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The '''1949 AAFC season''' was the fourth and final season of the [[All-America Football Conference]]. On December 9, 1949, two days before the AAFC title game, the league agreed merged some of its franchises into the [[National Football League]]. Three AAFC teams were admitted to the NFL: the [[Cleveland Browns]], [[San Francisco 49ers]], and [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]]. The [[Los Angeles Dons]] merged with the [[Los Angeles Rams]], while the Bills, Yankees, and Hornets folded. The enlarged league was renamed the National-American Football League.
The '''1949 AAFC season''' was the fourth and final season of the [[All-America Football Conference]]. On December 9, 1949, two days before the AAFC title game, the league agreed merged some of its franchises into the [[National Football League]]. Three AAFC teams were admitted to the NFL: the [[Cleveland Browns]], [[San Francisco 49ers]], and [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]]. The [[Los Angeles Dons]] merged with the [[Los Angeles Rams]], while the Bills, Yankees, and Hornets folded. The enlarged league was renamed the National-American Football League.


{{1949 AAFC season by team}}
==Publications==
==Publications==
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! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Programs
! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Programs
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| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-11_bal-cle.html September 11, 1949]
| [[Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts (September 11, 1949)|September 11, 1949]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
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! rowspan=3| Week 4
! rowspan=3| Week 4
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-18_bny-cle.html September 18, 1949]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-18_bny-cle.html September 18, 1949]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
|-
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-18_la-sf.html September 18, 1949]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-18_la-sf.html September 18, 1949]
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! rowspan=3| Week 8
! rowspan=3| Week 8
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-14_cle-la.html October 14, 1949]
| [[Los Angeles Dons vs. Cleveland Browns (October 14, 1949)|October 14, 1949]]
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
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! Media Guides
! Media Guides
| colspan=3| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/manual-1949_aafc.html AAFC Record Manual]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/media-guide-1949_bal.html Baltimore Colts]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/media-guide-1949_bkny.html Brooklyn-New York Yankees]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/media-guide-1949_buf.html Buffalo Bills]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/media-guide-1949_cle.html Cleveland Browns]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/media-guide-1949_la.html Los Angeles Dons]
| colspan=3| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/manual-1949_aafc.html AAFC Record Manual]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/media-guide-1949_bkny.html Brooklyn-New York Yankees]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/media-guide-1949_buf.html Buffalo Bills]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/media-guide-1949_la.html Los Angeles Dons]
|-
! Yearbooks
| colspan=3|
|}
|}


Latest revision as of 09:48, 3 April 2024

1948 All-America Football Conference season
Preseason August 10-26, 1949
Regular Season August 26-November 24, 1949
Postseason December 4-11, 1949
← 1948 • other seasons • n/a →


The 1949 AAFC season was the fourth and final season of the All-America Football Conference. On December 9, 1949, two days before the AAFC title game, the league agreed merged some of its franchises into the National Football League. Three AAFC teams were admitted to the NFL: the Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts. The Los Angeles Dons merged with the Los Angeles Rams, while the Bills, Yankees, and Hornets folded. The enlarged league was renamed the National-American Football League.

1949 AAFC season by team
Baltimore Colts • Brooklyn-New York Yankees • Buffalo Bills • Chicago Hornets • Cleveland Browns • Los Angeles Dons • San Francisco 49ers


Publications

Programs
Week Date Teams Venue
Preseason August 5, 1949 Buffalo Bills vs. Jersey City Giants Civic Stadium
August 7, 1949 San Francisco 49ers intrasquad game Kezar Stadium
August 10, 1949 Los Angeles Dons vs. San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 14, 1949 Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Hornets Glass Bowl
August 14, 1949 San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills Kezar Stadium
August 16, 1949 Baltimore Colts vs. Brooklyn-New York Yankees Babe Ruth Stadium
August 19, 1949 Cleveland Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers Cleveland Stadium
August 26, 1949 Chicago Rockets vs. Buffalo Bills Soldier Field
August 26, 1949 Cleveland Browns vs. Brooklyn-New York Yankees Rubber Bowl
Week 1 August 28, 1949 San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Colts Kezar Stadium
Week 2 September 2, 1949 Los Angeles Dons vs. Baltimore Colts Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 4, 1949 San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Hornets Kezar Stadium
Week 3 September 9, 1949 Los Angeles Dons vs. Chicago Hornets Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 11, 1949 Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts Cleveland Stadium
Week 4 September 16, 1949 Chicago Hornets vs. Baltimore Colts Soldier Field
September 18, 1949 Cleveland Browns vs. Brooklyn-New York Yankees Cleveland Stadium
September 18, 1949 San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Dons Kezar Stadium
Week 5 September 25, 1949 Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts Municipal Stadium
September 25, 1949 Buffalo Bills vs. San Francisco 49ers Civic Stadium
Week 6 September 30, 1949 Chicago Hornets vs. San Francisco 49ers Soldier Field
Week 7 October 7, 1949 Chicago Hornets vs. Brooklyn-New York Yankees Soldier Field
October 9, 1949 Los Angeles Dons vs. Buffalo Bills Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 9, 1949 San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns Kezar Stadium
Week 8 October 14, 1949 Los Angeles Dons vs. Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 16, 1949 Baltimore Colts vs. Brooklyn-New York Yankees Memorial Stadium
October 16, 1949 San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills Kezar Stadium
Week 9 October 23, 1949 Baltimore Colts vs. Chicago Hornets Municipal Stadium
October 23, 1949 Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Dons Civic Stadium
October 23, 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees vs. San Francisco 49ers Yankee Stadium
Week 10 October 28, 1949 Chicago Hornets vs. Los Angeles Dons Soldier Field
October 30, 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees vs. Baltimore Colts Yankee Stadium
October 30, 1949 Cleveland Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers Cleveland Stadium
Week 11 November 6, 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees vs. Buffalo Bills Yankee Stadium
November 6, 1949 Baltimore Colts vs. San Francisco 49ers Municipal Stadium
November 6, 1949 Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Hornets Cleveland Stadium
Week 12 November 13, 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees vs. Chicago Hornets Yankee Stadium
November 13, 1949 Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills Cleveland Stadium
November 13, 1949 Los Angeles Dons vs. San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 13 November 20, 1949 Baltimore Colts vs. Los Angeles Dons Memorial Stadium
November 20, 1949 Brooklyn-New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Browns Yankee Stadium
November 24, 1949 Chicago Hornets vs. Cleveland Browns Soldier Field
Week 14 November 27, 1949 San Francisco 49ers vs. Brooklyn-New York Yankees Kezar Stadium
November 27, 1949 Baltimore Colts vs. Buffalo Bills Memorial Stadium
Postseason December 4, 1949 San Francisco 49ers vs. Brooklyn-New York Yankees Kezar Stadium
December 11, 1949 Cleveland Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers Cleveland Stadium
Media Guides and Yearbooks
Media Guides AAFC Record Manual • Brooklyn-New York Yankees • Buffalo Bills • Los Angeles Dons
All-America Football Conference
Teams Baltimore Colts • Brooklyn-New York Yankees • Buffalo Bills • Chicago Hornets • Cleveland Browns • Los Angeles Dons • San Francisco 49ers
Seasons 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949
Venues Burdine Stadium • Civic Stadium • Ebbets Field • Kezar Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Soldier Field • Yankee Stadium
Related League publications
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