1948 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
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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. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the Cleveland Browns
in the AAFC Championship.
Buffalo Bills (AAFC)
The Buffalo Bills was an American Football team, based in Buffalo, NY, that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During its first season in 1946, the team was known as the Buffalo Bisons...
season was their third in the All-America Football Conference
All-America Football Conference
The All-America Football Conference was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation's best players, and introduced many lasting innovations...
. The team failed to improve on their previous output
1947 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) season
The 1947 Buffalo Bills season was their second in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 3-10-1, winning eight games. Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season....
of 8-4-2, winning only seven games. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in the AAFC Championship.
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 29, 1948 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 35-14 |
| 2 | September 6, 1948 | Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets... |
W 42-7 |
| 3 | September 12, 1948 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 42-13 |
| 4 | September 26, 1948 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 38-28 |
| 5 | October 3, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943... |
W 31-21 |
| 6 | October 10, 1948 | New York Yankees New York Yankees (AAFC) The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and often played in front of sold-out crowds . They were owned by Dan Topping, who brought many of his Brooklyn... |
L 14-13 |
| 7 | October 17, 1948 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 31-14 |
| 8 | October 24, 1948 | at Los Angeles Dons Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum.... |
W 35-21 |
| 9 | October 31, 1948 | Baltimore Colts | W 35-17 |
| 10 | November 7, 1948 | at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943... |
W 26-21 |
| 11 | November 14, 1948 | Los Angeles Dons Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum.... |
L 27-20 |
| 12 | November 25, 1948 | at Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets... |
W 39-35 |
| 13 | November 28, 1948 | at New York Yankees New York Yankees (AAFC) The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and often played in front of sold-out crowds . They were owned by Dan Topping, who brought many of his Brooklyn... |
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 Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
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 1948 Baltimore Colts season The 1948 Baltimore Colts season was their second in the AAFC. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2-11-1, winning seven games. They qualified for the playoffs for the first and only time in franchise history.-Season schedule:... |
7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 333 | 327 | W-2 |
| New York Yankees 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC) season The 1948 New York Yankees season was their third in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 11-2-1, winning only six games. For the first time in three seasons, and the only time in franchise history, they did not qualify for the playoffs.-Season... |
6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 265 | 301 | W-1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season 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. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season and the team folded after the season.-Season... |
2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 253 | 387 | L-6 |