1947 Boston Yanks season

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1947 Boston Yanks season
Head coachClipper Smith
Home fieldFenway Park
Results
Record4–7–1
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Before the season[]

Draft[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft
1947 Boston Yanks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Fritz Barzilauskas  G Yale
2 13 Walt Heap  B Texas Signed with Los Angeles Dons (AAFC)
3 15 John Rapacz  C Oklahoma
4 25 Al Baldwin  E Arkansas Signed with Buffalo Bills
5 27 Carroll Vogelaar  T San Francisco
6 37 George Sullivan  E Notre Dame Played with Yanks in 1948
7 47 Joe Watt  HB Syracuse
8 57 Bill Chipley  E Washington & Lee
9 67 Gene Malinowski  B Detroit Played with Yanks in 1948
10 77 Bob Hazelhurst  HB Denver Played with Yanks in 1948
11 87 Alex Sidorik  T Mississippi State
12 97 Wally Roberts  E Holy Cross
13 107 Bob Sullivan  HB Iowa
14 117 Leo Long  B Duke
15 127 Frank Parker  T Holy Cross
16 137 Hugo Marcolini  B St. Bonaventure
17 147 Marion Shirley  T Oklahoma City
18 157 Roland Nabors  LB Texas Tech
19 167 Pat Kennelly  E Southeastern Louisiana
20 177 Darrell Waller  B Washington State
21 187 Paul Hart  B Delaware
22 197 Gene Lamoure  G Fresno State
23 207 Hank Kolaskinski  B Wyoming
24 217 Ed Heap  T Texas
25 227 John Polzin  G TCU
26 237 Dave Bloxom  B TCU
27 247 Odell Stautzenberger  G Texas A&M
28 257 Dick Chatterton  B BYU
29 267 Tom Rodgers  T Bucknell
30 277 John Prchlik  DT Yale
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Game
recap
1 Bye
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[]

NFL Eastern Division
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 W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 8 4 0 .667 6–2 308 242 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 8 4 0 .667 6–2 240 259 W1
Boston Yanks 4 7 1 .364 3–4–1 168 256 L2
Washington Redskins 4 8 0 .333 3–5 295 367 W1
New York Giants 2 8 2 .200 1–6–1 190 309 L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References[]

  1. ^ 1947 Boston Yanks
  2. ^ "1947 Boston Yanks Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
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