1947 Boston Yanks season
National Football League team season
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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
1947 Boston Yanks draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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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 |
[2]
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Game recap | |
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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
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