Miami Seahawks

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The Miami Seahawks, no relation to the Seattle Seahawks, were an original member of the All-America Football Conference, a league that formed in 1946 and merged into the NFL in 1950. The Seahawks went 3-11 in 1946. They were originally coached by Jack Meagher, who quit on October 22, after the Seahawks had won just one of their first six games. Hamp Pool, a former captain of the 1940 and 1941 Chicago Bears championship teams, then took over as head coach.

The team's schedule was quite difficult. Miami opened with three straight road games, had a single home game, and then played another four road games. After a 1-7-0 start, the team returned home to host their final six games (a difficult sell to the general public). Brooklyn, Cleveland, and San Francisco had completed their 14-game regular seasons before the Seahawks hosted their final two home games.

In 1947, the Seahawks moved north to Baltimore. The team would be re-named the Baltimore Colts via a fan contest, in honor of Maryland's rich history of racing and breeding horses.

Miami Seahawks - 1946 Schedule and Results

1. Fri. Sep. 6th --- MIA 0 at CLE 44
2. Sun. Sep. 15th --- MIA 14 at SFO 21
3. Fri. Sep. 20th --- MIA 14 at LAD 30
4. Tue. Oct. 8th --- SFO 34 at MIA 7
5. Fri. Oct. 11th --- MIA 17 at BUF 14
6. Fri. Oct. 18th --- MIA 7 at CHI 28
7. Fri. Oct. 25th --- MIA 7 at BRK 30
8. Sun. Nov. 3rd --- MIA 21 at NYY 24
9. Mon. Nov. 11th --- CHI 20 at MIA 7
10. Mon. Nov. 18th --- BUF 14 at MIA 21
11. Mon. Nov. 25th --- LAD 34 at MIA 21
12. Tue. Dec. 3rd --- CLE 34 at MIA 0
13. Mon. Dec. 9th --- NYY 31 at MIA 0
14. Fri. Dec. 13th --- BRK 20 at MIA 31