| 1947 San Francisco 49ers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Tony Morabito |
| General manager | John Blackinger |
| Head coach | Buck Shaw |
| Home stadium | Kezar Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4–2 |
| Division place | 2ndAAFC West |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
The1947 San Francisco 49ers season was thefranchise's secondseason in theAll-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.[1] The team did have its first tie[2] in franchise history, a 28–28 standoff in week 6 against theBaltimore Colts. For the second time in as many seasons, the 49ers placed 2nd[3] in the West division, coming one spot short of playing in the league championship game.
The team's statistical leaders includedFrankie Albert with 1,692 passing yards,Johnny Strzykalski with 906 rushing yards, andAlyn Beals with 655 receiving yards and 60 points scored.[4]
Although the All-America Football Conference wasintegrated from its inception, the 1947 49ers did not have a singleblack player on their roster.[5]
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 24 | Los Angeles Dons | L 7–14 | 0–1 | Kezar Stadium | 40,000 | [6] |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Sources | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 31 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 23–7 | 1–0 | Kezar Stadium | 31,874 | [7] | ||
| 2 | September 7 | Los Angeles Dons | W 17–14 | 2–0 | Kezar Stadium | 31,298 | [8] | ||
| 3 | September 14 | Baltimore Colts | W 14–7 | 3–0 | Kezar Stadium | 25,787 | [9] | ||
| 4 | September 21 | New York Yankees | L 16–21 | 3–1 | Kezar Stadium | 52,819 | [10] | ||
| 5 | September 28 | atBuffalo Bills | W 41–24 | 4–1 | Civic Stadium | 36,099 | [11] | ||
| 6 | October 5 | atBaltimore Colts | T 28–28 | 4–1–1 | Memorial Stadium | 29,556 | [12] | ||
| 7 | October 12 | Chicago Rockets | W 42–28 | 5–1–1 | Kezar Stadium | 23,300 | [13] | ||
| — | Bye | ||||||||
| 8 | October 26 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–14 | 5–2–1 | Kezar Stadium | 54,483 | [14] | ||
| 9 | November 2 | atLos Angeles Dons | W 26–16 | 6–2–1 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 53,726 | [15] | ||
| 10 | November 9 | atNew York Yankees | L 16–24 | 6–3–1 | Yankee Stadium | 37,342 | [16] | ||
| 11 | November 16 | atCleveland Browns | L 14–37 | 6–4–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 76,504 | [17] | ||
| 12 | November 21 | atChicago Rockets | W 41–16 | 7–4–1 | Soldier Field | 5,791 | [18] | ||
| 13 | November 27 | atBrooklyn Dodgers | W 21–7 | 8–4–1 | Ebbets Field | 9,837 | [19] | ||
| 14 | December 7 | Buffalo Bills | T 21–21 | 8–4–2 | Kezar Stadium | 22,943 | [20] | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text. | |||||||||
| AAFC Western Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Cleveland Browns | 12 | 1 | 1 | .923 | 5–1 | 410 | 185 | W2 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 4 | 2 | .667 | 4–2 | 327 | 264 | T1 | |
| Los Angeles Dons | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 3–3 | 328 | 256 | W1 | |
| Chicago Rockets | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 0–6 | 263 | 425 | L3 | |