1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
| 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season |
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| Head coach |
Red Dawson |
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| Results |
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| Record |
8-4-2 |
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| Division place |
2nd AAFC East |
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| Playoff finish |
did not qualify |
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| Timeline |
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The 1947 Buffalo Bills season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 3-10-1, winning eight games.[1] Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Season schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
| 1 |
August 31, 1947 |
at New York Yankees |
W 28-24 |
| 2 |
September 5, 1947 |
at Cleveland Browns |
L 30-14 |
| 3 |
September 14, 1947 |
Chicago Rockets |
W 28-20 |
| 4 |
September 19, 1947 |
at Chicago Rockets |
W 31-14 |
| 5 |
September 28, 1947 |
San Francisco 49ers |
L 41-24 |
| 6 |
October 5, 1947 |
at Los Angeles Dons |
W 27-25 |
| 7 |
October 12, 1947 |
Baltimore Colts |
W 20-15 |
| 8 |
October 17, 1947 |
at Brooklyn Dodgers |
T 14-14 |
| 9 |
October 26, 1947 |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
W 35-7 |
| 10 |
November 2, 1947 |
Cleveland Browns |
L 28-7 |
| 11 |
November 9, 1947 |
Los Angeles Dons |
W 25-0 |
| 12 |
November 23, 1947 |
at Baltimore Colts |
W 33-14 |
| 13 |
November 30, 1947 |
at New York Yankees |
L 35-13 |
| 14 |
December 7, 1947 |
at San Francisco 49ers |
T 21-21 |
Division standings
References