1949 Baltimore Colts season
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The 1949
Baltimore Colts season was their third as a franchise and last season in the AAFC
before moving to the NFL
. The team failed to improve on their previous season
's output of 7-7, winning only one game.
1949 NFL season
The 1949 NFL season was the 30th regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins asked the league to fold his team due to financial woes, and give him a new one in New York City...
Baltimore Colts season was their third as a franchise and last season in the AAFC
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...
before moving to the NFL
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team failed to improve on their previous season
1948 Baltimore Colts season
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. They qualified for the playoffs for the first and only time in franchise history.-Season schedule:...
's output of 7-7, winning only one game.
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 28, 1949 | at 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 31-17 |
| 2 | September 2, 1949 | at Los Angeles Dons 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.... |
L 49-17 |
| 3 | September 11, 1949 | 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 21-0 |
| 4 | September 16, 1949 | N Chicago Hornets | L 35-7 |
| 5 | September 25, 1949 | 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 28-20 |
| 6 | October 2, 1949 | at Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 35-28 |
| 7 | October 16, 1949 | 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 24-21 |
| 8 | October 23, 1949 | Chicago Hornets | L 17-7 |
| 9 | October 30, 1949 | 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 21-14 |
| 10 | November 6, 1949 | 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 28-10 |
| 11 | November 20, 1949 | Los Angeles Dons 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.... |
L 21-10 |
| 12 | November 27, 1949 | Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 38-14 |
League standings
| AAFC | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns 1949 Cleveland Browns season The 1949 Cleveland Browns season was the team's fourth and final season with the All-America Football Conference. The Browns won their fourth straight league championship. In the season's sixth game on October 9, 1949, the San Francisco 49ers stopped the Browns' professional football record long... |
9 | 1 | 2 | .900 | 339 | 171 | W-4 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1949 San Francisco 49ers season The 1949 AAFC season was the final season before the league folded and comprised only twelve games instead of the previously standard fourteen. The 49ers, in their fourth season, were unable to improve on the previous season's output of 12-2, only posting a record of 9-3, however, they were able to... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 416 | 227 | L-1 |
| New York Yankees 1949 New York Yankees (AAFC) season The 1949 New York Yankees season was their fourth and final in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 6-8, winning eight games. They lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the playoffs and the team folded with the league after the... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 196 | 206 | L-2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 5 | 5 | 2 | .500 | 236 | 256 | L-1 |
| Los Angeles Dons 1949 Los Angeles Dons season 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... |
4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 253 | 322 | L-1 |
| Chicago Hornets 1949 Chicago Hornets season The 1949 Chicago Hornets season was their fourth and final season in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 1-13, winning four games. Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs and the team folded with the league.-Season... |
4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 179 | 268 | L-5 |
| Baltimore Colts | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 172 | 341 | L-6 |