1948 Baltimore Colts season
1948 Baltimore Colts season |
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Head coach |
Cecil Isbell |
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Home field |
Memorial Stadium |
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Results |
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Record |
7–7 |
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Division place |
Tied 1st AAFC East |
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Playoff finish |
Lost Eastern Division Playoff |
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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.
Season schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
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 |
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
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