1948 Los Angeles Dons season explained

Team:Los Angeles Dons
Year:1948
Record:7–7
Division Place:3rd AAFC West
Coach:Jimmy Phelan
Stadium:Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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The 1948 Los Angeles Dons season was their third in the All-America Football Conference. The team matched their previous output of 7–7,[1] but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

The team's statistical leaders included Glenn Dobbs with 2,403 passing yards and 539 rushing yards and Joe Aguirre with 599 receiving yards and 56 points scored.[2]

Season schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1at Chicago RocketsW 7–01–0Soldier Field26,479Recap
2at Cleveland BrownsL 14–191–1Cleveland Municipal Stadium60,193Recap
3Brooklyn DodgersW 17–72–1L.A. Memorial Colisem35,246Recap
4September 19at San Francisco 49ersL 14-362–2Kezar Stadium45,420Recap
5New York YankeesW 20–103–2L.A. Memorial Coliseum35,655Recap
6Chicago RocketsW 49–284–2L.A. Memorial Coliseum31,119Recap
7Baltimore ColtsL 14–294–3L.A. Memorial Coliseum40,019Recap
8October 24Buffalo BillsL 21–354–4L.A. Memorial Coliseum26,818Recap
9October 31at Brooklyn DodgersW 17–05–4Ebbets Field12,825Recap
10November 7L 6–385–5Yankee Stadium17,386Recap
11November 14at Buffalo BillsW 27–206–5Civic Stadium23,725Recap
12November 21at Baltimore ColtsW 17–146–6Municipal Stadium25,228Recap
13Cleveland BrownsL 14–316–7L.A. Memorial Coliseum60,031Recap
14December 5San Francisco 49ersL 21–386–8L.A. Memorial Coliseum51,460Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/lda/1948.htm 1948 Los Angeles Dons
  2. Web site: 1948 Los Angeles Dons Statistics & Players. Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. March 1, 2020.