1948 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season

1948 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
Poster for the September 26 game
Head coachRed Dawson
Home stadiumCivic Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place1st AAFC East
PlayoffsWon Divisional Playoff
(at Colts) 28–17
Lost AAFC Championship
(at Browns) 7–49

The 1948 Buffalo Bills season was their third in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8-4-2, winning only seven games.[1] They qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC Championship.

The team's statistical leaders included George Ratterman with 2,577 passing yards, Chet Mutryn with 823 rushing yards and 96 points scored, and Al Baldwin with 916 receiving yards.[2]

Season schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap Sources
1 August 29 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–35 0–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
2 September 6 Chicago Rockets W 42–7 1–1 Civic Stadium Recap
3 September 12 Cleveland Browns L 13–42 1–2 Civic Stadium Recap
— Bye
4 September 26 San Francisco 49ers L 28–38 1–3 Civic Stadium Recap
5 October 3 Brooklyn Dodgers W 31–21 2–3 Civic Stadium Recap
6 October 10 New York Yankees L 13–14 2–4 Civic Stadium Recap
7 October 17 at Cleveland Browns L 14–31 2–5 Municipal Stadium Recap
8 October 24 at Los Angeles Dons W 35–21 3–5 LA Memorial Coliseum Recap
9 October 31 Baltimore Colts W 35–17 4–5 Civic Stadium Recap
10 November 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 26–21 5–5 Ebbets Field Recap
11 November 14 Los Angeles Dons L 20–27 5–6 Civic Stadium Recap
— Bye
12 November 25 at Chicago Rockets W 39–35 6–6 Soldier Field Recap
13 November 28 at New York Yankees W 35–14 7–6 Yankee Stadium Recap
14 December 5 at Baltimore Colts L 15–35 7–7 Municipal Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. • Thanksgiving Day: November 25.

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap Sources
Division December 12 at Baltimore Colts W 28–17 Municipal Stadium Recap
Championship December 19 at Cleveland Browns L 7–49 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap

Division standings

AAFC Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
7 7 0 .500 4–2 360 358 L1
Baltimore Colts 7 7 0 .500 5–1 333 327 W2
New York Yankees 6 8 0 .429 3–3 265 301 W1
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 12 0 .143 0–6 253 387 L6
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.
AAFC Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 14 0 0 1.000 6–0 389 190 W14
San Francisco 49ers 12 2 0 .857 4–2 495 248 W1
Los Angeles Dons 7 7 0 .500 2–4 258 305 L2
Chicago Rockets 1 13 0 .071 0–6 202 439 L11
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

References

  1. ^ 1948 Buffalo Bills Archived September 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "1948 Buffalo Bills Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

Further reading

  • Kenneth R. Crippen, The Original Buffalo Bills: A History of the All-America Football Conference TEam, 1946–1949. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2010.
  • Jeffrey J. Miller and Greg D. Tranter, Relics: The History of The Buffalo Bills in Objects and Memorabilia. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2021.
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