1949 AAFC season

Browns

49ers

Dons

Rockets

Yankees

Bills

Colts

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AAFC teams: Dissolved at the end of season, Teams to move to NFL

The 1949 AAFC season was the fourth season of the All-America Football Conference. With the league teetering on the brink, seven teams played 12 games each that would see four teams compete in a playoff for the right to play in the AAFC Championship. O. O. Kessing succeeded Jonas Ingram as Commissioner while the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers franchises essentially merged. The Chicago Rockets rebranded to Hornets with new ownership. ^[1] The Cleveland Browns won the fourth and last AAFC championship.

Draft

Further information: 1949 AAFC Draft

The league's third and final collegiate draft was held on December 21, 1948. Stan Heath was the first overall selection.

Season

1949 AAFC final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pct. = Winning Percentage
PF = Points Scored For, PA = Point Scored Against

AAFC standings view talk edit 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.

Championship game

Further information: All-America Football Conference playoffs § 1949

• Semifinal #1: Cleveland 31, Buffalo 21 (December 4 @ Cleveland)
• Semifinal #2: San Francisco 17, Brooklyn/New York 7 (December 4 @ San Francisco)
• AAFC Championship: Cleveland 21, San Francisco 7 (December 11 @ Cleveland)

References

1. https://goldenrankings.com/AAFCchampionshipGame1949.htm

External links

Pro-Football-Reference