Team: | Chicago Rockets |
Year: | 1948 |
Record: | 1–13 |
Division Place: | 4th AAFC West |
Coach: | Edward McKeever |
Stadium: | Soldier Field |
Playoffs: | did not qualify |
Next: | 1949 (Hornets) |
Shortnavlink: | Rockets seasons |
The 1948 Chicago Rockets season was their third in the All-America Football Conference. The team matched their previous output of 1–13,[1] failing to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
The Rockets had a turnover margin of minus-30, which is tied for the worst in professional football history.[2]
The team's statistical leaders included Jesse Freitas with 1,425 passing yards, Eddie Prokop with 266 rushing yards, and Fay King with 647 receiving yards and 42 points scored.[3]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Game recap | ||
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1 | Los Angeles Dons | L 0–7 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | Recap | |||
2 | at Buffalo Bills | L 7–42 | 0–2 | Civic Stadium | Recap | |||
3 | Baltimore Colts | W 21–14 | 1–2 | Soldier Field | Recap | |||
4 | Cleveland Browns | L 7–28 | 1–3 | Soldier Field | Recap | |||
5 | September 26 | at Cleveland Browns | L 10–21 | 1–4 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap | ||
6 | San Francisco 49ers | L 14–31 | 1–5 | Soldier Field | Recap | |||
7 | at Los Angeles Dons | L 28–49 | 1–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |||
8 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | L 7–21 | 1–7 | Ebbets Field | Recap | |||
9 | October 24 | Brooklyn Dodgers | L 14–35 | 1–8 | Soldier Field | Recap | ||
10 | October 31 | L 7–42 | 1–9 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | |||
11 | November 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 21–44 | 1–10 | Kezar Stadium | Recap | ||
12 | November 14 | at Baltimore Colts | L 24–38 | 1–11 | Memorial Stadium | Recap | ||
13 | Bye | |||||||
14 | November 25 | Buffalo Bills | L 35–39 | 1–12 | Soldier Field | Recap | ||
15 | New York Yankees | L 7–28 | 1–13 | Soldier Field | Recap | |||
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |