1948 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season

1948 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
Poster for the September 26 game
Head coach	Red Dawson
Home stadium	Civic Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	1st AAFC East
Playoffs	Won Divisional Playoff (at Colts) 28–17 Lost AAFC Championship (at Browns) 7–49
←  1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) 1949  →

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

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

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

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Recap	Sources
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

AAFC Eastern Division
view talk edit	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.

References

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.

Further reading

• Kenneth R. Crippen, The Original Buffalo Bills: A History of the All-America Football Conference TEam, 1946–1949. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2010.
• Jeffrey J. Miller and Greg D. Tranter, Relics: The History of The Buffalo Bills in Objects and Memorabilia. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2021.

External links

• "New York Yankees at Buffalo Bills," Oct. 10, 1948. The Celebrated Mr. K via YouTube.com (Video.)