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 coachJimmy Phelan
Home fieldLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record7–7
Division place3rd AAFC West
Playoff finishDid 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

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 27 at Chicago Rockets W 7–0 1–0 Soldier Field Recap
2 September 3 at Cleveland Browns L 14–19 1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
3 September 10 Brooklyn Dodgers W 17–7 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
4 September 19 at San Francisco 49ers L 14-36 2–2 Kezar Stadium Recap
5 September 29 New York Yankees W 20–10 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
6 Bye
7 October 8 Chicago Rockets W 49–28 4–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
8 October 15 Baltimore Colts L 14–29 4–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
9 October 24 Buffalo Bills L 21–35 4–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
10 October 31 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 17–0 5–4 Ebbets Field Recap
11 November 7 at New York Yankees L 6–38 5–5 Yankee Stadium Recap
12 November 14 at Buffalo Bills W 27–20 6–5 Civic Stadium Recap
13 November 21 at Baltimore Colts W 17–14 6–6 Municipal Stadium Recap
14 November 25 Cleveland Browns L 14–31 6–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
15 December 5 San Francisco 49ers L 21–38 6–8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Division standings

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AAFC Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 14 0 0 1.000 6–0 389 190 W14
San Francisco 49ers 12 2 0 .857 4–2 495 248 W1
Los Angeles Dons 7 7 0 .500 2–4 258 305 L2
Chicago Rockets 1 13 0 .071 0–6 202 439 L11
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

References

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  1. ^ 1948 Los Angeles Dons
  2. ^ "1948 Los Angeles Dons Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.