American football team season
The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their second in the All-America Football Conference . The team matched their previous output of 3-10-1.[ 1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
The team's statistical leaders included Bob Hoernschemeyer with 783 passing yards and 702 rushing yards, Saxon Judd with 204 receiving yards, and Mickey Colmer with 60 points scored.[ 2]
Season schedule
Game
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
Sources
1
August 31
at San Francisco 49ers
L 7–23
0–1
Kezar Stadium
31,874
Recap
2
September 7
at Baltimore Colts
L 7–16
0–2
Municipal Stadium
27,418
Recap
3
Cleveland Browns
L 7–55
0–3
Ebbets Field
18,876
Recap
4
at Los Angeles Dons
L 21–48
0–4
L.A. Memorial Coliseum
38,817
Recap
—
Bye
5
at Chicago Rockets
W 35–31
1–4
Soldier Field
16,844
Recap
6
October 12
at New York Yankees
L 7–31
1–5
Yankee Stadium
21,882
Recap
7
Buffalo Bills
T 14–14
1–5–1
Ebbets Field
9,792
Recap
8
October 26
at Buffalo Bills
L 7–35
1–6–1
Civic Stadium
23,762
Recap
9
Chicago Rockets
W 7–3
2–6–1
Ebbets Field
2,960 [ 3]
Recap
[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
10
November 9
at Cleveland Browns
L 12–13
2–7–1
Cleveland Municipal Stadium
30,279
Recap
11
November 16
Baltimore Colts
W 21–14
2–8–1
Ebbets Field
9,604
Recap
12
November 23
Los Angeles Dons
L 12–16
2–9–1
Ebbets Field
11,866
Recap
13
San Francisco 49ers
L 7–21
2–10–1
Ebbets Field
9,837
Recap
14
December 7
New York Yankees
L 17–20
2–11–1
Ebbets Field
14,166
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Division standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.
References
^ 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers
^ "1947 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics & Players" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020 .
^ According to Hy Turkin of the New York Daily News, "only several hundred weatherproof fans were in the stands."
^ Hy Turkin, "Dodgers Mire Rockets, 7–3," New York Daily News, Nov. 1, 1947, p. 26.
^ "Halloween! Flock Wets Rockets, 7–3," New York Daily News, Nov. 1, 1947 (Final Edition), p. 26.
^ William F. Goodrich, "Dodgers Prove Better Mudders Than Rockets," Brooklyn Eagle, Nov. 1, 1947, sports pp. 1, 6 .
^ Edward Prell, "Dodgers Beat Rockets, 7–3; Tenth Setback," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 1,, 1947, p. 19.