1949 Los Angeles Dons season

1949 Los Angeles Dons season
Head coach	Jimmy Phelan
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Local radio	KHJ
Results
Record	4-8
Division place	4th AAFC
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1949 Los Angeles Dons season was their fourth and final season in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7-7, winning only four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and folded with the league after the season.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 2, 1949	Baltimore Colts	W 49-17
2	September 9, 1949	Chicago Hornets	L 23-21
3	September 18, 1949	at San Francisco 49ers	L 42-14
4	September 22, 1949	at New York Yankees	L 10-7
5	October 2, 1949	at Cleveland Browns	L 42-7
6	October 9, 1949	Buffalo Bills	W 42-28
7	October 14, 1949	Cleveland Browns	L 61-14
8	October 23, 1949	Buffalo Bills	L 17-14
9	October 28, 1949	Chicago Hornets	W 24-14
10	November 13, 1949	San Francisco 49ers	L 41-24
11	November 20, 1949	at Baltimore Colts	W 21-10
12	November 24, 1949	New York Yankees	L 17-16

Division standings

AAFC
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	1	2	.900	339	171	W-2
San Francisco 49ers	9	3	0	.750	416	227	W-3
New York Yankees	8	4	0	.667	196	206	L-1
Buffalo Bills	5	5	2	.500	236	256	W-2
Los Angeles Dons	4	8	0	.333	253	322	L-1
Chicago Hornets	4	8	0	.333	179	268	L-5
Baltimore Colts	1	11	0	.083	172	341	L-6