1948 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season

1948 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
Head coach Red Dawson
Results
Record 7-7
Division place 1st AAFC East
Playoff finish Lost AAFC Championship

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

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 August 29, 1948 at San Francisco 49ers L 35-14
2 September 6, 1948 Chicago Rockets W 42-7
3 September 12, 1948 Cleveland Browns L 42-13
4 September 26, 1948 San Francisco 49ers L 38-28
5 October 3, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers W 31-21
6 October 10, 1948 New York Yankees L 14-13
7 October 17, 1948 at Cleveland Browns L 31-14
8 October 24, 1948 at Los Angeles Dons W 35-21
9 October 31, 1948 Baltimore Colts W 35-17
10 November 7, 1948 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 26-21
11 November 14, 1948 Los Angeles Dons L 27-20
12 November 25, 1948 at Chicago Rockets W 39-35
13 November 28, 1948 at New York Yankees W 35-14
14 December 5, 1948 at Baltimore Colts L 35-15

Playoffs

Week Date Opponent Result
Division December 12, 1948 at Baltimore Colts W 28-17
Championship December 19, 1948 at Cleveland Browns L 49-7

Division standings

AAFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills 7 7 0 .500 360 358 L-1
Baltimore Colts 7 7 0 .500 333 327 W-2
New York Yankees 6 8 0 .429 265 301 W-1
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 12 0 .143 253 387 L-6

References

  1. ↑ 1948 Buffalo Bills
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