1947 Los Angeles Rams season
1947 Los Angeles Rams season | |
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Head coach | Bob Snyder |
Home field | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 6–6 |
Division place | 4th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1947 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's tenth year with the National Football League and the second season in Los Angeles.
Before the season
Draft
1947 Los Angeles Rams draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 9 | Herman Wedemeyer | B | St. Mary's | |
3 | 21 | Don Paul * | LB | UCLA | Played for Rams beginning in 1948 |
5 | 33 | Gordon Gray | B | USC | |
6 | 43 | Paul Evanson | T | Oregon State | |
7 | 53 | Bill Smyth | DE | Penn State | |
8 | 63 | Bill McGovern | C | Washington | |
9 | 73 | Max Partin | B | Tennessee | |
10 | 83 | Carl Samuelson | DT | Nebraska | |
11 | 93 | Russ Steger | B | Illinois | |
12 | 103 | Dante Lavelli * † | E | Ohio State | A member of the Cleveland Browns |
13 | 113 | Mike Dimitro | G | UCLA | |
14 | 123 | John Kissell | DT | Boston College | |
15 | 133 | George Fuchs | B | Wisconsin | |
16 | 143 | Ralph Chubb | B | Michigan | |
17 | 153 | Don Hardy | E | USC | |
18 | 163 | Ed Champagne | T | LSU | |
19 | 173 | Jim Dewar | B | Indiana | Signed with Cleveland Browns (AAFC) |
20 | 183 | Ben Reiges | B | UCLA | Signed with the Los Angeles Bulldogs (PCFL) |
21 | 193 | Leon McLaughlin * | C | UCLA | Played with Rams beginning in 1951 |
22 | 203 | Charlie Elliott | T | Oregon | Signed with New York Yankees (AAFC) |
23 | 213 | Lou Levanti | C | Illinois | |
24 | 223 | J. D. Cheek | T | Oklahoma A&M | |
25 | 233 | Bob Dal Porto | B | California | |
26 | 243 | Gene Standefer | B | Texas Tech | |
27 | 253 | Bob David | G | Villanova | |
28 | 263 | Jim Hunnicutt | G | South Carolina | |
29 | 273 | John Comer | B | Holy Cross | |
30 | 283 | Hal Dean | G | Ohio State | |
31 | 291 | James Atwell | B | South Carolina | |
32 | 299 | Bob Prymuski | G | Illinois | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
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1 | Bye | ||||||
2 | September 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 48–7 | 1–0 | Forbes Field | 35,658 | Recap |
3 | October 5 | at Green Bay Packers | L 14–17 | 1–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 31,613 | Recap |
4 | October 12 | at Detroit Lions | W 27–13 | 2–1 | Briggs Stadium | 42,955 | Recap |
5 | October 19 | Chicago Cardinals | W 27–7 | 3–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 69,631 | Recap |
6 | October 26 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–14 | 3–2 | Shibe Park | 36,364 | Recap |
7 | November 2 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 10–17 | 3–3 | Comiskey Park | 40,075 | Recap |
8 | November 9 | Boston Yanks | L 16–27 | 3–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 19,715 | Recap |
9 | November 16 | Chicago Bears | L 21–41 | 3–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 36,702 | Recap |
10 | November 23 | Detroit Lions | W 28–17 | 4–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 17,693 | Recap |
11 | November 30 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–30 | 4–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 31,080 | Recap |
12 | December 7 | at Chicago Bears | W 17–14 | 5–6 | Wrigley Field | 34,215 | Recap |
13 | December 14 | New York Giants | W 34–10 | 6–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 24,050 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
NFL Western Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–1 | 306 | 231 | W2 | |
Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 4–4 | 363 | 241 | L2 | |
Green Bay Packers | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 5–3 | 274 | 210 | L1 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 259 | 214 | W2 | |
Detroit Lions | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 0–8 | 231 | 305 | L3 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ "1947 Los Angeles Rams Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 4, 2020.