1948 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season

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1948 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season
Head coach Carl Voyles
Home stadium Ebbets Field
Results
Record2–12
Division place4th AAFC East
Playoffsdid not qualify

The 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their third in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3-10-1, winning only two games. [1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season and the team folded after the season.

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The team's statistical leaders included Bob Chappuis with 1,402 passing yards and Mickey Colmer with 704 rushing yards, 372 receiving yards and 60 points scored. [2]

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 27 New York Yankees L 3–210–1 Ebbets Field Recap
2September 5at San Francisco 49ers L 20–360–2 Kezar Stadium Recap
3September 10at Los Angeles Dons L 7–170–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
4 Bye
5September 26at Baltimore Colts L 20–350–4 Municipal Stadium Recap
6October 3at Buffalo Bills L 21–310–5 Civic Stadium Recap
7October 10at Cleveland Browns L 17–300–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
8October 15 Chicago Rockets W 21–71–6Ebbets Field Recap
9October 24at Chicago Rockets W 35–142–6 Soldier Field Recap
10October 31 Los Angeles Dons L 0–172–7Ebbets Field Recap
11November 7 Buffalo Bills L 21–262–8Ebbets Field Recap
12November 14at New York Yankees L 7–212–9 Yankee Stadium Recap
13November 21 San Francisco 49ers L 40–632–10Ebbets Field Recap
14November 28 Baltimore Colts L 20–382–11Ebbets Field Recap
15December 5 Cleveland Browns L 21–312–12Ebbets Field Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Division standings

AAFC Eastern Division
WLTPCTDIVPFPASTK
Buffalo Bills 770.5004–2360358L1
Baltimore Colts 770.5005–1333327W2
New York Yankees 680.4293–3265301W1
Brooklyn Dodgers 2120.1430–6253387L6
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

References

  1. 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers
  2. "1948 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.