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.
| 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC) season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dan Topping |
| Head coach | Ray Flaherty |
| Home field | Yankee Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 11–2–1 |
| Division place | 1st AAFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost AAFC Championship (vs. Browns) 3–14 |
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
edit| 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
edit| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | December 14 | Cleveland Browns | L 3–14 | Yankee Stadium | 61,879 | Recap |
Division standings
edit| 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.
| 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
edit- ^ 1947 New York Yankees Archived October 5, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "1947 New York Yankees Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ "Buddy Gets Off," The Afro-American [Baltimore], Nov. 8, 1947, p. 14.