1947 Chicago Rockets season explained

Team:Chicago Rockets
Year:1947
Record:1–13
Division Place:4th AAFC West
Coach:Jim Crowley and Hampton Pool
Stadium:Soldier Field
Playoffs:did not qualify
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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.

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]

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1Los Angeles DonsL 21–240–1Soldier Field41,128Recap
2at New York YankeesL 26–480–2Yankee Stadium36,777Recap
3September 14at Buffalo BillsL 20–280–3War Memorial Stadium33,648Recap
4Buffalo BillsL 14–310–4Soldier Field22,685Recap
5Cleveland BrownsL 21–410–5Soldier Field18,450Recap
6Brooklyn DodgersL 31–350–6Soldier Field16,844Recap
7October 12at San Francisco 49ersL 28–420–7Kezar Stadium23,300Recap
8October 19at Cleveland BrownsL 28–310–8Cleveland Municipal Stadium35,266Recap
9New York YankeesL 7–280–9Soldier Field20,310Recap
10at Brooklyn DodgersL 3–70–10Ebbets Field2,960 [3] Recap[4] [5] [6] [7]
11Baltimore ColtsW 27–211–10Soldier Field5,395Recap[8]
Bye
12San Francisco 49ersL 16–411–11Soldier Field5,791Recap
13November 30at Baltimore ColtsL 7–141–12Memorial Stadium14,085Recap
14December 7at Los Angeles DonsL 14–341–13Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum20,856Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cra/1947.htm 1947 Chicago Rockets
  2. Web site: 1947 Chicago Rockets Statistics & Players. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. March 1, 2020.
  3. According to Hy Turkin of the New York Daily News, "only several hundred weatherproof fans were in the stands."
  4. Hy Turkin, "Dodgers Mire Rockets, 7–3," New York Daily News, Nov. 1, 1947, p. 26.
  5. https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-halloween-flock-wets-rockets/160141508/ "Halloween! Flock Wets Rockets, 7–3,"
  6. William F. Goodrich, "Dodgers Prove Better Mudders Than Rockets," Brooklyn Eagle, Nov. 1, 1947, sports pp. 1, 6.
  7. Edward Prell, "Dodgers Beat Rockets, 7–3; Tenth Setback," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 1,, 1947, p. 19.
  8. William Fay, "Rockets Whip Colts for First Victory, 27 to 21: 24 Point Second Quarter Ends Losses at Ten," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 8, 1947, p. 19.