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.[1] They qualified for the playoffs for the first and only time in franchise history.
| 1948 Baltimore Colts season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Cecil Isbell |
| Home field | Memorial Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–7 |
| Division place | Tied 1st AAFC East |
| Playoff finish | Lost Eastern Division Playoff |
The team's statistical leaders included Y. A. Tittle with 2,522 passing yards, Bus Mertes with 680 rushing yards, and Billy Hillenbrand with 970 receiving yards and 78 points scored.[2]
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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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References
- 1948 Baltimore Colts
- "1948 Baltimore Colts Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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