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1948 Buffalo Bills
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 1st in AAFC East Division
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 360 points (25.7/g), 3rd of 8 in the AAFC.
Allowed 358 points (25.6/g), 6th.
Differential of 2 points (0.1/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 7.0-7.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 5th.
Coached by Red Dawson (7-7-0)
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1948 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | George Ratterman | 22 | 1 | 13 | 168 for 335, 2,577 yards, 16 td, 22 int, & 12 rushes for -18 yards and 3 td | Boston Yanks / 16th / 139th pick / 1948 |
| FB | Lou Tomasetti | 32 | 9 | 9 | 134 rushes for 716 yards, 7 td, & 22 catches for 213 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Pirates / 11th / 92nd pick / 1939 |
| FB | Vic Kulbitski | 27 | 2 | 6 | 40 rushes for 152 yards, 0 td, & 3 catches for 37 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 58th pick / 1944 |
| LH | Chet Mutryn | 27 | 2 | 14 | 147 rushes for 823 yards, 10 td, & 39 catches for 794 yards and 5 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 20th / 182nd pick / 1943 |
| RH | Bob Steuber | 27 | 5 | 7 | 69 rushes for 437 yards, 3 td, & 2 catches for 14 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1943 |
| LE | Al Baldwin | 25 | 1 | 13 | 54 catches for 916 yards, 8 td | Boston Yanks / 4th / 25th pick / 1947 |
| LT | Graham Armstrong | 30 | 7 | 13 | ||
| LG | Hal Lahar | 29 | 7 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 79th pick / 1941 |
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| C | Art Statuto | 23 | Rook | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 31st / 292nd pick / 1948 |
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| C | Felto Prewitt | 24 | 2 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 48th pick / 1946 |
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| RG | Rocco Pirro | 32 | 8 | 14 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 12th / 102nd pick / 1940 |
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| RT | John Kerns | 25 | 1 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 137th pick / 1946 |
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| RT | Jack Carpenter | 25 | 1 | 5 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 15th / 143rd pick / 1944 |
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| RE | Paul Gibson | 27 | 1 | 5 | 11 catches for 216 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 78th pick / 1947 |
| RE | Bill O'Connor | 22 | Rook | 4 | 31 catches for 301 yards, 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 160th pick / 1948 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Steuber | 27 | 5 | 7 | 1 of 2 field goals & 20 of 23 extra points | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1943 |
| P | Jim Still | 24 | Rook | 1 | 47 punts for a 38.8 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Cardinals / 16th / 145th pick / 1948 |
| PR | Rex Bumgardner | 25 | Rook | 3 | 16 punt returns for a 21.0 average and 2 td | |
| KR | Chet Mutryn | 27 | 2 | 14 | 19 kick returns for a 26.3 average and 0 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 20th / 182nd pick / 1943 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Al Akins | 27 | HB-DB | 5 | 0 | 199 | 6-1 | Washington,Washington State | 6/13/1921 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 53rd pick / 1944 |
| Graham Armstrong | 30 | T | 13 | 13 | 230 | 6-4 | John Carroll | 5/30/1918 | 7 | |
| Ed Balatti | 24 | E-DB | 7 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | none | 4/8/1924 | 2 | |
| Al Baldwin | 25 | E-DB | 13 | 13 | 201 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 3/21/1923 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 4th / 25th pick / 1947 |
| Jack Baldwin | 27 | C-LB | 3 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Centenary | 7/31/1921 | 2 | Brooklyn Tigers / 24th / 243rd pick / 1944 |
| Rex Bumgardner | 25 | HB-DB | 13 | 3 | 193 | 5-11 | West Virginia | 9/6/1923 | Rook | |
| Bob Callahan | 25 | C-LB | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Michigan,Missouri | 9/26/1923 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 31st / 289th pick / 1947 |
| Jack Carpenter | 25 | T | 12 | 5 | 240 | 6-0 | Columbia,Michigan,Missouri | 7/29/1923 | 1 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 15th / 143rd pick / 1944 |
| Marty Comer | 31 | DE-E | 7 | 4 | 203 | 6-0 | Tulane | 10/28/1917 | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 5th / 34th pick / 1943 |
| Paul Gibson | 27 | E-QB-DB-DE | 7 | 5 | 195 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 10/28/1921 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 78th pick / 1947 |
| Bill Gompers | 20 | HB | 14 | 3 | 185 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 3/20/1928 | Rook | |
| Buckets Hirsch | 27 | QB-FB | 13 | 0 | 207 | 5-10 | Northwestern | 3/26/1921 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 16th / 161st pick / 1944 |
| John Kerns | 25 | T | 14 | 9 | 245 | 6-3 | Duke,North Carolina,Ohio | 6/17/1923 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 15th / 137th pick / 1946 |
| Ed King | 23 | G-DE-DG | 14 | 1 | 217 | 6-0 | Boston College | 5/11/1925 | Rook | |
| George Kisiday | 25 | E | 14 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Columbia,Duquesne | 4/16/1923 | Rook | New York Giants / 22nd / 196th pick / 1948 |
| John Kissell | 25 | DT-T | 14 | 1 | 245 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/14/1923 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 14th / 123rd pick / 1947 |
| Chet Kozel | 29 | T-G | 2 | 0 | 211 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 10/15/1919 | 1 | |
| Vic Kulbitski | 27 | FB | 14 | 6 | 205 | 5-10 | Minnesota,Notre Dame | 6/15/1921 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 58th pick / 1944 |
| Hal Lahar | 29 | G | 13 | 13 | 225 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 7/14/1919 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 79th pick / 1941 |
| Bob Leonetti | 25 | G | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 1/1/1923 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 71st pick / 1947 |
| Chick Maggioli | 26 | DB-HB | 7 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Illinois,Indiana,Notre Dame | 5/17/1922 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 11th / 99th pick / 1946 |
| Vince Mazza | 23 | E | 14 | 1 | 216 | 6-1 | none | 3/25/1925 | 3 | |
| Chet Mutryn | 27 | HB-DB | 14 | 14 | 179 | 5-9 | Xavier (OH) | 3/12/1921 | 2 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 20th / 182nd pick / 1943 |
| Bill O'Connor | 22 | E-DE | 14 | 4 | 220 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 5/2/1926 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 160th pick / 1948 |
| Rocco Pirro | 32 | G-B-T | 14 | 14 | 226 | 6-0 | Catholic | 6/30/1916 | 8 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 12th / 102nd pick / 1940 |
| Felto Prewitt | 24 | C-LB | 7 | 5 | 207 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 5/17/1924 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 48th pick / 1946 |
| George Ratterman | 22 | QB | 14 | 13 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 11/12/1926 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 16th / 139th pick / 1948 |
| Julie Rykovich | 25 | HB-DB | 6 | 2 | 204 | 6-2 | Illinois,Notre Dame | 4/6/1923 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1946 |
| Don Schneider | 24 | HB | 9 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Pennsylvania | 4/4/1924 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 34th pick / 1946 |
| Carl Schuette | 26 | LB-C-DB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Marquette | 4/4/1922 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 22nd / 196th pick / 1947 |
| Vin Scott | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 215 | 5-8 | Notre Dame | 7/10/1925 | 1 | |
| Bob Smith | 23 | DB-HB-WB | 3 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Iowa,Tulsa | 8/20/1925 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 24th / 219th pick / 1947 |
| Art Statuto | 23 | C | 14 | 8 | 221 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 7/17/1925 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 31st / 292nd pick / 1948 |
| Bob Stefik | 25 | E | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Niagara | 10/8/1923 | Rook | |
| Bob Steuber | 27 | HB | 9 | 7 | 200 | 6-2 | DePauw,Missouri | 10/25/1921 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1943 |
| Jim Still | 24 | B | 12 | 1 | 193 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 3/5/1924 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 16th / 145th pick / 1948 |
| George Terlep | 25 | QB-DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 4/12/1923 | 2 | |
| Lou Tomasetti | 32 | FB-HB | 14 | 9 | 198 | 6-0 | Bucknell | 1/8/1916 | 9 | Pittsburgh Pirates / 11th / 92nd pick / 1939 |
| Jerry Whalen | 20 | C-G | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Canisius | 4/23/1928 | Rook | |
| Alex Wizbicki | 27 | DB-HB | 9 | 1 | 188 | 5-11 | Dartmouth,Holy Cross | 10/6/1921 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 18th / 178th pick / 1945 |
| John Wyhonic | 29 | G | 13 | 1 | 213 | 6-0 | Alabama | 12/23/1919 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 14th / 123rd pick / 1942 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 14 | 206.7 | 6-0.4 | 1.6 |