1947 Chicago Rockets season

The 1947 Chicago Rockets season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve upon their previous output of 5-6-3, winning only one game.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

1947 Chicago Rockets season
Head coach	Jim Crowley and Hampton Pool
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	1–13
Division place	4th AAFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify
← 1946 Rockets seasons 1948 →

The team's statistical leaders included Sam Vacanti with 1,571 passing yards, Bill Daley with 447 rushing yards, and Ray Ramsey with 768 receiving yards and 60 points scored (39 extra points, 15 field goals).^[2]

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	August 30	vs. Brooklyn Dodgers	L 17–20	0–1	Ute Stadium

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Game recap
1	August 29	Los Angeles Dons	L 21–24	0–1	Soldier Field	Recap
2	September 5	at New York Yankees	L 26–48	0–2	Yankee Stadium	Recap
3	September 14	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–28	0–3	War Memorial Stadium	Recap
4	September 19	Buffalo Bills	L 14–31	0–4	Soldier Field	Recap
5	September 26	Cleveland Browns	L 21–41	0–5	Soldier Field	Recap
6	October 3	Brooklyn Dodgers	L 31–35	0–6	Soldier Field	Recap
7	October 12	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–42	0–7	Kezar Stadium	Recap
8	October 19	at Cleveland Browns	L 28–31	0–8	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	Recap
9	October 24	New York Yankees	L 7–28	0–9	Soldier Field	Recap
10	October 31	at Brooklyn Dodgers	L 3–7	0–10	Ebbets Field	Recap
11	November 7	Baltimore Colts	W 27–21	1–10	Soldier Field	Recap
12	Bye
13	November 21	San Francisco 49ers	L 16–41	1–11	Soldier Field	Recap
14	November 30	at Baltimore Colts	L 7–14	1–12	Memorial Stadium	Recap
15	December 7	at Los Angeles Dons	L 14–34	1–13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Division standings

AAFC Western Division
view talk edit	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

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

References

1. 1947 Chicago Rockets
2. "1947 Chicago Rockets Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
3. "1947 Chicago Rockets (AAFC)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 29, 2023.