1949 Baltimore Colts season

The 1949 Baltimore Colts season was their 4th as a franchise, their last season in the AAFC before moving to the NFL & their 3rd season in Baltimore. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–7, winning only one game against 11 losses.[1]

Program for the November 6 game against the San Francisco Forty Niners.
1949 Baltimore Colts season
Head coachCecil Isbell and Walter Driskill
Home fieldMunicipal Stadium
Local radioWCBM
Results
Record1–11
Division place6th AAFC
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Program for the Oct. 2 game against the Buffalo Bills.

Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Game
recap
1 August 28 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–31 0–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
2 September 2 at Los Angeles Dons L 17–49 0–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
3 September 11 at Cleveland Browns L 0–21 0–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
4 September 16 at Chicago Hornets L 7–35 0–4 Soldier Field Recap
5 September 25 Cleveland Browns L 20–28 0–5 Memorial Stadium Recap
6 October 2 at Buffalo Bills W 35–28 1–5 Civic Stadium Recap
7 Bye
8 October 16 New York Yankees L 21–24 1–6 Memorial Stadium Recap
9 October 23 Chicago Hornets L 7–17 1–7 Memorial Stadium Recap
10 October 30 at New York Yankees L 14–21 1–8 Yankee Stadium Recap
11 Bye
12 November 6 San Francisco 49ers L 10–28 1–9 Memorial Stadium Recap
13 November 20 Los Angeles Dons L 10–21 1–10 Memorial Stadium Recap
14 November 27 Buffalo Bills L 14–38 1–11 Memorial Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

League standings

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AAFC standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 1 2 .900 339 171 W2
San Francisco 49ers 9 3 0 .750 416 227 W3
New York Yankees 8 4 0 .667 196 206 L1
Buffalo Bills 5 5 2 .500 236 256 W2
Los Angeles Dons 4 8 0 .333 253 322 L1
Chicago Hornets 4 8 0 .333 179 268 L5
Baltimore Colts 1 11 0 .083 172 341 L6
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

References

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