The 1947 AAFC season was the second season of the All-America Football Conference. After the end of the previous season, the Miami Seahawks had accrued $350,000 dollars in debt, prompting owner Harvey Hester to declare bankruptcy and the AAFC to shut down the team. They were replaced in the Eastern division by the Baltimore Colts. The Buffalo Bisons chose to rename their franchise, holding a contest to determine the new name. The winner requested the new name to be the Buffalo Bills, named after "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
Publications
| Programs
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| Week
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Date
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Teams
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Venue
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| Preseason
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August 2, 1947
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Chicago Rockets intrasquad game
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Walsh Field
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| August 24, 1947
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Dons
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Kezar Stadium
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| Week 1
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August 29, 1947
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Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts
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Rubber Bowl
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| August 29, 1947
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Chicago Rockets vs. Los Angeles Dons
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Soldier Field
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| August 31, 1947
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
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Kezar Stadium
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| August 31, 1947
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Buffalo Bills vs. New York Yankees
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Civic Stadium
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| Week 2
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September 5, 1947
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Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills
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Cleveland Stadium
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| September 7, 1947
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Baltimore Colts vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
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Municipal Stadium
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| September 7, 1947
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Dons
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Kezar Stadium
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| Week 3
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September 12, 1947
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Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Cleveland Browns
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Ebbets Field
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| September 12, 1947
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Los Angeles Dons vs. New York Yankees
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| Week 4
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September 19, 1947
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Chicago Rockets vs. Buffalo Bills
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Soldier Field
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| September 19, 1947
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Los Angeles Dons vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| September 21, 1947
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Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts
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Cleveland Stadium
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| September 21, 1947
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San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Yankees
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Kezar Stadium
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| Week 5
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September 28, 1947
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Baltimore Colts vs. New York Yankees
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Municipal Stadium
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| September 28, 1947
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Buffalo Bills vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Civic Stadium
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| Week 6
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October 3, 1947
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Chicago Rockets vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
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Soldier Field
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| October 5, 1947
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Los Angeles Dons vs. Buffalo Bills
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| October 5, 1947
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Baltimore Colts vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Municipal Stadium
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| Week 7
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October 12, 1947
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New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
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Yankee Stadium
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| October 12, 1947
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Rockets
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Kezar Stadium
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| October 12, 1947
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Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Dons
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Cleveland Stadium
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| October 19, 1947
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Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Rockets
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Cleveland Stadium
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| Week 8
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October 19, 1947
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Baltimore Colts vs. Los Angeles Dons
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Municipal Stadium
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| Week 9
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October 26, 1947
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Los Angeles Dons vs. Baltimore Colts
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| October 26, 1947
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Buffalo Bills vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
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Civic Stadium
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| October 26, 1947
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns
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Kezar Stadium
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| Week 10
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November 2, 1947
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Buffalo Bills vs. Cleveland Browns
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Civic Stadium
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| November 2, 1947
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Los Angeles Dons vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| Week 11
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November 9, 1947
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Cleveland Browns vs. Brooklyn Dodgers
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Cleveland Stadium
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| November 9, 1947
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New York Yankees vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Yankee Stadium
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| Week 12
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November 16, 1947
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New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dons
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Yankee Stadium
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| November 16, 1947
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Cleveland Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Cleveland Stadium
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| Week 13
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November 23, 1947
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Baltimore Colts vs. Buffalo Bills
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Memorial Stadium
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| November 23, 1947
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Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Los Angeles Dons
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Ebbets Field
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| November 23, 1947
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New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Browns
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Yankee Stadium
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| Week 14
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November 27, 1947
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Brooklyn Dodgers vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Ebbets Field
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| November 27, 1947
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Los Angeles Dons vs. Cleveland Browns
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| November 30, 1947
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Baltimore Colts vs. Chicago Rockets
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Municipal Stadium
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| Week 15
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December 7, 1947
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills
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Kezar Stadium
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| December 7, 1947
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Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts
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Municipal Stadium
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| Postseason
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December 14, 1947
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New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Browns
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Yankee Stadium
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| Media Guides and Yearbooks
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| Media Guides
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AAFC Record Manual • Chicago Rockets • Los Angeles Dons
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| Yearbooks
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