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1947 Brooklyn Dodgers
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Record: 3-10-1, Finished 3rd in AAFC East Division
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 181 points (12.9/g), 7th of 8 in the AAFC.
Allowed 340 points (24.3/g), 6th.
Differential of -159 points (-11.4/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 2.6-11.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 3rd.
Coached by Cliff Battles (3-10-1)
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1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| HB | Monk Gafford | 27 | 1 | 13 | 46 rushes for 232 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 113 yards and 0 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1943 |
| TB | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 22 | 1 | 5 | 147 rushes for 702 yards, 5 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947 |
| FB | Mickey Colmer | 29 | 1 | 10 | 152 rushes for 578 yards, 9 td, & 18 catches for 190 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Phil Martinovich | 32 | 8 | 5 | ||
| BB | Walt McDonald | 27 | 1 | 10 | 1 rush for 1 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 30 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 10th / 90th pick / 1943 |
| LE | Jim McCarthy | 27 | 1 | 13 | 10 catches for 147 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Martin Ruby | 25 | 1 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 40th pick / 1942 |
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| LG | Tex Warrington | 26 | 1 | 9 | Boston Yanks / 9th / 87th pick / 1944 |
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| C | Ed Gustafson | 25 | Rook | 9 | ||
| RG | Harry Buffington | 28 | 5 | 14 | ||
| RT | Garland Williams | 26 | Rook | 13 | Chicago Cardinals / 28th / 286th pick / 1945 |
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| RE | Saxon Judd | 28 | 1 | 10 | 18 catches for 204 yards, 1 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1944 |
| RE | Herb Nelson | 26 | 1 | 4 | 2 catches for 17 yards, 0 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Phil Martinovich | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 of 20 field goals & 22 of 25 extra points | |
| P | Mickey Colmer | 29 | 1 | 10 | 56 punts for a 44.7 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Dub Jones | 23 | 1 | 2 | 14 punt returns for a 11.2 average and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| KR | Monk Gafford | 27 | 1 | 13 | 21 kick returns for a 26.9 average and 0 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1943 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Neal Adams | 28 | E | 1 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 1/21/1919 | 5 | |
| Al Akins | 26 | HB-DB | 13 | 3 | 199 | 6-1 | Washington,Washington State | 6/13/1921 | 1 | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 53rd pick / 1944 |
| George Benson | 28 | B | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | LSU,Northwestern | 5/7/1919 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 179th pick / 1942 |
| George Bernhardt | 27 | G | 2 | 2 | 213 | 5-10 | Illinois | 6/15/1920 | 1 | |
| Harry Buffington | 28 | G | 14 | 14 | 206 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 8/27/1919 | 5 | |
| Mickey Colmer | 29 | B | 14 | 10 | 219 | 6-2 | Miramonte Junior College | 10/23/1918 | 1 | |
| Mel Conger | 28 | DE-E | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Georgia | 6/4/1919 | 1 | |
| Lou Daukas | 26 | C | 4 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Cornell | 7/4/1921 | Rook | |
| Nick Daukas | 25 | T | 7 | 1 | 225 | 6-4 | Dartmouth | 12/11/1922 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 28th / 294th pick / 1944 |
| Glenn Dobbs | 27 | TB-QB | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 7/12/1920 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1943 |
| Monk Gafford | 27 | B | 14 | 13 | 195 | 5-11 | Auburn | 10/1/1920 | 1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1943 |
| Joe Gibson | 28 | C-E | 14 | 4 | 213 | 6-3 | Cameron,Tulsa | 6/28/1919 | 5 | |
| Ed Gustafson | 25 | C-LB | 13 | 9 | 205 | 6-3 | Dartmouth,George Washington | 4/4/1922 | Rook | |
| Amos Harris | 77 | G | 14 | 2 | 175 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 0/0/0 | Rook | |
| Elmore Harris | 25 | HB | 10 | 2 | 175 | 5-11 | Morgan State | 6/3/1922 | Rook | |
| Bob Hein | 26 | E | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Kent State | 2/6/1921 | Rook | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 22 | B | 12 | 5 | 194 | 5-11 | Indiana,Navy | 9/24/1925 | 1 | New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947 |
| Charlie Huneke | 26 | T | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Benedictine,St. Mary's (TX),Wyoming | 1/1/1921 | 1 | |
| Ed Jeffers | 26 | G | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Oklahoma,Oklahoma State | 11/6/1921 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 19th / 197th pick / 1945 |
| Billy Jones | 27 | G | 7 | 1 | 220 | 6-0 | Charleston (WV),West Virginia Wesleyan | 1/30/1920 | Rook | |
| Dub Jones | 23 | HB-DB-WB-TB | 8 | 2 | 202 | 6-4 | LSU,Tulane | 12/29/1924 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1946 |
| Saxon Judd | 28 | E | 14 | 10 | 190 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette,Tulsa | 11/29/1919 | 1 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1944 |
| Adolph Kowalski | 77 | BB-DB | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 0/0/0 | Rook | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 5th / 34th pick / 1945 |
| Francis Laurinaitis | 25 | LB | 8 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | Richmond | 12/20/1922 | Rook | |
| Phil Martinovich | 32 | FB-G | 14 | 5 | 220 | 5-10 | Pacific | 2/9/1915 | 8 | |
| Jim McCarthy | 27 | E | 14 | 13 | 205 | 6-1 | Illinois | 11/28/1920 | 1 | |
| Walt McDonald | 27 | B | 12 | 10 | 210 | 6-1 | Tulane | 11/5/1920 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 90th pick / 1943 |
| Ed Mieszkowski | 22 | T | 10 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/14/1925 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 7th / 52nd pick / 1946 |
| Russ Morrow | 23 | C | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-7 | Tennessee | 9/7/1924 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 24th / 247th pick / 1945 |
| Herb Nelson | 26 | E-T | 14 | 4 | 219 | 6-4 | Pennsylvania | 4/25/1921 | 1 | |
| Bernie Nygren | 29 | HB-DB | 1 | 0 | 193 | 5-9 | Gustavus Adolphus,San Jose State | 11/14/1918 | 1 | |
| Mike Patanelli | 25 | DE | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Ball State,Bowling Green,Manchester | 8/12/1922 | Rook | |
| Bob Perina | 26 | DB-TB-HB | 14 | 4 | 205 | 6-1 | Princeton | 1/16/1921 | 1 | |
| Martin Ruby | 25 | T | 14 | 14 | 249 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 6/9/1922 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 40th pick / 1942 |
| Leroy Schneider | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 237 | 5-11 | Tulane | 7/16/1923 | Rook | |
| Ted Scruggs | 24 | E | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Rice | 4/18/1923 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 44th pick / 1946 |
| Doyle Tackett | 24 | B | 12 | 2 | 205 | 6-0 | none | 8/22/1923 | 1 | |
| Lee Tevis | 26 | FB-LB | 8 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | George Washington,Miami (OH) | 9/29/1921 | Rook | |
| Hal Thompson | 25 | E-DE | 12 | 1 | 205 | 6-1 | Delaware | 10/18/1922 | Rook | |
| Tex Warrington | 26 | G-C-LB | 13 | 9 | 210 | 6-2 | Auburn,William & Mary | 3/21/1921 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 9th / 87th pick / 1944 |
| Harlan Wetz | 22 | T | 11 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Texas | 9/15/1925 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 45th pick / 1947 |
| Garland Williams | 26 | T | 14 | 13 | 220 | 6-3 | Duke,Georgia | 8/21/1921 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 28th / 286th pick / 1945 |
| Team Total | 28.4 | 14 | 209.8 | 6-1.4 | 1.0 |