1947 Baltimore Colts season

[1] Although the All-America Football Conference was an integrated league from its inception, the 1947 Baltimore Colts did not have a single black player on their roster.

Although the All-America Football Conference was an integrated league from its inception, the 1947 Baltimore Colts did not have a single black player on their roster.

[6] The Colts and Cleveland Browns had a bye during the first week of the 1947 AAFC season, which began with a Friday night game on August 29 at Soldier Field in Chicago, attended by more than 41,000 fans.

The Colts scored just one time, a 90-yard touchdown drive in the second quarter that featured a 53-yard pass play from QB Bud Schwenk to former Georgia Bulldog end Lamar Davis.

Quarterback Otto Graham led the Browns to three first quarter touchdowns, quickly ending any hope of victory for the overmatched Colts.

The Colts did manage to get the ball to the 4-yard line on a 56-yard pass play from Schwenk to Hillenbrand, but the Cleveland defense held and the visitors headed home with a 28–0 shutout loss on the books.

Colt QB Bud Schwenk got the green-and-silver inside the 10 yard line twice and to the New York 21 on another occasion but Baltimore was unable to push the ball across in a game plagued by turnovers and penalties.

[10] In front of a home crowd of 29,556, the Colts took advantage of five Forty-Niners' turnovers and QB Bud Schwenk passed for more than 200 yards for the first time in franchise history in jumping to a 14-point lead in the third period.

It all came to naught, however, when Frankie Albert of the Niners threw two fourth quarter touchdown passes and San Francisco escaped with a 28–28 tie.

Powered by four touchdown passes by quarterback Glenn Dobbs, the Dons' win was the most-lopsided victory in AAFC history.