1947 AAFC season

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1947 All-America Football Conference season
Preseason August 2-24, 1947
Regular Season August 29-December 7, 1947
Postseason December 14, 1947
1946 • other seasons • 1948


The 1947 AAFC season was the second season of the All-America Football Conference. After the end of the previous season, the Miami Seahawks had accrued $350,000 dollars in debt, prompting owner Harvey Hester to declare bankruptcy and the AAFC to shut down the team. They were replaced in the Eastern division by the Baltimore Colts. The Buffalo Bisons chose to rename their franchise, holding a contest to determine the new name. The winner requested the new name to be the Buffalo Bills, named after "Buffalo Bill" Cody.

Publications

Programs
Week Date Teams Venue
Preseason August 24, 1947 San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Dons Kezar Stadium
Week 1 August 29, 1947 Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts Rubber Bowl
August 29, 1947 Chicago Rockets vs. Los Angeles Dons Soldier Field
August 31, 1947 San Francisco 49ers vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Kezar Stadium
August 31, 1947 Buffalo Bills vs. New York Yankees Civic Stadium
Week 2 September 5, 1947 Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills Cleveland Stadium
September 7, 1947 Baltimore Colts vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Municipal Stadium
September 7, 1947 San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Dons Kezar Stadium
Week 3 September 12, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Cleveland Browns Ebbets Field
September 12, 1947 Los Angeles Dons vs. New York Yankees Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 4 September 19, 1947 Chicago Rockets vs. Buffalo Bills Soldier Field
September 19, 1947 Los Angeles Dons vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 21, 1947 Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts Cleveland Stadium
September 21, 1947 San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Yankees Kezar Stadium
Week 5 September 28, 1947 Baltimore Colts vs. New York Yankees Municipal Stadium
September 28, 1947 Buffalo Bills vs. San Francisco 49ers Civic Stadium
Week 6 October 3, 1947 Chicago Rockets vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Soldier Field
October 5, 1947 Los Angeles Dons vs. Buffalo Bills Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 5, 1947 Baltimore Colts vs. San Francisco 49ers Municipal Stadium
Week 7 October 12, 1947 New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Yankee Stadium
October 12, 1947 San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Rockets Kezar Stadium
October 12, 1947 Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Dons Cleveland Stadium
October 19, 1947 Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Rockets Cleveland Stadium
Week 8 October 19, 1947 Baltimore Colts vs. Los Angeles Dons Municipal Stadium
Week 9 October 26, 1947 Los Angeles Dons vs. Baltimore Colts Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 26, 1947 Buffalo Bills vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Civic Stadium
October 26, 1947 San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns Kezar Stadium
Week 10 November 2, 1947 Buffalo Bills vs. Cleveland Browns Civic Stadium
November 2, 1947 Los Angeles Dons vs. San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 11 November 9, 1947 Cleveland Browns vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Cleveland Stadium
November 9, 1947 New York Yankees vs. San Francisco 49ers Yankee Stadium
Week 12 November 16, 1947 New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dons Yankee Stadium
November 16, 1947 Cleveland Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers Cleveland Stadium
Week 13 November 23, 1947 Baltimore Colts vs. Buffalo Bills Memorial Stadium
November 23, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Los Angeles Dons Ebbets Field
November 23, 1947 New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Browns Yankee Stadium
Week 14 November 27, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers vs. San Francisco 49ers Ebbets Field
November 27, 1947 Los Angeles Dons vs. Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 30, 1947 Baltimore Colts vs. Chicago Rockets Municipal Stadium
Week 15 December 7, 1947 San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills Kezar Stadium
December 7, 1947 Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts Municipal Stadium
Postseason December 14, 1947 New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Browns Yankee Stadium
Media Guides and Yearbooks
Media Guides AAFC Record Manual • Chicago Rockets • Los Angeles Dons
Yearbooks
All-America Football Conference
Teams Baltimore Colts • Brooklyn-New York Yankees • Buffalo Bills • Chicago Hornets • Cleveland Browns • Los Angeles Dons • San Francisco 49ers
Seasons 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949
Venues Burdine Stadium • Civic Stadium • Ebbets Field • Kezar Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Soldier Field • Yankee Stadium
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