1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
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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. Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
Buffalo Bills (AAFC)
The Buffalo Bills was an American Football team, based in Buffalo, NY, that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During its first season in 1946, the team was known as the Buffalo Bisons...
season was their second in the All-America Football Conference
All-America Football Conference
The All-America Football Conference was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation's best players, and introduced many lasting innovations...
. The team improved on their previous output
1946 Buffalo Bisons season
The 1946 Buffalo Bisons season was their inaugural season in the All-America Football Conference. The team finished 3-10-1, failing to qualify for the playoffs.-Season schedule:-Division standings:-References:...
of 3-10-1, winning eight games. 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 New York Yankees (AAFC) The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and often played in front of sold-out crowds . They were owned by Dan Topping, who brought many of his Brooklyn... |
W 28-24 |
| 2 | September 5, 1947 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 30-14 |
| 3 | September 14, 1947 | Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets... |
W 28-20 |
| 4 | September 19, 1947 | at Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets... |
W 31-14 |
| 5 | September 28, 1947 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 41-24 |
| 6 | October 5, 1947 | at Los Angeles Dons Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum.... |
W 27-25 |
| 7 | October 12, 1947 | Baltimore Colts | W 20-15 |
| 8 | October 17, 1947 | at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943... |
T 14-14 |
| 9 | October 26, 1947 | Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943... |
W 35-7 |
| 10 | November 2, 1947 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 28-7 |
| 11 | November 9, 1947 | Los Angeles Dons Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum.... |
W 25-0 |
| 12 | November 23, 1947 | at Baltimore Colts | W 33-14 |
| 13 | November 30, 1947 | at New York Yankees New York Yankees (AAFC) The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and often played in front of sold-out crowds . They were owned by Dan Topping, who brought many of his Brooklyn... |
L 35-13 |
| 14 | December 7, 1947 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
T 21-21 |
Division standings
| AAFC East | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Yankees 1947 New York Yankees (AAFC) season 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. For the second consecutive season, they lost to the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC Championship.... |
11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 378 | 239 | W-2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 320 | 288 | T-1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team matched their previous output of 3-10-1. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.-Season schedule:-Division standings:... |
3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 181 | 340 | L-3 |
| Baltimore Colts 1947 Baltimore Colts season The 1947 Baltimore Colts season was their inaugural season in the AAFC. In their first season as a franchise, they finished last in their division, winning only two games.-Season schedule:-Division standings:-References:... |
2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 167 | 377 | L-1 |