1948 Baltimore Colts season
Appearance
1948 Baltimore Colts season | |
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Head coach | Cecil Isbell |
Home field | Memorial Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 7–7 |
Division place | Tied 1st AAFC East |
Playoff finish | Lost Eastern Division Playoff |
The 1948 Baltimore Colts season was their second in the AAFC. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–11–1, winning seven games.[1] They qualified for the playoffs for the first and only time in franchise history.
The team's statistical leaders included Y. A. Tittle with 2,522 passing yards, Bus Mertes with 680 rushing yards, and Billy Hillenbrand with 970 receiving yards and 78 points scored.[2]
Season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | September 5, 1948 | New York Yankees | W 45–28 |
2 | September 10, 1948 | at Chicago Rockets | L 21–14 |
3 | September 16, 1948 | at New York Yankees | W 27–14 |
4 | September 26, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 35–20 |
5 | October 5, 1948 | Cleveland Browns | L 14–10 |
6 | October 10, 1948 | San Francisco 49ers | L 56–14 |
7 | October 15, 1948 | at Los Angeles Dons | W 29–14 |
8 | October 24, 1948 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 21–10 |
9 | October 31, 1948 | at Buffalo Bills | L 35–17 |
10 | November 7, 1948 | at Cleveland Browns | L 28–7 |
11 | November 14, 1948 | Chicago Rockets | W 38–24 |
12 | November 21, 1948 | Los Angeles Dons | L 17–14 |
13 | November 28, 1948 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 38–20 |
14 | December 5, 1948 | Buffalo Bills | W 35–15 |
Playoff schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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Eastern Division Playoff | December 12, 1948 | Buffalo Bills | L 28–17 |
Division standings
AAFC East | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Buffalo Bills | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 360 | 358 | L-1 |
Baltimore Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 333 | 327 | W-2 |
New York Yankees | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 265 | 301 | W-1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 253 | 387 | L-6 |
References
- ^ 1948 Baltimore Colts
- ^ "1948 Baltimore Colts Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.