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.
1948 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season | |
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Head coach | Carl Voyles |
Home field | Ebbets Field |
Results | |
Record | 2–12 |
Division place | 4th AAFC East |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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
editWeek | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
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1 | August 27 | New York Yankees | L 3–21 | 0–1 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
2 | September 5 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 20–36 | 0–2 | Kezar Stadium | Recap | |
3 | September 10 | at Los Angeles Dons | L 7–17 | 0–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
4 | Bye | ||||||
5 | September 26 | at Baltimore Colts | L 20–35 | 0–4 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
6 | October 3 | at Buffalo Bills | L 21–31 | 0–5 | Civic Stadium | Recap | |
7 | October 10 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–30 | 0–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
8 | October 15 | Chicago Rockets | W 21–7 | 1–6 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
9 | October 24 | at Chicago Rockets | W 35–14 | 2–6 | Soldier Field | Recap | |
10 | October 31 | Los Angeles Dons | L 0–17 | 2–7 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
11 | November 7 | Buffalo Bills | L 21–26 | 2–8 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
12 | November 14 | at New York Yankees | L 7–21 | 2–9 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | |
13 | November 21 | San Francisco 49ers | L 40–63 | 2–10 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
14 | November 28 | Baltimore Colts | L 20–38 | 2–11 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
15 | December 5 | Cleveland Browns | L 21–31 | 2–12 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Division standings
editAAFC Eastern Division | |||||||||
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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
edit- ^ 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers
- ^ "1948 Brooklyn Dodgers Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.