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(Created page with "{{Infobox AAFC season | season= 1948 | pre= August 10-26, 1949 | reg= August 26-November 24, 1949 | post= December 4-11, 1949 | previous= 1948 | next= 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...") |
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! | ! rowspan=9| Preseason | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/08-05_jc-buf.html August 5, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Jersey City Giants]] | ||
| | | [[War_Memorial_Stadium_(Buffalo)|Civic Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/08-07_sf-intrasquad.html August 7, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[San Francisco 49ers]] intrasquad game | ||
| [[Kezar Stadium]] | |||
| [[ | |||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/08-10_sf-la.html August 10, 1949] | ||
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]] | | [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/08-14_chi-cle.html August 14, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Chicago Hornets]] | ||
| | | Glass Bowl | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/08-14_buf-sf.html August 14, 1949] | ||
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[ | | [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] | ||
| [[Kezar Stadium]] | | [[Kezar Stadium]] | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/08-16_bny-bal.html August 16, 1949] | ||
| | | [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]] | ||
| | | Babe Ruth Stadium | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/08-19_sf-cle.html August 19, 1949] | |||
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]] | |||
| Cleveland Stadium | |||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/08-26_buf-chi.html August 26, 1949] | ||
| [[Chicago Rockets]] vs. [[ | | [[Chicago Rockets]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
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! | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/08-26_bny-cle.html August 26, 1949] | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]] | ||
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[ | | Rubber Bowl | ||
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! rowspan=1| Week 1 | |||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/08-28_bal-sf.html August 28, 1949] | |||
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] | |||
| [[Kezar Stadium]] | | [[Kezar Stadium]] | ||
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! | ! rowspan=2| Week 2 | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-02_bal-la.html September 2, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-04_chi-sf.html September 4, 1949] | ||
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[ | | [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Chicago Hornets]] | ||
| [[Kezar Stadium]] | | [[Kezar Stadium]] | ||
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! rowspan=2| Week 3 | |||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-09_chi-la.html September 9, 1949] | |||
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[Chicago Hornets]] | |||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | |||
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[ | |||
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | | [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-11_bal-cle.html September 11, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] | ||
| | | Cleveland Stadium | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | ! rowspan=3| Week 4 | ||
| [[ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-16_bal-chi.html September 16, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Chicago Hornets]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-18_bny-cle.html September 18, 1949] | |||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]] | ||
| [[ | | Cleveland Stadium | ||
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-18_la-sf.html September 18, 1949] | ||
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]] | | [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]] | ||
| [[Kezar Stadium]] | | [[Kezar Stadium]] | ||
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! | ! rowspan=2| Week 5 | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-25_cle-bal.html September 25, 1949] | ||
| [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts | | [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] | ||
| Municipal Stadium | | Municipal Stadium | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-25_sf-buf.html September 25, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]] | ||
| [[ | | [[War_Memorial_Stadium_(Buffalo)|Civic Stadium]] | ||
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! | ! rowspan=1| Week 6 | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/09-30_sf-chi.html September 30, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Chicago Hornets]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]] | ||
| | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
|- | |||
! rowspan=3| Week 7 | |||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-07_bny-chi.html October 7, 1949] | |||
| [[Chicago Hornets]] vs. [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]] | |||
| [[Soldier Field]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-09_buf-la.html October 9, 1949] | ||
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[ | | [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] | ||
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | | [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-09_cle-sf.html October 9, 1949] | |||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Kezar Stadium]] | ||
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! 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]] | |||
! | |||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | |||
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[ | |||
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | | [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-16_bny-bal.html October 16, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]] | ||
| | | Memorial Stadium | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-16_buf-sf.html October 16, 1949] | ||
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] | |||
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[ | |||
| [[Kezar Stadium]] | | [[Kezar Stadium]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | ! rowspan=3| Week 9 | ||
| [[ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-23_chi-bal.html October 23, 1949] | ||
| | | [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Chicago Hornets]] | ||
| Municipal Stadium | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-23_la-buf.html October 23, 1949] | ||
| [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]] | |||
| [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] vs. [[ | |||
| [[War_Memorial_Stadium_(Buffalo)|Civic Stadium]] | | [[War_Memorial_Stadium_(Buffalo)|Civic Stadium]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-23_sf-bny.html October 23, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]] | ||
| [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]] | | [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! rowspan=3| Week 10 | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-28_la-chi.html October 28, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Chicago Hornets]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Soldier Field]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-30_bal-bny.html October 30, 1949] | ||
| [[Brooklyn | | [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] | ||
| [[ | | [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/10-30_sf-cle.html October 30, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]] | ||
| | | Cleveland Stadium | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | ! rowspan=3| Week 11 | ||
| [[ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-06_buf-bny.html November 6, 1949] | ||
| [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] | |||
| [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]] | | [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-06_sf-bal.html November 6, 1949] | |||
| [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]] | |||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | |||
| [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[ | |||
| Municipal Stadium | | Municipal Stadium | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-06_chi-cle.html November 6, 1949] | ||
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[ | | [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Chicago Hornets]] | ||
| | | Cleveland Stadium | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! rowspan=3| Week 12 | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-13_chi-bny.html November 13, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]] vs. [[Chicago Hornets]] | ||
| [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]] | | [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Cleveland_Browns_vs._Buffalo_Bills_(November_13,_1949)|November 13, 1949]] | |||
| [ | | [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] | ||
| [[ | | Cleveland Stadium | ||
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|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-13_sf-la.html November 13, 1949] | ||
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[ | | [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]] | ||
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | | [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
! | ! rowspan=3| Week 13 | ||
| [ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-20_la-bal.html November 20, 1949] | ||
| | | [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]] | ||
| Memorial Stadium | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-20_cle-bny.html November 20, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]] | ||
| [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]] | | [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-24_cle-chi.html November 24, 1949] | ||
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[ | | [[Chicago Hornets]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]] | ||
| [[Soldier Field]] | |||
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! rowspan=2| Week 14 | |||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-27_bny-sf.html November 27, 1949] | |||
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]] | |||
| [[Kezar Stadium]] | | [[Kezar Stadium]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/11-27_buf-bal.html November 27, 1949] | |||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | |||
| [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] | | [[Baltimore Colts (1947-50)|Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] | ||
| Memorial Stadium | | Memorial Stadium | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | ! rowspan=2| Postseason | ||
| [[ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/12-04_bny-sf.html December 4, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Brooklyn-New York Yankees]] | ||
| [[Kezar Stadium]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/ | | [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1949/12-11_sf-cle.html December 11, 1949] | ||
| [[ | | [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]] | ||
| | | Cleveland Stadium | ||
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! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Media Guides and Yearbooks | ! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Media Guides and Yearbooks |
Revision as of 21:17, 17 July 2022
Preseason | August 10-26, 1949 |
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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.
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All-America Football Conference | |
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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 |