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 coachCecil Isbell
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division placeTied 1st AAFC East
Playoff finishLost 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

References
  1. 1948 Baltimore Colts
  2. "1948 Baltimore Colts Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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