1947 New York Yankees (AAFC) season

1947 New York Yankees (AAFC) season
OwnerDan Topping
Head coachRay Flaherty
Home fieldYankee Stadium
Results
Record11–2–1
Division place1st AAFC East
Playoff finishLost 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

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 31 at Buffalo Bills L 24–28 0–1 Civic Stadium Recap
2 September 5 Chicago Rockets W 48–26 1–1 Yankee Stadium Recap
3 September 12 at Los Angeles Dons W 30–14 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
4 September 21 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–16 3–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
5 September 28 at Baltimore Colts W 21–7 4–1 Municipal Stadium Recap
6 October 5 at Cleveland Browns L 17–26 4–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
7 October 12 Brooklyn Dodgers W 31–7 5–2 Yankee Stadium Recap
8 Bye
9 October 24 at Chicago Rockets W 28–7 6–2 Soldier Field Recap
10 November 2 Baltimore Colts W 35–21 7–2 Yankee Stadium Recap
11 November 9 San Francisco 49ers W 24–16 8–2 Yankee Stadium Recap
12 November 16 Los Angeles Dons W 16–13 9–2 Yankee Stadium Recap
13 November 23 Cleveland Browns T 28–28 9–2–1 Yankee Stadium Recap
14 November 30 Buffalo Bills W 35–13 10–2–1 Yankee Stadium Recap
15 December 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 20–17 11–2–1 Ebbets Field Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap
Championship December 14 Cleveland Browns L 3–14 Yankee Stadium Recap

Division standings

AAFC Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Yankees 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.

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.