1947 Chicago Rockets season

1947 Chicago Rockets season
Head coachJim Crowley and Hampton Pool
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record1–13
Division place4th AAFC West
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 1947 Chicago Rockets season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve upon their previous output of 5-6-3, winning only one game.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Vacanti with 1,571 passing yards, Bill Daley with 447 rushing yards, and Ray Ramsey with 768 receiving yards and 60 points scored (39 extra points, 15 field goals).[2]

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 30 vs. Brooklyn Dodgers L 17–20 0–1 Ute Stadium

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Game
recap
1 August 29 Los Angeles Dons L 21–24 0–1 Soldier Field Recap
2 September 5 at New York Yankees L 26–48 0–2 Yankee Stadium Recap
3 September 14 at Buffalo Bills L 20–28 0–3 War Memorial Stadium Recap
4 September 19 Buffalo Bills L 14–31 0–4 Soldier Field Recap
5 September 26 Cleveland Browns L 21–41 0–5 Soldier Field Recap
6 October 3 Brooklyn Dodgers L 31–35 0–6 Soldier Field Recap
7 October 12 at San Francisco 49ers L 28–42 0–7 Kezar Stadium Recap
8 October 19 at Cleveland Browns L 28–31 0–8 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
9 October 24 New York Yankees L 7–28 0–9 Soldier Field Recap
10 October 31 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 3–7 0–10 Ebbets Field Recap
11 November 7 Baltimore Colts W 27–21 1–10 Soldier Field Recap
12 Bye
13 November 21 San Francisco 49ers L 16–41 1–11 Soldier Field Recap
14 November 30 at Baltimore Colts L 7–14 1–12 Memorial Stadium Recap
15 December 7 at Los Angeles Dons L 14–34 1–13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Division 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 Chicago Rockets
  2. ^ "1947 Chicago Rockets Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 29, 2023.