1948 Baltimore Colts season
| 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 Divisional Playoff (vs. Bills) 17–28 |
The 1948 Baltimore Colts season was their 3rd in the AAFC & their 2nd in Baltimore. 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 their 5-year franchise history (dating back to their days as the Miami Seahawks).
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
[edit]| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 5 | New York Yankees | W 45–28 | 1–0 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
| 3 | September 10 | at Chicago Rockets | L 14–21 | 1–1 | Soldier Field | Recap | |
| 4 | September 16 | at New York Yankees | W 27–14 | 2–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | |
| 5 | September 26 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 35–20 | 3–1 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
| 6 | October 5 | Cleveland Browns | L 10–14 | 3–2 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
| 7 | October 10 | San Francisco 49ers | L 14–56 | 3–3 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
| 8 | October 15 | at Los Angeles Dons | W 29–14 | 4–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
| 9 | October 24 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 10–21 | 4–4 | Kezar Stadium | Recap | |
| 10 | October 31 | at Buffalo Bills | L 17–35 | 4–5 | Civic Stadium | Recap | |
| 11 | November 7 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–28 | 4–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
| 12 | November 14 | Chicago Rockets | W 38–24 | 5–6 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
| 13 | November 21 | Los Angeles Dons | L 14–17 | 5–7 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
| 14 | November 28 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 38–20 | 6–7 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
| 15 | December 5 | Buffalo Bills | W 35–15 | 7–7 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Playoff schedule
[edit]| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | December 12 | Buffalo Bills | L 17–28 | Municipal Stadium | Recap |
Division standings
[edit]| 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.
Roster
[edit]Baltimores's in-season roster included the following players.[3]
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Centers
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Tackles
Ends
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Quarterbacks
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Halfbacks
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- † - Denotes starter
References
[edit]- ^ 1948 Baltimore Colts
- ^ "1948 Baltimore Colts Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Baltimore Colts vs. Frisco Forty-Niners, Oct 10. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Colts Football Club, Inc., 1948; pp. 16–17.