The 1947 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's second season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). They began the season hoping to improve upon the previous season's output of 9–5, and they had a similar output this season, 8–4–2.1947 San Francisco 49ers The team did have its first tieSan Francisco 49ers 28 at Baltimore Colts 28 in franchise history, a 28–28 standoff in week 6 against the Baltimore Colts. For the second time in as many seasons, the 49ers placed 2nd1947 AAFC Standings in the West division, coming one spot short of playing in the league championship game.

The team's statistical leaders included Frankie Albert with 1,692 passing yards, Johnny Strzykalski with 906 rushing yards, and Alyn Beals with 655 receiving yards and 60 points scored.

Although the All-America Football Conference was integrated from its inception, the 1947 49ers did not have a single black player on their roster."Piggott Tallies," The Afro-American [Baltimore], Nov. 8, 1947, p. 14.

Staff

Roster 1947 San Francisco 49ers final roster Quarterbacks P S/P

Ends/Receivers

Linemen/Linebackers LB/C LB/G G/MG T/DT C/LB C/LB LB/C/G MG/G G/MG DT/T LB/FB DT/T LB/C LB G/T/MG/DT T/DT Backs CB/RB RB/S CB/RB CB/RB FB/LB LB/FB RB/CB K/CB/RB RB/CB

rookies in italics

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 Los Angeles Dons L 7–14 0–1 Kezar Stadium 40,000

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 August 31 Brooklyn Dodgers W 23–7 1–0 Kezar Stadium 31,874 2 September 7 Los Angeles Dons W 17–14 2–0 Kezar Stadium 31,298 3 September 14 Baltimore Colts W 14–7 3–0 Kezar Stadium 25,787 4 September 21 New York Yankees L 16–21 3–1 Kezar Stadium 52,819 5 September 28 at Buffalo Bills W 41–24 4–1 Civic Stadium 36,099 6 October 5 at Baltimore Colts T 28–28 4–1–1 Memorial Stadium 29,556 7 October 12 Chicago Rockets W 42–28 5–1–1 Kezar Stadium 23,300 — Bye 8 October 26 Cleveland Browns L 7–14 5–2–1 Kezar Stadium 54,483 9 November 2 at Los Angeles Dons W 26–16 6–2–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 53,726 10 November 9 at New York Yankees L 16–24 6–3–1 Yankee Stadium 37,342 11 November 16 at Cleveland Browns L 14–37 6–4–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 76,504 12 November 21 at Chicago Rockets W 41–16 7–4–1 Soldier Field 5,791 13 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–7 8–4–1 Ebbets Field 9,837 14 December 7 Buffalo Bills T 21–21 8–4–2 Kezar Stadium 22,943 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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