1948 Los Angeles Dons season
The 1948 Los Angeles Dons season was their third in the All-America Football Conference. The team matched their previous output of 7-7,[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
| 1948 Los Angeles Dons season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jimmy Phelan |
| Home field | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 7-7 |
| Division place | 3rd AAFC West |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
The team's statistical leaders included Glenn Dobbs with 2,403 passing yards and 539 rushing yards and Joe Aguirre with 599 receiving yards and 56 points scored.[2]
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 27, 1948 | at Chicago Rockets | W 7-0 |
| 2 | September 3, 1948 | at Cleveland Browns | L 19-14 |
| 3 | September 10, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 17-7 |
| 4 | September 19, 1948 | San Francisco 49ers | L 36-14 |
| 5 | September 29, 1948 | New York Yankees | W 20-10 |
| 6 | October 8, 1948 | Chicago Rockets | W 49-28 |
| 7 | October 15, 1948 | Baltimore Colts | L 29-14 |
| 8 | October 24, 1948 | Buffalo Bills | L 35-21 |
| 9 | October 31, 1948 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 17-0 |
| 10 | November 7, 1948 | at New York Yankees | L 38-6 |
| 11 | November 14, 1948 | at Buffalo Bills | W 27-20 |
| 12 | November 21, 1948 | at Baltimore Colts | W 17-14 |
| 13 | November 25, 1948 | Cleveland Browns | L 31-14 |
| 14 | December 5, 1948 | San Francisco 49ers | L 38-21 |
Division standings
| AAFC West | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 389 | 190 | W-14 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 495 | 248 | W-1 |
| Los Angeles Dons | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 258 | 305 | L-2 |
| Chicago Rockets | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 202 | 439 | L-11 |
References
- 1948 Los Angeles Dons
- "1948 Los Angeles Dons Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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