1948 Baltimore Colts season

1948 Baltimore Colts season
Head coach	Cecil Isbell
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	Tied 1st AAFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Division Playoff

The 1948 Baltimore Colts season was their second in the AAFC. 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 franchise history.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 5, 1948	New York Yankees	W 45–28
2	September 10, 1948	at Chicago Rockets	L 21–14
3	September 16, 1948	at New York Yankees	W 27–14
4	September 26, 1948	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 35–20
5	October 5, 1948	Cleveland Browns	L 14–10
6	October 10, 1948	San Francisco 49ers	L 56–14
7	October 15, 1948	at Los Angeles Dons	W 29–14
8	October 24, 1948	at San Francisco 49ers	L 21–10
9	October 31, 1948	at Buffalo Bills	L 35–17
10	November 7, 1948	at Cleveland Browns	L 28–7
11	November 14, 1948	Chicago Rockets	W 38–24
12	November 21, 1948	Los Angeles Dons	L 17–14
13	November 28, 1948	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 38–20
14	December 5, 1948	Buffalo Bills	W 35–15

Playoff schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Eastern Division Playoff	December 12, 1948	Buffalo Bills	L 28–17

Division standings

AAFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills	7	7	0	.500	360	358	L-1
Baltimore Colts	7	7	0	.500	333	327	W-2
New York Yankees	6	8	0	.429	265	301	W-1
Brooklyn Dodgers	2	12	0	.143	253	387	L-6

References

1. 1948 Baltimore Colts