# 1947 Boston Yanks season

The 1947 Boston Yanks season was their fourth in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–8–1, winning four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

## Before the season
### Draft

1947 Boston Yanks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Fritz Barzilauskas | G | Yale | |
| 2 | 13 | Walt Heap | B | Texas | Signed with Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
| 3 | 15 | John Rapacz | C | Oklahoma | |
| 4 | 25 | Al Baldwin | E | Arkansas | Signed with Buffalo Bills |
| 5 | 27 | Carroll Vogelaar | T | San Francisco | |
| 6 | 37 | George Sullivan | E | Notre Dame | Played with Yanks in 1948 |
| 7 | 47 | Joe Watt | HB | Syracuse | |
| 8 | 57 | Bill Chipley | E | Washington & Lee | |
| 9 | 67 | Gene Malinowski | B | Detroit | Played with Yanks in 1948 |
| 10 | 77 | Bob Hazelhurst | HB | Denver | Played with Yanks in 1948 |
| 11 | 87 | Alex Sidorik | T | Mississippi State | |
| 12 | 97 | Wally Roberts | E | Holy Cross | |
| 13 | 107 | Bob Sullivan | HB | Iowa | |
| 14 | 117 | Leo Long | B | Duke | |
| 15 | 127 | Frank Parker | T | Holy Cross | |
| 16 | 137 | Hugo Marcolini | B | St. Bonaventure | |
| 17 | 147 | Marion Shirley | T | Oklahoma City | |
| 18 | 157 | Roland Nabors | LB | Texas Tech | |
| 19 | 167 | Pat Kennelly | E | Southeastern Louisiana | |
| 20 | 177 | Darrell Waller | B | Washington State | |
| 21 | 187 | Paul Hart | B | Delaware | |
| 22 | 197 | Gene Lamoure | G | Fresno State | |
| 23 | 207 | Hank Kolaskinski | B | Wyoming | |
| 24 | 217 | Ed Heap | T | Texas | |
| 25 | 227 | John Polzin | G | TCU | |
| 26 | 237 | Dave Bloxom | B | TCU | |
| 27 | 247 | Odell Stautzenberger | G | Texas A&M | |
| 28 | 257 | Dick Chatterton | B | BYU | |
| 29 | 267 | Tom Rodgers | T | Bucknell | |
| 30 | 277 | John Prchlik | DT | Yale | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 2 | September 29 | New York Giants | T 7–7 | 0–0–1 | Fenway Park | Recap |
| 3 | October 5 | Detroit Lions | L 7–21 | 0–1–1 | Fenway Park | Recap |
| 4 | October 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 14–30 | 0–2–1 | Fenway Park | Recap |
| 5 | October 19 | at New York Giants | W 14–0 | 1–2–1 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
| 6 | October 26 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 7–27 | 1–3–1 | Comiskey Park | Recap |
| 7 | November 2 | Chicago Bears | L 24–28 | 1–4–1 | Fenway Park | Recap |
| 8 | November 9 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–16 | 2–4–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 9 | November 16 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–32 | 2–5–1 | Shibe Park | Recap |
| 10 | November 23 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–14 | 3–5–1 | Fenway Park | Recap |
| 11 | November 30 | Washington Redskins | W 27–24 | 4–5–1 | Fenway Park | Recap |
| 12 | December 7 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–17 | 4–6–1 | Forbes Field | Recap |
| 13 | December 14 | at Washington Redskins | L 13–40 | 4–7–1 | Griffith Stadium | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

## Standings

NFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6–2 | 308 | 242 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6–2 | 240 | 259 | W1 |
| Boston Yanks | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–4–1 | 168 | 256 | L2 |
| Washington Redskins | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–5 | 295 | 367 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 2 | 8 | 2 | .200 | 1–6–1 | 190 | 309 | L1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | 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.