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1949 Chicago Hornets season

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1949 Chicago Hornets season
Head coachRay Flaherty
Home fieldSoldier Field
Local radioWENR
Results
Record4–8
Division place4th AAFC
Playoff finishdid not qualify

The 1949 Chicago Hornets season was their fourth and final season in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 1-13, winning four games.[1] Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs and the team folded with the league.

Exhibition games

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 14 at Cleveland Browns L 0–21 0–1 Glass Bowl
2 August 18 at Bay City All-Stars W 48–2 1–1 Central High School Stadium
3 October 16 at Knoxville Rebels W 28–3 2–1 Evans-Collins Field

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Game
recap
1 August 26 Buffalo Bills W 17–14 1–0 Soldier Field Recap
2 September 4 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–42 1–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
3 September 9 at Los Angeles Dons W 23–21 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
4 September 16 Baltimore Colts W 35–7 3–1 Soldier Field Recap
5 Bye
6 September 30 San Francisco 49ers L 24–42 3–2 Soldier Field Recap
7 October 7 New York Yankees L 24–38 3–3 Soldier Field Recap
8 Bye
9 October 23 at Baltimore Colts W 17–7 4–3 Memorial Stadium Recap
10 October 28 Los Angeles Dons L 14–24 4–4 Soldier Field Recap
11 November 6, 1949 at Cleveland Browns L 2–35 4–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
12 November 13 at New York Yankees L 10–14 4–6 Yankee Stadium Recap
13 November 20 at Buffalo Bills L 0–10 4–7 Civic Stadium Recap
14 November 24 Cleveland Browns L 6–14 4–8 Soldier Field Recap

Division standings

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AAFC standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 1 2 .900 339 171 W2
San Francisco 49ers 9 3 0 .750 416 227 W3
New York Yankees 8 4 0 .667 196 206 L1
Buffalo Bills 5 5 2 .500 236 256 W2
Los Angeles Dons 4 8 0 .333 253 322 L1
Chicago Hornets 4 8 0 .333 179 268 L5
Baltimore Colts 1 11 0 .083 172 341 L6

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

References

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  1. ^ 1949 Chicago Rockets
  2. ^ "1949 Chicago Hornets (AAFC)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 29, 2023.