Today in 1947 - Los Angeles Rams vs Chicago Cardinals

November 2, 1947 – Time for another trip way back in NFL history.  Today in 1947, the Chicago Cardinals hosted the Los Angeles Rams in a Week 6 matchup.

The Rams got on the board first with a 92 yard touchdown run by Kenny Washington.  Los Angeles led 7-0 at the end of the first quarter.

Elmer Angsman scored for the Cardinals with a 1 yard touchdown run.  The Rams answered with a 22 yard field goal by Bob Waterfield.  Los Angeles led at halftime 10-7.

After a scoreless third quarter, Angsman scored once again with a 21 yard pass reception from Paul Christman.  Chicago led for the first time 14-10 and sealed the win with a 31 yard field goal by Pat Harder.  The Chicago Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Rams 17-10.

For the Rams, Kenny Washington had 11 rushes for 145 yards and a touchdown.  For the Cardinals, Mal Kuntner had 5 receptions for 108 yards.

The Rams went to 3-3 with the loss.  They finished the season at 6-6.  The Cardinals went to 5-1, their only loss so far was to the Rams in Los Angeles.  They finished at 9-3 and won the NFL Championship.

Trivia

• There were 3 Hall of Famers present: Bob Waterfield for the Rams, and Charlie Trippi and head coach Jimmy Conzelman for the Cardinals.
  
• This was Bob Snyder’s only season coaching the Rams.
  
• This was Jimmy Conzelman’s 5^th season coaching the Cardinals.  He coached the team from 1940-42 and from 1946-48.
  
• There were a total of 11 turnovers in this game.  Chicago had 4 and Los Angeles had 7.
  
• A few people were or ended up being two sport players, the other sport being minor league baseball.  Conzelman played for the Rock Island Islanders in 1922.  Kenny Washington played for the Los Angeles Angels in 1950.  Cardinal left end Billy Dewell played for the Muskogee Reds from 1939-41.
  
• Conzelman played for the Decatur Staleys in 1920, the Staleys' inaugural season.  The Staleys became the Chicago Bears in 1922.  He was a player or player/coach for a variety of teams during his playing career from 1920-29.
  
• Snyder played for the Cleveland Rams from 1937-38 and the Chicago Bears from 1939-43.
  
• Rams end Red Hickey went on to coach the San Francisco 48ers from 1959-63.
  
• Waterfield coached the Los Angeles Rams from 1960-62.
  
• Cardinals end Pop Ivy coached the Cardinals from 1958-61, including their move from Chicago to St. Louis in 1960.  He also coached the Houston Oilers from 1962-63.
  
• Ivy’s teammate, guard/linebacker Buster Ramsey, became the first head coach of the Buffalo Bills. He coached the team from 1960-61.

Here are some historical scores on this day for teams facing each other this week, on November 2,

1975 – Oakland 42 – Denver 17

1975 – Buffalo 24 – New York Jets 23

1986 – Denver 21 – Los Angeles Raiders 10

2003 – New Orleans 17 – Tampa Bay 14

2008 – New York Jets 26 – Buffalo 17

2008 – Arizona 34 – St. Louis 13

Game stats can be found on Pro-Football-Reference.com at Los Angeles Rams vs Chicago Cardinals - November 2, 1947.