1948 Los Angeles Dons season
| 1948 Los Angeles Dons season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jimmy Phelan |
| Home field | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–7 |
| Division place | 3rd AAFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1948 Los Angeles Dons season was their third in the All-America Football Conference. The team matched their previous output of 7-7,[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
The team's statistical leaders included Glenn Dobbs with 2,403 passing yards and 539 rushing yards and Joe Aguirre with 599 receiving yards and 56 points scored.[2]
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 27, 1948 | at Chicago Rockets | W 7-0 |
| 2 | September 3, 1948 | at Cleveland Browns | L 19-14 |
| 3 | September 10, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 17-7 |
| 4 | September 19, 1948 | San Francisco 49ers | L 36-14 |
| 5 | September 29, 1948 | New York Yankees | W 20-10 |
| 6 | October 8, 1948 | Chicago Rockets | W 49-28 |
| 7 | October 15, 1948 | Baltimore Colts | L 29-14 |
| 8 | October 24, 1948 | Buffalo Bills | L 35-21 |
| 9 | October 31, 1948 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 17-0 |
| 10 | November 7, 1948 | at New York Yankees | L 38-6 |
| 11 | November 14, 1948 | at Buffalo Bills | W 27-20 |
| 12 | November 21, 1948 | at Baltimore Colts | W 17-14 |
| 13 | November 25, 1948 | Cleveland Browns | L 31-14 |
| 14 | December 5, 1948 | San Francisco 49ers | L 38-21 |
Division standings
| AAFC West | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 389 | 190 | W-14 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 495 | 248 | W-1 |
| Los Angeles Dons | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 258 | 305 | L-2 |
| Chicago Rockets | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 202 | 439 | L-11 |
References
- ^ 1948 Los Angeles Dons
- ^ "1948 Los Angeles Dons Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.