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The 1947 New York Yankees
New York Yankees (AAFC)
The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and often played in front of sold-out crowds . They were owned by Dan Topping, who brought many of his Brooklyn...

season was their second in the All-America Football Conference

All-America Football Conference

The All-America Football Conference was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation's best players, and introduced many lasting innovations...

. The team improved on their previous output

1946 New York Yankees (AAFC) season

The 1946 New York Yankees season was their inaugural season in the All-America Football Conference. The team finished 10-3-1, finishing first in the East Division and qualifying for the playoffs. The team, however, lost of the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC Championship.-Season...

of 10-3-1, winning eleven games. For the second consecutive season, they lost to the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

in the AAFC Championship.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	August 31, 1947	at Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills (AAFC) The Buffalo Bills was an American Football team, based in Buffalo, NY, that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During its first season in 1946, the team was known as the Buffalo Bisons...	L 28-24
2	September 5, 1947	Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets...	W 48-26
3	September 12, 1947	at Los Angeles Dons Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum....	W 30-14
4	September 21, 1947	at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	W 21-16
5	September 28, 1947	at Baltimore Colts	W 21-7
6	October 5, 1947	at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 26-17
7	October 12, 1947	Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943...	W 31-7
8	October 24, 1947	at Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets...	W 28-7
9	November 2, 1947	Baltimore Colts	W 35-21
10	November 9, 1947	San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	W 24-16
11	November 16, 1947	Los Angeles Dons Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum....	W 16-13
12	November 23, 1947	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	T 28-28
13	November 30, 1947	Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills (AAFC) The Buffalo Bills was an American Football team, based in Buffalo, NY, that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During its first season in 1946, the team was known as the Buffalo Bisons...	W 35-13
14	December 7, 1947	at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943...	W 20-17

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 14, 1947	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 14-3

Division standings

AAFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Yankees	11	2	1	.846	378	239	W-2
Buffalo Bills 1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season The 1947 Buffalo Bills season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 3-10-1, winning eight games. Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season....	8	4	2	.667	320	288	T-1
Brooklyn Dodgers 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season The 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team matched their previous output of 3-10-1. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.-Season schedule:-Division standings:...	3	10	1	.231	181	340	L-3
Baltimore Colts 1947 Baltimore Colts season The 1947 Baltimore Colts season was their inaugural season in the AAFC. In their first season as a franchise, they finished last in their division, winning only two games.-Season schedule:-Division standings:-References:...	2	11	1	.154	167	377	L-1

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