| Team: | Baltimore Colts |
| Year: | 1948 |
| Record: | 7–7 |
| Division Place: | Tied 1st AAFC East |
| Coach: | Cecil Isbell |
| Stadium: | Memorial Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Lost Divisional Playoff (vs. Bills) 17–28 |
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The 1948 Baltimore Colts season was their 3rd in the AAFC & their 2nd in Baltimore. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–11–1, winning seven games.[1] They qualified for the playoffs for the first and only time in their 5-year franchise history (dating back to their days as the Miami Seahawks).
The team's statistical leaders included Y. A. Tittle with 2,522 passing yards, Bus Mertes with 680 rushing yards, and Billy Hillenbrand with 970 receiving yards and 78 points scored.[2]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | |||||||
| 2 | September 5 | New York Yankees | W 45–28 | 1–0 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | ||
| 3 | at Chicago Rockets | L 14–21 | 1–1 | Soldier Field | Recap | |||
| 4 | at New York Yankees | W 27–14 | 2–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | |||
| 5 | September 26 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 35–20 | 3–1 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | ||
| 6 | Cleveland Browns | L 10–14 | 3–2 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | |||
| 7 | October 10 | San Francisco 49ers | L 14–56 | 3–3 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | ||
| 8 | W 29–14 | 4–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap | ||||
| 9 | October 24 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 10–21 | 4–4 | Kezar Stadium | Recap | ||
| 10 | October 31 | at Buffalo Bills | L 17–35 | 4–5 | Civic Stadium | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 7 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–28 | 4–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap | ||
| 12 | November 14 | Chicago Rockets | W 38–24 | 5–6 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | ||
| 13 | November 21 | Los Angeles Dons | L 14–17 | 5–7 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | ||
| 14 | November 28 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 38–20 | 6–7 | Ebbets Field | Recap | ||
| 15 | December 5 | Buffalo Bills | W 35–15 | 7–7 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||
Baltimores's in-season roster included the following players.[3]
Centers
Guards
Tackles
Ends
Quarterbacks
Fullbacks
Halfbacks
† - Denotes starter