1948 Los Angeles Dons season
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The 1948 Los Angeles Dons
season was their third in the All-America Football Conference
. The team matched their previous output
of 7-7, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Los Angeles Dons
The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum....
season was their third in the All-America Football Conference
All-America Football Conference
The All-America Football Conference was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation's best players, and introduced many lasting innovations...
. The team matched their previous output
1947 Los Angeles Dons season
The 1947 Los Angeles Dons season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7-5-2, losing seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season....
of 7-7, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 27, 1948 | at Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets... |
W 7-0 |
| 2 | September 3, 1948 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 19-14 |
| 3 | September 10, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943... |
W 17-7 |
| 4 | September 19, 1948 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 36-14 |
| 5 | September 29, 1948 | New York Yankees New York Yankees (AAFC) The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and often played in front of sold-out crowds . They were owned by Dan Topping, who brought many of his Brooklyn... |
W 20-10 |
| 6 | October 8, 1948 | Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets... |
W 49-28 |
| 7 | October 15, 1948 | Baltimore Colts | L 29-14 |
| 8 | October 24, 1948 | Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills (AAFC) The Buffalo Bills was an American Football team, based in Buffalo, NY, that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During its first season in 1946, the team was known as the Buffalo Bisons... |
L 35-21 |
| 9 | October 31, 1948 | at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943... |
W 17-0 |
| 10 | November 7, 1948 | at New York Yankees New York Yankees (AAFC) The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and often played in front of sold-out crowds . They were owned by Dan Topping, who brought many of his Brooklyn... |
L 38-6 |
| 11 | November 14, 1948 | at Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills (AAFC) The Buffalo Bills was an American Football team, based in Buffalo, NY, that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During its first season in 1946, the team was known as the Buffalo Bisons... |
W 27-20 |
| 12 | November 21, 1948 | at Baltimore Colts | W 17-14 |
| 13 | November 25, 1948 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 31-14 |
| 14 | December 5, 1948 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 38-21 |
Division standings
| AAFC West | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns 1948 Cleveland Browns season The 1948 Cleveland Browns season was the team's third season with the All-America Football Conference. It was also a perfect season, recognized as such by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, although the NFL, as the AAFC's former rival, does not recognize it... |
14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 389 | 190 | W-14 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1948 San Francisco 49ers season The 49ers began their third season, the 1948 AAFC season, hoping to improve upon their 8-4-2 output from the previous season. They began the season 10-0, and finished 12-2, both losses coming to eventual season champions, the Cleveland Browns... |
12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 495 | 248 | W-1 |
| Los Angeles Dons | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 258 | 305 | L-2 |
| Chicago Rockets 1948 Chicago Rockets season The 1948 Chicago Rockets season was their third in the All-America Football Conference. The team matched their previous output of 1-13, failing to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.-Season schedule:-Division standings:... |
1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 202 | 439 | L-11 |