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1947 Chicago Cardinals season
Head Coach Jimmy Conzelman
Home Field Comiskey Park
Results
Record 9-3
Place 1st NFL Western
Playoff Finish Won NFL Championship
Timeline
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1946 1948

The 1947 Chicago Cardinals season resulted in the Cardinals winning their second NFL Championship.

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 28, 1947 Detroit Lions W 45-21
2 October 5, 1947 Chicago Bears W 31-7
3 October 12, 1947 at Green Bay Packers W 14-10
4 October 19, 1947 at Los Angeles Rams L 7-27
5 October 26, 1947 Boston Yanks W 27-7
6 November 2, 1947 Los Angeles Rams W 17-10
7 November 9, 1947 at Detroit Lions W 17-7
8 November 16, 1947 Green Bay Packers W 21-20
9 November 23, 1947 at Washington Redskins L 21-45
10 November 30, 1947 at New York Giants L 31-35
11 December 7, 1947 at Philadelphia Eagles W 45-21
12 December 14, 1947 at Chicago Bears W 30-21

Playoffs[]

Week Date Opponent Result
Championship December 28, 1947 Philadelphia Eagles W 28-21

Standings[]

NFL Western
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Chicago Cardinals 9 3 0 .750 306 231 W-2
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 363 241 L-2
Green Bay Packers 6 5 1 .545 274 210 L-1
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 259 214 W-2
Detroit Lions 3 9 0 .250 231 305 L-3

Roster[]

Chicago Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Postseason[]

NFL Championship Game[]

The 1947 National Football League Championship game was the 15th annual championship game and was held December 28, 1947 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. The game featured the Western Division champion Chicago Cardinals (9-3)and the Eastern Division champion Philadelphia Eagles (8-4). The Cardinals won the game by a score of 28-21.[1]

Awards and records[]

  • Pat Harder, NFL Scoring Leader, 102 Points [2]
  • Pat Harder, NFL Record, Most Field Goals in One Game, 7 [3]

References[]

  1. Philadelphia Eagles Playoff History and Results
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447
  3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 449
Eastern Division Western Division
Boston Chicago Bears
New York Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia Detroit
Pittsburgh Green Bay
Washington Los Angeles
1947 NFL DraftNFL Championship
Related: 1947 AAFC Season
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