1947 Boston Yanks season
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The 1947
Boston Yanks
season was their fourth in the league
. The team improved on their previous season
's output of 2-8-1, winning four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
1947 NFL season
The 1947 NFL season was the 28th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded the regular season by one game from eleven games per team to twelve, a number that remained constant until the 1961 season....
Boston Yanks
Boston Yanks
The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts...
season was their fourth in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team improved on their previous season
1946 Boston Yanks season
The 1946 Boston Yanks season was their third in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 3-6-1, winning only two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...
's output of 2-8-1, winning four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 29, 1947 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
T 7-7 |
| 2 | October 5, 1947 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 21-7 |
| 3 | October 12, 1947 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 30-14 |
| 4 | October 19, 1947 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 14-0 |
| 5 | October 26, 1947 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 27-7 |
| 6 | November 2, 1947 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 28-24 |
| 7 | November 9, 1947 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27-16 |
| 8 | November 16, 1947 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 32-0 |
| 9 | November 23, 1947 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 21-14 |
| 10 | November 30, 1947 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 27-24 |
| 11 | December 7, 1947 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 17-7 |
| 12 | December 14, 1947 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 40-13 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1947 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1947 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 15th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 6–5, winning eight games. The team qualified for the playoffs for the first time in fifteen seasons.-Off Season:... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 308 | 242 | W-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1947 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1947 Pittsbutgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 14th season of play as part of the NFL. The team improved on its 1946 record by winning eight games and losing four... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 240 | 259 | W-1 |
| Boston Yanks | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 168 | 256 | L-2 |
| Washington Redskins 1947 Washington Redskins season The 1947 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-5-1 record from 1946.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 295 | 367 | W-1 |
| New York Giants 1947 New York Giants season The 1947 New York Giants season was the 23rd season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
2 | 8 | 2 | .200 | 190 | 309 | L-1 |