1949 Los Angeles Dons season explained

Team:Los Angeles Dons
Year:1949
Record:4–8
Division Place:5th AAFC
Coach:Jimmy Phelan
Stadium:Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Radio:KHJ
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Next:none
No Nextseason:true
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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.

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueGame
recap
1Bye
2September 2Baltimore ColtsW 49–171–0Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap
3September 9Chicago HornetsL 21–231–1Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap
4September 18at San Francisco 49ersL 14–421–2Kezar StadiumRecap
5September 22at New York YankeesL 7–102–2Yankee StadiumRecap
6October 2at Cleveland BrownsL 7–422–3Cleveland Municipal StadiumRecap
7October 9Buffalo BillsW 42–283–3Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap
8October 14Cleveland BrownsL 14–613–4Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap
9October 23at Buffalo BillsL 14–173–5Civic StadiumRecap
10October 28at Chicago HornetsW 24–143–6Soldier FieldRecap
11Bye
12November 13L 24–413–7Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap
13November 20at Baltimore ColtsW 21–104–7Memorial StadiumRecap
14November 24New York YankeesL 16–174–8Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap

Notes and References

  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/lda/1949.htm 1949 Los Angeles Dons