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.1947 Buffalo Bills Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

The team's statistical leaders included George Ratterman with 1,840 passing yards, Chet Mutryn with 868 rushing yards and 73 points scored, and Al Baldwin with 468 receiving yards.

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

Season schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 August 31 New York Yankees W 28–24 1–0 Civic Stadium 32,385 Recap 2 at Cleveland Browns L 14–30 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 63,263 Recap 3 September 14 Chicago Rockets W 28–20 2–1 Civic Stadium 33,648 Recap 4 at Chicago Rockets W 31–14 3–1 Soldier Field 22,685 Recap 5 September 28 San Francisco 49ers L 24–41 3–2 Civic Stadium 36,099 Recap 6 October 5 at Los Angeles Dons W 27–25 4–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 36,087 Recap 7 October 12 Baltimore Colts W 20–15 5–2 Civic Stadium 27,345 Recap 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers T 14–14 5–2–1 Ebbets Field 9,792 Recap 9 October 26 Brooklyn Dodgers W 35–7 6–2–1 Civic Stadium 23,762 Recap 10 November 2 Cleveland Browns L 7–28 6–3–1 Civic Stadium 43,167 Recap 11 November 9 Los Angeles Dons W 25–0 7–3–1 Civic Stadium 21,293 Recap — Bye 12 November 23 at Baltimore Colts W 33–14 8–3–1 Municipal Stadium 19,593 Recap 13 November 30 at New York Yankees L 13–35 8–4–1 Yankee Stadium 39,012 Recap 14 December 7 at San Francisco 49ers T 21–21 8–4–2 Kezar Stadium 22,943 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Division standings

Roster 1947 Buffalo Bills final rosterBacks Al Baldwin S/WR Steve Juzwik K/RB George Koch CB/RB Vic Kulbitski FB/LB Pug Manders FB/LB Chet Mutryn CB/RB George Ratterman QB/S Julie Rykovich RB/CB George Terlep S/QB Lou Tomasetti RB/LB Alex Wizbicki FB/LB Linemen/Linebackers Graham Armstrong T/K Jack Carpenter T Bert Corley C George Doherty T Gil Duggan T/DT George Groves G/LB Joe Haynes C/LB Ed Hirsch LB/FB John Kerns DT/T Chet Kozel DT/T Hal Lahar G/DG Rocco Pirro G/DG Felto Prewitt LB/C Vince Scott G/DG Ends/Receivers Marty Comer Al Coppage Paul Gibson Fay King Ray Kuffel Vince Mazza

Special teams Albie Reisz P/S

Reserve Jack Morton DE/WR (IR)

rookies in italics

References

Further reading

Kenneth R. Crippen, The Original Buffalo Bills: A History of the All-America Football Conference TEam, 1946–1949. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2010. Jeffrey J. Miller and Greg D. Tranter, Relics: The History of The Buffalo Bills in Objects and Memorabilia. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2021.