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Record: 4-8-0, 4th in NFL East Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Turk Edwards (4-8-0)

Points For: 295 (24.6/g) 4th of 10

Points Against: 367 (30.6/g) 10th of 10

Expected W-L: 4.5-7.5

SRS: -7.68 (8th of 10), SOS: -1.68

Other Notable Asst.: Herman Ball (Assistant Coach), Wayne Millner (Ends Coach) and Clark Shaughnessy (Offensive Consultant)

Stadium: Griffith Stadium

Owner/President: George Preston Marshall

General Manager: Dick McCann

Training Camp: Occidental College (Los Angeles, California)

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Drafted Players

Full 1947 Draft Results

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	wAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
1	Cal Rossi	4	B				0	0	0														UCLA
3	Gene (Red) Knight	17	B				0	0	0														LSU
5	Hank Foldberg	28	E	2	1948	1949	0	0	2	0	25				0				0	31	331	0	Army
6	Mike Garzoni	39	G	2	1947	1948	0	0	0	0	17				0				0			0	USC
7	Bill Gray	48	G	2	1947	1948	0	0	0	0	24				0				0			0	Oregon St.
8	Hank Harris	59	G	2	1947	1948	0	0	0	0	12				0				0			0	Texas
9	Roy Kurrasch	68	E	2	1947	1948	0	0	0	0	19				0				0	2	53	0	UCLA
10	Ernie Williamson	79	T	3	1947	1949	0	0	1	0	23				0				0			0	North Carolina
11	L.G. Carmody	88	B				0	0	0														Central Washington
12	U.S. Savage	99	E				0	0	0														Richmond
13	Bob Steckroth	108	E				0	0	0														William & Mary
14	Weldon Edwards	119	T	1	1948	1948	0	0	0	0	5				0				0			0	TCU
15	Earl Wheeler	128	C				0	0	0														Arkansas
16	Billy Gold	139	B				0	0	0														Tennessee
17	Jack Hart	148	T				0	0	0														Detroit Mercy
18	Tom Nichols	159	B				0	0	0														Richmond
19	Harry Dowda	168	DB	7	1949	1955	0	0	5	0	84				0		124	405	2	18	277	2	Wake Forest
20	Charlie Webb	179	E				0	0	0														LSU
21	Elmo Bond	188	T				0	0	0														Washington St.
22	Jim Hefti	199	B				0	0	0														St. Lawrence
23	Tom Dudley	208	E				0	0	0														Virginia
24	Bob Smith	219	DB	7	1948	1954	0	1	4	0	78				0		37	181	0	4	65	0	Iowa
25	Hal Mullins	228	T				0	0	0														Duke
26	Francis Bacoka	239	E				0	0	0														Washington St.
27	Otis Sacrinty	248	B				0	0	0														Wake Forest
28	Milt Dropo	259	C				0	0	0														Connecticut
29	Lynn Brownson	268	B				0	0	0														Stanford
30	Joe Colone	279	B				0	0	0														Penn St.
31	Herb Shoener	286	E	2	1948	1949	0	0	1	0	18				0				0			0	Iowa
32	Bob Plevo	295	T				0	0	0														Purdue

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