# 1947 Los Angeles Rams season

The 1947 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's tenth year with the National Football League and the second season in Los Angeles.

## Before the season
### Draft

1947 Los Angeles Rams draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 9 | Herman Wedemeyer | B | St. Mary's | |
| 3 | 21 | Don Paul * | LB | UCLA | Played for Rams beginning in 1948 |
| 5 | 33 | Gordon Gray | B | USC | |
| 6 | 43 | Paul Evanson | T | Oregon State | |
| 7 | 53 | Bill Smyth | DE | Penn State | |
| 8 | 63 | Bill McGovern | C | Washington | |
| 9 | 73 | Max Partin | B | Tennessee | |
| 10 | 83 | Carl Samuelson | DT | Nebraska | |
| 11 | 93 | Russ Steger | B | Illinois | |
| 12 | 103 | Dante Lavelli * $^†$ | E | Ohio State | A member of the Cleveland Browns |
| 13 | 113 | Mike Dimitro | G | UCLA | |
| 14 | 123 | John Kissell | DT | Boston College | |
| 15 | 133 | George Fuchs | B | Wisconsin | |
| 16 | 143 | Ralph Chubb | B | Michigan | |
| 17 | 153 | Don Hardy | E | USC | |
| 18 | 163 | Ed Champagne | T | LSU | |
| 19 | 173 | Jim Dewar | B | Indiana | Signed with Cleveland Browns (AAFC) |
| 20 | 183 | Ben Reiges | B | UCLA | Signed with the Los Angeles Bulldogs (PCFL) |
| 21 | 193 | Leon McLaughlin * | C | UCLA | Played with Rams beginning in 1951 |
| 22 | 203 | Charlie Elliott | T | Oregon | Signed with New York Yankees (AAFC) |
| 23 | 213 | Lou Levanti | C | Illinois | |
| 24 | 223 | J. D. Cheek | T | Oklahoma A&M | |
| 25 | 233 | Bob Dal Porto | B | California | |
| 26 | 243 | Gene Standefer | B | Texas Tech | |
| 27 | 253 | Bob David | G | Villanova | |
| 28 | 263 | Jim Hunnicutt | G | South Carolina | |
| 29 | 273 | John Comer | B | Holy Cross | |
| 30 | 283 | Hal Dean | G | Ohio State | |
| 31 | 291 | James Atwell | B | South Carolina | |
| 32 | 299 | Bob Prymuski | G | Illinois | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | September 29 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 48–7 | 1–0 | Forbes Field | 35,658 | Recap |
| 3 | October 5 | at Green Bay Packers | L 14–17 | 1–1 | Wisconsin State Fair Park | 31,613 | Recap |
| 4 | October 12 | at Detroit Lions | W 27–13 | 2–1 | Briggs Stadium | 42,955 | Recap |
| 5 | October 19 | Chicago Cardinals | W 27–7 | 3–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 69,631 | Recap |
| 6 | October 26 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–14 | 3–2 | Shibe Park | 36,364 | Recap |
| 7 | November 2 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 10–17 | 3–3 | Comiskey Park | 40,075 | Recap |
| 8 | November 9 | Boston Yanks | L 16–27 | 3–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 19,715 | Recap |
| 9 | November 16 | Chicago Bears | L 21–41 | 3–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 36,702 | Recap |
| 10 | November 23 | Detroit Lions | W 28–17 | 4–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 17,693 | Recap |
| 11 | November 30 | Green Bay Packers | L 10–30 | 4–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 31,080 | Recap |
| 12 | December 7 | at Chicago Bears | W 17–14 | 5–6 | Wrigley Field | 34,215 | Recap |
| 13 | December 14 | New York Giants | W 34–10 | 6–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 24,050 | 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.