1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season

1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
Head coach Red Dawson
Results
Record 8-4-2
Division place 2nd AAFC East
Playoff finish did not qualify

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

AAFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Yankees 11 2 1 .846 378 239 W-2
Buffalo Bills 8 4 2 .667 320 288 T-1
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 10 1 .231 181 340 L-3
Baltimore Colts 2 11 1 .154 167 377 L-1

References

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