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1947 AAFC Quarterback Leaders

Every 1947 board quarterbacks are read on, one page, top ten in each.

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Bud Schwenk led all quarterbacks in passing yards in 1947, with 2,236. George Ratterman led in passing touchdowns (22), passer rating (71.8) and touchdown percentage (9.0%). Bud Schwenk also led in completion percentage (51.4%), passing yards per game (159.7) and interception percentage (6.1%).

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The rate boards count qualified players only: 10 pass attempts per team game, the pre-1976 standard.

Passing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Bud Schwenk 2,236
  2. 2 George Ratterman 1,840
  3. 3 Sam Vacanti 1,571
  4. 4 Charlie O'Rourke 1,449
  5. 5 Al Dekdebrun 556
  6. 6 Cliff Lewis 70
  7. 7 George Terlep 51
  8. 8 Ernie Case 49
  9. 9 Steve Nemeth 18
  10. 10 Norm Cox 9

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Passing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 George Ratterman 22
  2. 2 Sam Vacanti 16
  3. 3 Charlie O'Rourke 13
  4. 3 Bud Schwenk 13
  5. 5 Al Dekdebrun 5
  6. 6 George Terlep 2
  7. 7 Cliff Lewis 1

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Passer Rating

RTG
  1. 1 George Ratterman 71.8
  2. 2 Charlie O'Rourke 64.6
  3. 3 Bud Schwenk 61.2
  4. 4 Sam Vacanti 60.8

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Yards per Attempt

Y/A
  1. 1 Charlie O'Rourke 8.14
  2. 2 George Ratterman 7.54
  3. 3 Sam Vacanti 6.98
  4. 4 Bud Schwenk 6.84

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Completion Percentage

CMP%
  1. 1 Bud Schwenk 51.4%
  2. 2 George Ratterman 50.8%
  3. 3 Charlie O'Rourke 50.0%
  4. 4 Sam Vacanti 42.7%

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Passing Yards per Game

Y/G
  1. 1 Bud Schwenk 159.7
  2. 2 George Ratterman 131.4
  3. 3 Sam Vacanti 120.8
  4. 4 Charlie O'Rourke 103.5

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Completions

CMP
  1. 1 Bud Schwenk 168
  2. 2 George Ratterman 124
  3. 3 Sam Vacanti 96
  4. 4 Charlie O'Rourke 89
  5. 5 Al Dekdebrun 45
  6. 6 Cliff Lewis 5
  7. 6 George Terlep 5
  8. 8 Ernie Case 4
  9. 9 Steve Nemeth 2
  10. 9 Angelo Bertelli 2

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Pass Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Bud Schwenk 327
  2. 2 George Ratterman 244
  3. 3 Sam Vacanti 225
  4. 4 Charlie O'Rourke 178
  5. 5 Al Dekdebrun 75
  6. 6 George Terlep 23
  7. 7 Ernie Case 11
  8. 7 Cliff Lewis 11
  9. 9 Angelo Bertelli 7
  10. 10 Steve Nemeth 6

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Touchdown Percentage

TD%
  1. 1 George Ratterman 9.0%
  2. 2 Charlie O'Rourke 7.3%
  3. 3 Sam Vacanti 7.1%
  4. 4 Bud Schwenk 4.0%

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Interceptions Thrown

INT
  1. 1 George Ratterman 20
  2. 1 Bud Schwenk 20
  3. 3 Charlie O'Rourke 16
  4. 3 Sam Vacanti 16
  5. 5 Al Dekdebrun 7
  6. 6 George Terlep 3
  7. 7 Steve Nemeth 2
  8. 7 Angelo Bertelli 2
  9. 9 Ernie Case 1
  10. 9 Cliff Lewis 1

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Interception Percentage

INT%
  1. 1 Bud Schwenk 6.1%
  2. 2 Sam Vacanti 7.1%
  3. 3 George Ratterman 8.2%
  4. 4 Charlie O'Rourke 9.0%

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Rushing Yards

YDS
  1. 1 Al Dekdebrun 71
  2. 2 Cliff Lewis 66
  3. 3 Bud Schwenk 58
  4. 4 Charlie O'Rourke 55
  5. 5 George Terlep 11
  6. 6 Buckets Hirsch 7
  7. 7 Angelo Bertelli 2
  8. 8 Steve Nemeth 1

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Rushing Touchdowns

TD
  1. 1 Charlie O'Rourke 1
  2. 1 George Ratterman 1
  3. 1 Bud Schwenk 1
  4. 1 Sam Vacanti 1

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Rushing Attempts

ATT
  1. 1 Bud Schwenk 25
  2. 2 Charlie O'Rourke 24
  3. 3 Al Dekdebrun 20
  4. 4 George Ratterman 17
  5. 5 Cliff Lewis 11
  6. 5 Sam Vacanti 11
  7. 7 Buckets Hirsch 4
  8. 7 George Terlep 4
  9. 9 Ernie Case 1
  10. 9 Steve Nemeth 1

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