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1947 Los Angeles Dons season
Head coachMel Hein, Ted Shipkey, and Dudley DeGroot
Home fieldLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record7–7
Division place3rd AAFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
The Dons' October 26 home game against the expansion Baltimore Colts was the most one-sided win of the season.
(R-L: John Kimbrough, Dale Gentry, Burr Baldwin, Bob Nowasky, Sugarfoot Anderson.)
Program for the Dons' November 2 matchup with the rival San Francisco 49ers. (L-R: Joe Aguirre, Ray Frankowski, Earl Audet. Below: Al Lolotai.)

The 1947 Los Angeles Dons season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7–5–2, losing seven games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

The team's statistical leaders included Charlie O'Rourke with 1,449 passing yards, John Kimbrough with 562 rushing yards, Dale Gentry with 352 receiving yards, and Ben Agajanian with 84 points scored (39 extra points, 15 field goals).[2]

Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 29 at Chicago Rockets W 24–21 1–0 Soldier Field Recap
2 September 7 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–17 1–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
3 September 12 New York Yankees L 14–30 1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
4 September 19 Brooklyn Dodgers W 48–21 2–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
5 Bye
6 October 5 Buffalo Bills L 25–27 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
7 October 12 at Cleveland Browns W 13–10 3–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
8 October 19 at Baltimore Colts W 38–10 4–3 Municipal Stadium Recap
9 October 26 Baltimore Colts W 56–0 5–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
10 November 2 San Francisco 49ers L 16–26 5–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
11 November 9 at Buffalo Bills L 0–25 5–5 Civic Stadium Recap
12 November 16 at New York Yankees L 13–16 5–6 Yankee Stadium Recap
13 November 23 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 16–12 6–6 Ebbets Field Recap
14 November 27 Cleveland Browns L 17–27 6–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
15 December 7 Chicago Rockets W 34–14 7–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Division standings

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AAFC Western Division
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.
AAFC Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Yankees 11 2 1 .846 5–1 378 239 W2
Buffalo Bills 8 4 2 .667 4–1–1 320 288 T1
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 10 1 .231 1–4–1 181 340 L3
Baltimore Colts 2 11 1 .154 1–5 167 377 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

Roster

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References

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  1. ^ 1947 Los Angeles Dons
  2. ^ "1947 Los Angeles Dons Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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  • Charles Chaplin, "The Best in Football." [1947 highlights reel]. Los Angeles Dons and Television Art Enterprises, 1947. (Video.)
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