1949 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season

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1949 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
Head coach Red Dawson and Clem Crowe
Home field Civic Stadium
Local radio WBEN
Results
Record5–5–2
Division place3rd AAFC
Playoff finishLost Divisional Playoffs
(at Browns) 21–31

The 1949 Buffalo Bills season was their fourth and final season in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7-7, winning only five games. [1] They qualified for the playoffs, but lost to the Cleveland Browns who went on to beat the San Francisco 49ers for the final AAFC Championship.

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Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 26 Chicago Hornets L 14–170–1 Soldier Field Recap
2September 5 Cleveland Browns T 28–280–1–1 Civic Stadium Recap
3September 11 New York Yankees L 14–170–2–1Civic Stadium Recap
4 Bye
5September 25 San Francisco 49ers W 28–171–2–1Civic Stadium Recap
6October 2 Baltimore Colts L 28–351–3–1Civic Stadium Recap
7October 9at Los Angeles Dons L 28–421–4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
8October 16at San Francisco 49ers L 7–511–5–1 Kezar Stadium Recap
9October 23 Los Angeles Dons W 17–142–5–1Civic Stadium Recap
10 Bye
11November 6at New York Yankees W 17–143–5–1 Yankee Stadium Recap
12November 13at Cleveland Browns T 7–73–5–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
13November 20 Chicago Hornets W 10–04–5–2Civic Stadium Recap
14November 27at Baltimore Colts W 38–145–5–2 Municipal Stadium Recap

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentResultVenueRecap
DivisionDecember 4 Cleveland Browns L 21–31 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap

Division standings

AAFC standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
Cleveland Browns 912.900339171W2
San Francisco 49ers 930.750416227W3
New York Yankees 840.667196206L1
Buffalo Bills 552.500236256W2
Los Angeles Dons 480.333253322L1
Chicago Hornets 480.333179268L5
Baltimore Colts 1110.083172341L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

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