# 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.

## Before the season
### 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 ||||||

## Schedule

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

## Standings

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.
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.