1947 New York Yankees (AAFC) season

1947 New York Yankees (AAFC) season
OwnerDan Topping
Head coachRay Flaherty
Home stadiumYankee Stadium
Results
Record11–2–1
Division place1st AAFC East
PlayoffsLost AAFC Championship
(vs. Browns) 3–14

The 1947 New York Yankees season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 10-3-1, winning eleven games.[1] For the second consecutive season, they lost to the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC Championship.

The team's statistical leaders included Spec Sanders with 1,442 passing yards, 1,432 rushing yards, and 114 points scored, and Jack Russell with 368 receiving yards.[2]

Season schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 August 31 at Buffalo Bills L 24–28 0–1 Civic Stadium 32,385 Recap
2 September 5 Chicago Rockets W 48–26 1–1 Yankee Stadium 36,777 Recap
3 September 12 at Los Angeles Dons W 30–14 2–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 82,675 Recap
4 September 21 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–16 3–1 Kezar Stadium 52,819 Recap
5 September 28 at Baltimore Colts W 21–7 4–1 Municipal Stadium 51,583 Recap
6 October 5 at Cleveland Browns L 17–26 4–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 80,067 Recap
7 October 12 Brooklyn Dodgers W 31–7 5–2 Yankee Stadium 21,882 Recap
— Bye
8 October 24 at Chicago Rockets W 28–7 6–2 Soldier Field 20,310 Recap
9 November 2 Baltimore Colts W 35–21 7–2 Yankee Stadium 21,714 Recap [3]
10 November 9 San Francisco 49ers W 24–16 8–2 Yankee Stadium 37,342 Recap
11 November 16 Los Angeles Dons W 16–13 9–2 Yankee Stadium 37,625 Recap
12 November 23 Cleveland Browns T 28–28 9–2–1 Yankee Stadium 70,060 Recap
13 November 30 Buffalo Bills W 35–13 10–2–1 Yankee Stadium 39,012 Recap
14 December 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 20–17 11–2–1 Ebbets Field 14,166 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Sources
Championship December 14 Cleveland Browns L 3–14 Yankee Stadium 61,879 Recap

Division standings

AAFC Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
11 2 1 .846 5–1 378 239 W2
Buffalo Bills 8 4 2 .667 4–1–1 320 288 T1
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 10 1 .231 1–4–1 181 340 L3
Baltimore Colts 2 11 1 .154 1–5 167 377 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.
AAFC Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 12 1 1 .923 5–1 410 185 W2
San Francisco 49ers 8 4 2 .667 4–2 327 264 T1
Los Angeles Dons 7 7 0 .500 3–3 328 256 W1
Chicago Rockets 1 13 0 .071 0–6 263 425 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

References

  1. ^ 1947 New York Yankees Archived October 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "1947 New York Yankees Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Buddy Gets Off," The Afro-American [Baltimore], Nov. 8, 1947, p. 14.
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