The 1947 Boston Yanks season was their fourth in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–8–1, winning four games.1947 Boston Yanks They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
Before the season Draft
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap Sources 2 September 29 New York Giants T 7–7 0–0–1 Fenway Park Recap 3 October 5 Detroit Lions L 7–21 0–1–1 Fenway Park Recap 4 October 12 Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–30 0–2–1 Fenway Park Recap 5 October 19 at New York Giants W 14–0 1–2–1 Polo Grounds Recap 6 October 26 at Chicago Cardinals L 7–27 1–3–1 Comiskey Park Recap 7 November 2 Chicago Bears L 24–28 1–4–1 Fenway Park Recap 8 November 9 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–16 2–4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 9 November 16 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–32 2–5–1 Shibe Park Recap 10 November 23 Philadelphia Eagles W 21–14 3–5–1 Fenway Park Recap 11 November 30 Washington Redskins W 27–24 4–5–1 Fenway Park Recap 12 December 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–17 4–6–1 Forbes Field Recap 13 December 14 at Washington Redskins L 13–40 4–7–1 Griffith Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Roster 1947 Boston Yanks final roster Quarterbacks 22 Boley Dancewicz P
Backs 10 Joe Golding RB/CB 15 John Grigas FB/LB 16 Howard Maley RB/QB/P 17 Frank Maznicki CB/RB/K 15 Jim Mello FB/LB 8 Bill Paschal RB/CB 11 Johnny Poto CB/RB 19 Rudy Romboli RB/CB 54 Frank Seno S/RB 26 Walt Williams CB
Receivers 38 Bill Chipley 24 Hal Crisler DE 29 Don Currivan S Linemen/Linebackers 35 John Badaczewski G 36 Fritz Barzilauskas G/MG 45 Rocco Canale DT/T 65 Bill Collins G/MG 44 Tom Dean T/DT 34 Joe Domnanovich C/MLB 40 Bill Godwin OLB/C 42 Sam Goldman DE/WR 31 Bill Kennedy MLB/G 43 Bob McClure DE/G 14 Mike Micka OLB/RB 59 Tom Rodgers DT/T 21 Joe Sabasteanski C/G/OLB 27 Nick Scollard DE/WR/K 61 Al Sidorik T/DT 51 Carroll Vogelaar DT/T 55 Jim Wright MG/G rookies in italics
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