1947 Los Angeles Rams season

1947 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Bob Snyder
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	6–6
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 1946 Rams seasons 1948 →

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1947 Los Angeles Rams draft
1	9	Herman Wedemeyer	B	St. Mary's
3	21	Don Paul *	LB	UCLA	Played for Rams beginning in 1948
5	33	Gordon Gray	B	USC
6	43	Paul Evanson	T	Oregon State
7	53	Bill Smyth	DE	Penn State
8	63	Bill McGovern	C	Washington
9	73	Max Partin	B	Tennessee
10	83	Carl Samuelson	DT	Nebraska
11	93	Russ Steger	B	Illinois
12	103	Dante Lavelli * ^†	E	Ohio State	A member of the Cleveland Browns
13	113	Mike Dimitro	G	UCLA
14	123	John Kissell	DT	Boston College
15	133	George Fuchs	B	Wisconsin
16	143	Ralph Chubb	B	Michigan
17	153	Don Hardy	E	USC
18	163	Ed Champagne	T	LSU
19	173	Jim Dewar	B	Indiana	Signed with Cleveland Browns (AAFC)
20	183	Ben Reiges	B	UCLA	Signed with the Los Angeles Bulldogs (PCFL)
21	193	Leon McLaughlin *	C	UCLA	Played with Rams beginning in 1951
22	203	Charlie Elliott	T	Oregon	Signed with New York Yankees (AAFC)
23	213	Lou Levanti	C	Illinois
24	223	J. D. Cheek	T	Oklahoma A&M
25	233	Bob Dal Porto	B	California
26	243	Gene Standefer	B	Texas Tech
27	253	Bob David	G	Villanova
28	263	Jim Hunnicutt	G	South Carolina
29	273	John Comer	B	Holy Cross
30	283	Hal Dean	G	Ohio State
31	291	James Atwell	B	South Carolina
32	299	Bob Prymuski	G	Illinois
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
1	Bye
2	September 29	atPittsburgh Steelers	W 48–7	1–0	Forbes Field	35,658	Recap
3	October 5	atGreen Bay Packers	L 14–17	1–1	Wisconsin State Fair Park	31,613	Recap
4	October 12	atDetroit Lions	W 27–13	2–1	Briggs Stadium	42,955	Recap
5	October 19	Chicago Cardinals	W 27–7	3–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	69,631	Recap
6	October 26	atPhiladelphia Eagles	L 7–14	3–2	Shibe Park	36,364	Recap
7	November 2	atChicago Cardinals	L 10–17	3–3	Comiskey Park	40,075	Recap
8	November 9	Boston Yanks	L 16–27	3–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	19,715	Recap
9	November 16	Chicago Bears	L 21–41	3–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	36,702	Recap
10	November 23	Detroit Lions	W 28–17	4–5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	17,693	Recap
11	November 30	Green Bay Packers	L 10–30	4–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	31,080	Recap
12	December 7	atChicago Bears	W 17–14	5–6	Wrigley Field	34,215	Recap
13	December 14	New York Giants	W 34–10	6–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	24,050	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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