1948 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season

The 1948 Buffalo Bills season was their third in the All-America Football Conference. 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.

1948 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
Head coachRed Dawson
Home fieldCivic Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place1st AAFC East
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoff
(at Colts) 28–17
Lost AAFC Championship
(at Browns) 7–49

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

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

Playoffs

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Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap
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

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AAFC Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills 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

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  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.


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