1949 Chicago Hornets season

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1949 Chicago Hornets season
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Head coach Ray Flaherty
Home stadium Soldier Field
Results
Record4–8
Division place4th AAFC
Playoffsdid not qualify

The 1949 Chicago Hornets season was their fourth and final season in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 1-13, winning four games. [1] Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs and the team folded with the league.

Contents

Exhibition games

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceSources
1August 14at Cleveland Browns L 0–210–1 Glass Bowl
2August 18at Bay City All-Stars W 48–21–1Central High School Stadium
3October 16at Knoxville RebelsW 28–32–1Evans-Collins Field

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Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1August 26 Buffalo Bills W 17–141–0 Soldier Field 23,800 Recap
2September 4at San Francisco 49ers L 7–421–1 Kezar Stadium 28,311 Recap
3September 9at Los Angeles Dons W 23–212–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 30,193 Recap
4September 16 Baltimore Colts W 35–73–1Soldier Field18,483 Recap
Bye
5September 30 San Francisco 49ers L 24–423–2Soldier Field31,561 Recap
6October 7 New York Yankees L 24–383–3Soldier Field17,098 Recap
Bye
7October 23at Baltimore Colts W 17–74–3 Memorial Stadium 23,107 Recap
8October 28 Los Angeles Dons L 14–244–4Soldier Field11,249 Recap
9November 6, 1949at Cleveland Browns L 2–354–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 16,506 Recap
10November 13at New York Yankees L 10–144–6 Yankee Stadium 9,091 Recap
11November 20at Buffalo Bills L 0–104–7 Civic Stadium 18,494 Recap
12 November 24 Cleveland Browns L 6–144–8Soldier Field5,031 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.

References

  1. 1949 Chicago Rockets
  2. "1949 Chicago Hornets (AAFC)". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 29, 2023.