1947 Chicago Bears season

The 1947 season was the Chicago Bears' 28th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 8–2–1 record from 1946 and finished with an 8–4 record, under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division behind their inner-city rivals the Chicago Cardinals missing out on an NFL title game appearance.[1]

1947 Chicago Bears season
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record8–4
Division place2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Before the season

Draft
Main article: 1947 NFL Draft
1947 Chicago Bears draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 1 Bob Fenimore  HB Oklahoma A&M Special Lottery Pick
1 11 Don Kindt  DB Wisconsin
3 23 Frank Minini *  HB San Jose State
5 32 Lloyd Merriman  B Stanford
5 35 Jim Canady  B Arkansas A&M Played with Bears in 1948
6 42 Roger Stephens  B Cincinnati
6 45 Harlan Wetz  T Texas Signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
7 55 Reid Moseley  E Georgia
8 65 Allen Smith  E Ole Miss
9 75 Dwight Eddleman  B Illinois
10 85 Arnold Tucker  B Army
11 95 Larry Hatch  B Washington
12 105 Tony Adamle *  LB Ohio State Signed with the Cleveland Browns (AAFC)
13 115 Emile Fritz  G Maryland
14 125 Jim Turner  T California
15 135 Wayne Goodall  E Oklahoma City
16 145 Verne Gagne  E Minnesota
17 155 Wally Dreyer  DB Michigan Played with the Bears in 1949
18 165 Walt Pupa  B North Carolina
19 175 John McLellan  T Montana State
20 185 Bill Cromer  B Texas
21 195 Russ Reader  DB Michigan State
22 205 Jim Batchelor  B East Texas State
23 215 Al Lawler  HB Texas Played for Bears in 1948
24 225 Gordon Berlin  C Washington
25 235 John Cunningham  E California
26 245 Max Morris  E Northwestern Signed with the Chicago Rockets (AAFC)
27 255 Bill Morris  E Oklahoma
28 265 Joe Billy Baumgardner  HB Texas
29 275 Jerry McCarthy  E Penn
30 285 Jack Pierce  B Illinois
31 293 Ed Ehlers  B Purdue
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Game
recap
1 Bye
2 September 28 at Green Bay Packers L 20–29 0–1 City Stadium Recap
3 October 5 at Chicago Cardinals L 7–31 0–2 Comiskey Park Recap
4 October 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 40–7 1–2 Wrigley Field Recap
5 October 19 Detroit Lions W 33–24 2–2 Wrigley Field Recap
6 October 26 at Washington Redskins W 56–20 3–2 Griffith Stadium Recap
7 November 2 at Boston Yanks W 28–24 4–2 Fenway Park Recap
8 November 9 Green Bay Packers W 20–17 5–2 Wrigley Field Recap
9 November 16 at Los Angeles Rams W 41–21 6–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
10 November 23 Pittsburgh Steelers W 49–7 7–2 Wrigley Field Recap
11 November 27 at Detroit Lions W 34–14 8–2 Briggs Stadium Recap
12 December 7 Los Angeles Rams L 14–17 8–3 Wrigley Field Recap
13 December 14 Chicago Cardinals L 21–30 8–4 Wrigley Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Cardinals 9 3 0 .750 7–1 306 231 W2
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 4–4 363 241 L2
Green Bay Packers 6 5 1 .545 5–3 274 210 L1
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 4–4 259 214 W2
Detroit Lions 3 9 0 .250 0–8 231 305 L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References
  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1947/gamelog/
  2. "1947 Chicago Bears Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
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