The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team matched their previous output of 3-10-1.1947 Brooklyn Dodgers They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
The team's statistical leaders included Bob Hoernschemeyer with 783 passing yards and 702 rushing yards, Saxon Judd with 204 receiving yards, and Mickey Colmer with 60 points scored.
Season schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 August 31 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–23 0–1 Kezar Stadium 31,874 Recap 2 September 7 at Baltimore Colts L 7–16 0–2 Municipal Stadium 27,418 Recap 3 Cleveland Browns L 7–55 0–3 Ebbets Field 18,876 Recap 4 at Los Angeles Dons L 21–48 0–4 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 38,817 Recap — Bye 5 at Chicago Rockets W 35–31 1–4 Soldier Field 16,844 Recap 6 October 12 at New York Yankees L 7–31 1–5 Yankee Stadium 21,882 Recap 7 Buffalo Bills T 14–14 1–5–1 Ebbets Field 9,792 Recap 8 October 26 at Buffalo Bills L 7–35 1–6–1 Civic Stadium 23,762 Recap 9 Chicago Rockets W 7–3 2–6–1 Ebbets Field 2,960 According to Hy Turkin of the New York Daily News, "only several hundred weatherproof fans were in the stands." Recap Hy Turkin, "Dodgers Mire Rockets, 7–3," New York Daily News, Nov. 1, 1947, p. 26."Halloween! Flock Wets Rockets, 7–3," New York Daily News, Nov. 1, 1947 (Final Edition), p. 26.William F. Goodrich, "Dodgers Prove Better Mudders Than Rockets," Brooklyn Eagle, Nov. 1, 1947, sports pp. 1, 6.Edward Prell, "Dodgers Beat Rockets, 7–3; Tenth Setback," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 1,, 1947, p. 19. 10 November 9 at Cleveland Browns L 12–13 2–7–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,279 Recap 11 November 16 Baltimore Colts W 21–14 2–8–1 Ebbets Field 9,604 Recap 12 November 23 Los Angeles Dons L 12–16 2–9–1 Ebbets Field 11,866 Recap 13 San Francisco 49ers L 7–21 2–10–1 Ebbets Field 9,837 Recap 14 December 7 New York Yankees L 17–20 2–11–1 Ebbets Field 14,166 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Division standings
Roster Brooklyn Dodgers 1947 rosterBacks 81 Al Akins S/RB 72 Mickey Colmer FB/LB/P 80 Monk Gafford CB/RB 82 Elmore Harris RB 90 Bob Hoernschemeyer RB/CB 91 Dub Jones RB/S 61 Walt MacDonald RB/S 70 Bob Perina CB/RB/P 62 Doyle Tackett RB/S 92 Lee Tevis CB/RB/P
Ends/Receivers 53 Saxon Judd 51 Jim McCarthy 52 Herb Nelson 50 Ted Scruggs 55 Hal Thompson rookies in italics Linemen/Linebackers 31 George Bernhardt G/DG 33 Harry Buffington G 24 Lou Daukas C/LB 40 Nick Daukas T 21 Joe Gibson LB/C 22 Ed Gustafson LB/C 37 Amos Harris DG 47 Charlie Huneke DT 35 Ed Jeffers DG 63 Al Kowalski LB 41 Ed Mieszkowski T/DT 43 Martin Ruby T/DT 20 Tex Warrington G/DG 48 Harlan Wetz T/DT 44 Garland Williams T/DT
Special teams 45 Phil Martinovich K
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