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]
1949 Baltimore Colts season | |
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Head coach | Cecil Isbell and Walter Driskill |
Home field | Municipal Stadium |
Local radio | WCBM |
Results | |
Record | 1–11 |
Division place | 6th AAFC |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Season schedule
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Game recap | |
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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
editAAFC standings | |||||||||
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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.