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 coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	8–4
Division place	2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 1946 Bears seasons 1948 →

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

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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
view talk edit	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. "Chicago Bears 1947 Games and Schedule". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
2. "1947 Chicago Bears Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2020.