1947 New York Yankees (AAFC) season

1947 New York Yankees (AAFC) season
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
	← 1946; New York Yankees (AAFC); 1948 →;

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

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

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
Championship	December 14	Cleveland Browns	L 3–14	Yankee Stadium	61,879	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.

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