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