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1947 Boston Yanks

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Record: 4-7-1, Finished 3rd in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 168 points (14.0/g), 10th of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 256 points (21.3/g), 6th.
 Differential of -88 points (-7.3/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 3.2-8.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.8/g), 2nd.

Coached by Clipper Smith (4-7-1)

1947 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Mon September 29 box T 0-0-1 New York Giants 7 7 10 212 150 62 3 11 238 122 116 4
2 Sun October 5 box L 0-1-1 Detroit Lions 7 21 13 280 161 119 5 11 260 161 99 3
3 Sun October 12 box L 0-2-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 30 8 112 86 26 1 19 403 127 276 3
4 Sun October 19 box W 1-2-1 @ New York Giants 14 0 8 192 103 89 1 15 258 120 138 6
5 Sun October 26 box L 1-3-1 @ Chicago Cardinals 7 27 8 214 123 91 3 26 427 253 174 4
6 Sun November 2 box L 1-4-1 Chicago Bears 24 28 14 283 156 127 4 22 381 271 110 5
7 Sun November 9 box W 2-4-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 27 16 10 288 165 123 1 24 367 118 249 4
8 Sun November 16 box L 2-5-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 0 32 6 159 138 21 4 16 280 102 178 2
9 Sun November 23 box W 3-5-1 Philadelphia Eagles 21 14 15 274 140 134 2 14 243 79 164 4
10 Sun November 30 box W 4-5-1 Washington Redskins 27 24 10 322 242 80 3 20 396 278 118 4
11 Sun December 7 box L 4-6-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 7 17 8 186 108 78 4 13 235 68 167 2
12 Sun December 14 box L 4-7-1 @ Washington Redskins 13 40 7 112 89 23 4 28 574 343 231 4

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 168 2634 581 4.5 117 95 238 1661 15 27 7.0 52 343 973 5 2.8 49 35 8 16
Team Defense 256 4062 796 5.1 326 158 303 2042 17 28 6.7 94 493 2020 18 4.1 219 45 17 13
Lg Rank Offense 10 10 10 8 8 8 7 6 9 10 10 10 3 1
Lg Rank Defense 6 9 8 5 4 3 2 3 10 10 7 8 4 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Boley Dancewicz 23 QB 12 1 66 169 39.1 1203 11 6.5 18 10.7 69 7.1 3.0 18.2 100.3 46.4
Paul Governali 26 4 0 23 55 41.8 314 3 5.5 6 10.9 78 5.7 1.3 13.7 78.5 39.3
Howard Maley 26 P 12 0 6 12 50.0 144 1 8.3 1 8.3 63 12.0 9.1 24.0 12.0 86.8
Frank Maznicki 27 K 12 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Walt Williams 28 10 3 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 26.1 12 95 238 39.9 1661 15 6.3 27 11.3 78 7.0 2.5 17.5 138.4 45.9
Opp Total 12 158 303 52.1 2042 17 5.6 28 9.2 6.7 3.1 12.9 170.2 53.8 0 0 6.7 3.1

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Frank Seno 26 RH 11 10 69 212 0 22 3.1 19.3 6.3 12 118 9.8 1 30 1.1 10.7 330 1 3
Boley Dancewicz 23 QB 12 1 47 145 1 41 3.1 12.1 3.9 145 1 3
Bill Paschal 26 8 4 37 124 1 0 3.4 15.5 4.6 3 67 22.3 0 30 0.4 8.4 191 1 0
Frank Maznicki 27 K 12 1 34 77 0 17 2.3 6.4 2.8 6 76 12.7 0 26 0.5 6.3 153 0 1
Jim Mello 27 9 4 33 62 0 9 1.9 6.9 3.7 2 26 13.0 0 23 0.2 2.9 88 0 1
Howard Maley 26 P 12 0 32 132 0 27 4.1 11.0 2.7 132 0 0
John Grigas 27 9 2 27 52 0 13 1.9 5.8 3.0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 0.1 53 0 1
Joe Golding 26 LH 12 7 26 71 1 15 2.7 5.9 2.2 6 52 8.7 2 24 0.5 4.3 123 3 3
Rudy Romboli 24 FB 12 9 23 50 0 15 2.2 4.2 1.9 4 30 7.5 0 27 0.3 2.5 80 0 1
John Poto 21 6 1 6 27 1 11 4.5 4.5 1.0 27 1 2
Paul Governali 26 4 0 4 19 0 0 4.8 4.8 1.0 19 0 0
Steve Sucic 26 3 1 3 3 0 2 1.0 1.0 1.0 3 0 0
Bill Chipley 27 6 2 1 3 0 3 3.0 0.5 0.2 5 105 21.0 1 40 0.8 17.5 108 1 0
Mike Micka 26 qb 12 5 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0 -0.3 0.1 2 11 5.5 0 6 0.2 0.9 7 0 0
Hal Crisler 24 10 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 25 363 14.5 2 49 2.5 36.3 363 2 0
Don Currivan 27 12 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 24 782 32.6 9 78 2.0 65.2 782 9 0
Nick Scollard 27 RE 12 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 19 6.3 0 11 0.3 1.6 19 0 0
Sam Goldman 31 LE 12 6 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.8 9 0 0
Walt Williams 28 10 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.1 0.2 2 0 0
Team Total 26.1 12 343 973 4 41 2.8 81.1 28.6 95 1661 17.5 15 78 7.9 138.4 2634 19 17
Opp Total 12 493 2020 18 4.1 168.3 41.1 158 2042 12.9 17 13.2 170.2 4062 35 34

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Frank Seno 26 RH 11 10 12 213 1 86 17.8 27 636 0 79 23.6 1179
Joe Golding 26 LH 12 7 7 63 0 33 9.0 9 173 0 29 19.2 359
Bill Paschal 26 8 4 5 103 0 30 20.6 294
John Poto 21 6 1 1 12 0 12 12.0 4 99 0 40 24.8 138
Rudy Romboli 24 FB 12 9 3 64 0 25 21.3 144
Frank Maznicki 27 K 12 1 2 48 0 48 24.0 201
Joe Watt 28 1 0 2 28 0 0 14.0 28
Sam Goldman 31 LE 12 6 1 1 0 1 1.0 10
John Grigas 27 9 2 1 19 0 19 19.0 72
Howard Maley 26 P 12 0 1 23 0 23 23.0 155
Bob McClure 23 10 3 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Walt Williams 28 10 3 1 14 0 14 14.0 16
Team Total 26.1 12 25 378 1 86 15.1 52 1130 0 79 21.7 4142
Opp Total 12 63 1 32 562 0 17.6

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Howard Maley 26 P 12 0 92 3731 66 3 40.6
Frank Maznicki 27 K 12 1 2 2 100.0% 21 19 90.5%
Nick Scollard 27 RE 12 10 4 1 25.0% 2 2 100.0%
Boley Dancewicz 23 QB 12 1 1 40 40 0 40.0
Team Total 26.1 12 6 3 50.0% 23 21 91.3% 93 3771 66 3 40.5
Opp Total 12 11 3 27.3% 36 29 80.6% 61 2550 41.8

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Rocco Canale 30 lt 10 5 0 1 0 0
Bill Collins 25 12 0 0 1 0 0
Hal Crisler 24 10 1 0 2 19 0
Don Currivan 27 12 3 1 0 0 0
Boley Dancewicz 23 QB 12 1 3 2 0 0
Joe Domnanovich 28 C 8 6 1 16 0 16 0 1 1 0
Bill Godwin 28 c 12 5 2 27 0 23 0 1 0 0
Joe Golding 26 LH 12 7 5 87 0 28 3 3 19 0
Sam Goldman 31 LE 12 6 0 1 6 0
John Grigas 27 9 2 1 0 0 0
Frank Maznicki 27 K 12 1 4 46 0 19 1 6 73 2
Bob McClure 23 10 3 0 1 0 0
Jim Mello 27 9 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Mike Micka 26 qb 12 5 2 46 0 46 0 1 0 0
John Poto 21 6 1 2 0 0 0
Tom Rodgers 24 9 0 0 1 0 0
Rudy Romboli 24 FB 12 9 1 14 0 14 1 0 0 0
Joe Sabasteanski 26 10 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 11 0
Frank Seno 26 RH 11 10 10 100 0 38 3 2 21 0
Alex Sidorik 28 12 0 0 1 0 0
Carroll Vogelaar 27 RT 12 10 0 1 0 0
Joe Watt 28 1 0 1 1 0 0
Jim Wright 26 12 2 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.1 12 28 336 0 46 17 29 150 2
Opp Total 12 34 17 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Don Currivan 27 12 3 9 1 60
Frank Maznicki 27 K 12 1 2 19 2 37
Joe Golding 26 LH 12 7 1 2 18
Hal Crisler 24 10 1 2 12
Frank Seno 26 RH 11 10 1 1 12
Bill Chipley 27 6 2 1 6
Boley Dancewicz 23 QB 12 1 1 6
Bill Paschal 26 8 4 1 6
John Poto 21 6 1 1 6
Nick Scollard 27 RE 12 10 2 1 5
Team Total 26.1 12 4 15 1 2 1 21 3 168
Opp Total 12 18 17 1 29 3 1 256