Recap | ||
12 | Bye | |||||||
13 | November 23 | at Baltimore Colts | W 33–14 | 8–3–1 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | ||
14 | November 30 | at New York Yankees | L 13–35 | 8–4–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | ||
15 | December 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | T 21–21 | 8–4–2 | Kezar Stadium | Recap | ||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |