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1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC)

2nd place • Eastern Division • 8-4-2 .667
1947 AAFCPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Lowell Dawson
SCORES
DayDateOpponentResultLocationVenueAttendance
Mon8/18/1947NNew York Yankees7-29LNewark, NJRuppert Stadium11004
Fri8/22/1947NBaltimore Colts29-20WHershey, PAHershey Stadium7018
Sun8/31/1947HNew York Yankees28-24WBuffalo, NYCivic Stadium32385
Fri9/5/1947ACleveland Browns14-30LCleveland, OHCleveland Stadium61442
Sun9/14/1947HChicago Rockets28-20WBuffalo, NYCivic Stadium33648
Fri9/19/1947AChicago Rockets31-14WChicago, ILSoldier Field22685
Sun9/28/1947HSan Francisco 49ers24-41LBuffalo, NYCivic Stadium36099
Sun10/5/1947ALos Angeles Dons27-25WLos Angeles, CAMemorial Coliseum36087
Sun10/12/1947HBaltimore Colts20-15WBuffalo, NYCivic Stadium27345
Fri10/17/1947ABrooklyn Dodgers14-14TNew York, NYEbbets Field9972
Sun10/26/1947HBrooklyn Dodgers35-7WBuffalo, NYCivic Stadium23762
Sun11/2/1947HCleveland Browns7-28LBuffalo, NYCivic Stadium43167
Sun11/9/1947HLos Angeles Dons25-0WBuffalo, NYCivic Stadium21293
Sun11/23/1947ABaltimore Colts33-14WBaltimore, MDMuncipal Stadium19593
Sun11/30/1947ANew York Yankees13-35LNew York, NYYankee Stadium39012
Sun12/7/1947ASan Francisco 49ers21-21TSan Francisco, CAKezar Stadium22943
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Graham Armstrong43LOT-LDT-K6-323029John Carroll145
Al Baldwin57LOE-DB6-220524Arkansas1410
Lamar Blount72FB-LB6-119027East Central CC; Mississippi State60
Jack Carpenter45ROT-RDT6-023524Columbia; Missouri; Michigan134
Marty Comer53RDE-ROE-LDE-LOE6-020330Tulane1414
Al Coppage54ROE6-119531Oklahoma1411
Bert Corley23C-LB6-221527Mississippi State144
George Doherty44ROT-RDT6-021827Louisiana Tech118
Gil Duggan42LOT-LDT6-322933Oklahoma114
Fred Evans85LOH-LDH5-1118526Notre Dame40
Paul Gibson52LOE-LDE6-019523North Carolina State1410
George Groves36OG-DG5-1119526Marquette80
Joe Haynes22OG-DG-C-LB6-322526Tulsa100
Ed Hirsch73LLB-FB?5-1021026Northwestern1414
Steve Juzwik88ROH-K5-818629Notre Dame102
John Kerns46ROT-RDT6-324524Ohio University; Duke; North Carolina; Ohio University1414
Fay King51ROE6-219525Georgia142
George Koch84ROH-RDH6-020028Baylor; St. Mary's (Texas)137
Chet Kozel41LOT-LDT6-221128Mississippi1111
Ray Kuffel55LOE-LDE6-321326Marquette; Notre Dame; Marquette77
Vic Kulbitski75FB-LB5-1020526Minnesota; Notre Dame; Minnesota138
Hal Lahar32LOG-MG6-022528Oklahoma1414
Pug Manders74FB-LB6-020034Minnesota; Drake30
John Maskas34OG-DG5-1121227Virginia Tech90
Vince Mazza58OE-DE6-121622none130
Jack Morton56DE-OE5-1119725Missouri; Purdue20
Chet Mutryn83LOH-LDH5-917926Xavier (Ohio)1414
Rocco Pirro35ROG-RDG6-022631Catholic1414
Felto Prewitt21C-RLB5-1121223Tulsa1313
George Ratterman61QB-S6-019221Notre Dame1413
Albie Reisz63P-QB-S5-1017530Southeastern Louisiana140
Julie Rykovich86ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH6-220424Illinois; Notre Dame; Illinois1311
Vince Scott37OG-DG5-821525Notre Dame140
George Terlep62S-QB5-1018024Notre Dame127
Lou Tomasetti87FB-LB6-019831Bucknell146
Alex Wizbicki82FB-LB5-1118826Holy Cross; Dartmouth; Holy Cross141
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
Special SelectionFrank AschenbrennerBNorthwestern
Special SelectionRed CochranBWake Forest
Special SelectionBob FenimoreBOklahoma State
Special SelectionCal RichardsonETulsa
12Al BaldwinEArkansas
210Bob DavisTGeorgia Tech
318Ray KuffelEMarquette
426Joe AndrejcoBFordham
534John MastrangeloGNotre Dame
642Bert CorleyCMississippi State
750Ernie KnottsGDuke
858Joe WattBSyracuse
966Paul GibsonENorth Carolina State
1074John MaskasTVirginia Tech
1182Baxter JarrellTNorth Carolina
1290Chet LipkaTBoston College
1398Joe SowinskiGIndiana
14106Bill ChipleyEWashington & Lee
15114Bronco KosanovichCPenn State
16122Frank KosikowskiENotre Dame
17128Wash SeriniTKentucky
18134Vinnie YablonskiBColumbia
19140Chuck ComptonTAlabama
20146Bill SwiackiEColumbia
21152Ham NicholsGRice
22156John FureyTBoston College
23160Don SchneiderBPennsylvania
24164Chan HighsmithCNorth Carolina
25168Frank WydoTCornell
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals647810375320
Opponents Totals64755693288
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals175109597/ %/ %48390
Opponents Totals182109649/ %/ %52456
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Chet Mutryn121250.000073
Al Baldwin70000042
Steve Juzwik1283287.52366.7040
Fay King60000036
Vic Kulbitski511100.000031
Julie Rykovich40000024
Lou Tomasetti30000018
Al Coppage20000012
Graham Armstrong081080.0010.008
Marty Comer1000006
Fred Evans1000006
Ed Hirsch1000006
George Koch1000006
George Ratterman1010.00006
Alex Wizbicki1000006
Team Totals46384682.62450.00320
Opponents Totals39363992.341040.03288
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Steve Juzwik2366.7291/1/0/0/0/
Graham Armstrong010.00/0/0/0/0/
Team Totals2450.01/1/0/0/0/
Opponents Totals41040.02/2/0/0/0/
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Chet Mutryn1408686.2509
Julie Rykovich924144.54
Lou Tomasetti923263.52
Vic Kulbitski562494.41
George Koch371494.01
Steve Juzwik261305.00
Alex Wizbicki9444.90
Albie Reisz23216.0230
Pug Manders3155.00
Fred Evans11141.30
George Terlep4112.80
Lamar Blount372.30
Ed Hirsch471.80
George Ratterman17-49-2.91
Team Totals49622174.55018
Opponents Totals50722184.484t22
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
George Ratterman24412450.810018407.514.861t229.0208.213153168771.8
George Terlep23521.715512.210.228.7313.01114029.0
Team Totals26712948.311518917.114.761t249.0238.614164172765.9
Opponents Totals26013351.210919297.414.599t145.4186.922206172364.7
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Fay King2638214.761t6
Al Baldwin2546818.759t7
Al Coppage2022611.32
Lou Tomasetti131259.60
Chet Mutryn1017617.658t2
Vic Kulbitski911713.04
Paul Gibson815419.30
Steve Juzwik5357.01
Julie Rykovich44411.00
Ray Kuffel33712.30
Marty Comer27537.556t1
Vince Mazza2115.50
Fred Evans13131.031t1
George Koch11010.0100
Team Totals129189114.761t24
Opponents Totals133192914.59914
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Ed Hirsch37324.346t1
George Koch3248.0160
Al Baldwin29045.0710
Julie Rykovich26130.5560
Felto Prewitt22010.0100
Lou Tomasetti14444.041t1
Bert Corley14141.0410
Vince Mazza12626.0260
Vic Kulbitski11414.0140
Chet Mutryn11111.0110
George Terlep100.000
Team Totals1840422.4562
Opponents Totals2332714.22
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Albie Reisz57210737.00
Team Totals57210737.0031.4
Opponents Totals64691545
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Chet Mutryn1318714.40
Alex Wizbicki910511.70
Julie Rykovich79313.30
George Koch48421.00
Steve Juzwik4369.00
George Terlep11717.0170
Vic Kulbitski11313.0130
Fred Evans3103.30
Team Totals4254513.00
Opponents Totals2931210.80
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Chet Mutryn2169132.987t1
Julie Rykovich1225721.40
Alex Wizbicki516432.891t1
Lou Tomasetti47418.50
Al Coppage22814.0150
Steve Juzwik12020.0200
Vic Kulbitski11919.0190
George Koch11212.0120
Chet Kozel11111.0110
Al Baldwin166.060
Fred Evans100.000
Team Totals50128225.691t2
Opponents Totals580
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Team Totals36171914330
Opponents Totals34142017371
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