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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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