1949 Los Angeles Dons season

1949 Los Angeles Dons season
Head coach Jimmy Phelan
Results
Record 4-8
Division place 4th AAFC
Playoff finish did not qualify
Timeline
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< 1948 N/A

The 1949 Los Angeles Dons season was their fourth and final season in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7-7, winning only four games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and folded with the league after the season.

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 2, 1949 Baltimore Colts W 49-17
2 September 9, 1949 Chicago Hornets L 23-21
3 September 18, 1949 at San Francisco 49ers L 42-14
4 September 22, 1949 at New York Yankees L 10-7
5 October 2, 1949 at Cleveland Browns L 42-7
6 October 9, 1949 Buffalo Bills W 42-28
7 October 14, 1949 Cleveland Browns L 61-14
8 October 23, 1949 Buffalo Bills L 17-14
9 October 28, 1949 Chicago Hornets W 24-14
10 November 13, 1949 San Francisco 49ers L 41-24
11 November 20, 1949 at Baltimore Colts W 21-10
12 November 24, 1949 New York Yankees L 17-16

Division standings

AAFC
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 1 2 .900 339 171 W-2
San Francisco 49ers 9 3 0 .750 416 227 W-3
New York Yankees 8 4 0 .667 196 206 L-1
Buffalo Bills 5 5 2 .500 236 256 W-2
Los Angeles Dons 4 8 0 .333 253 322 L-1
Chicago Hornets 4 8 0 .333 179 268 L-5
Baltimore Colts 1 11 0 .083 172 341 L-6

References