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1948 Baltimore Colts

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 1st in AAFC East Division
AAFC Season Summary

Scored 333 points (23.8/g), 4th of 8 in the AAFC.
 Allowed 327 points (23.4/g), 5th.
 Differential of 6 points (0.4/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 7.2-6.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 4th.

Coached by Cecil Isbell (7-7-0)

1948 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 5 box W 1-0 New York Yankees 45 28 13 488 346 142 3 14 242 149 93 2
2 Fri September 10 box L 1-1 @ Chicago Rockets 14 21 12 252 110 142 17 397 87 310 3
3 Thu September 16 box W 2-1 @ New York Yankees 27 14 19 402 241 161 4 19 296 197 99 5
4 Sun September 26 box W 3-1 Brooklyn Dodgers 35 20 14 331 99 232 4 15 311 177 134 5
5 Tue October 5 box L 3-2 Cleveland Browns 10 14 8 190 103 87 2 13 374 146 228 1
6 Sun October 10 box L 3-3 San Francisco 49ers 14 56 16 307 120 187 5 19 493 163 330
7 Fri October 15 box W 4-3 @ Los Angeles Dons 29 14 19 438 269 169 3 9 235 166 69 3
8 Sun October 24 box L 4-4 @ San Francisco 49ers 10 21 14 308 266 42 1 20 494 104 390 4
9 Sun October 31 box L 4-5 @ Buffalo Bills 17 35 16 380 269 111 1 20 513 295 218 3
10 Sun November 7 box L 4-6 @ Cleveland Browns 7 28 15 272 183 89 1 23 414 224 190 2
11 Sun November 14 box W 5-6 Chicago Rockets 38 24 21 452 223 229 4 11 316 270 46 2
12 Sun November 21 box L 5-7 Los Angeles Dons 14 17 19 406 215 191 3 9 188 119 69 2
13 Sun November 28 box W 6-7 @ Brooklyn Dodgers 38 20 21 491 249 242 18 378 244 134 2
14 Sun December 5 box W 7-7 Buffalo Bills 35 15 12 303 163 140 1 19 295 140 155 3
Playoffs
Champ December 12 box L 7-8 Buffalo Bills 17 28

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 333 5065 872 5.8 218 185 340 2899 19 13 8.5 84 532 2166 22 4.1 120 34 21 14
Team Defense 327 4960 868 5.7 323 177 364 2438 18 22 6.7 84 504 2522 21 5.0 224 36 14 15
Lg Rank Offense 4 4 4 6 1 5 1 1 4 4 4 6 2 6
Lg Rank Defense 5 5 8 6 3 2 6 2 5 6 5 7 7 7

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Y.A. Tittle 22 QB 14 12 161 289 55.7 2522 16 5.5 9 3.1 80 8.7 7.9 15.7 180.1 90.3
Charlie O'Rourke 31 P 14 1 24 51 47.1 377 3 5.9 4 7.8 0 7.4 4.5 15.7 26.9 59.0
Team Total 26.3 14 185 340 54.4 2899 19 5.6 13 3.8 80 8.5 7.4 15.7 207.1 85.6
Opp Total 14 177 364 48.6 2438 18 4.9 22 6.0 6.7 4.5 13.8 174.1 61.8 0 0 6.7 4.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Bus Mertes 27 FB 14 12 155 680 4 0 4.4 48.6 11.1 6 56 9.3 0 0 0.4 4.0 736 4 0
Bob Pfohl 22 RH 14 14 107 455 4 0 4.3 32.5 7.6 13 134 10.3 1 0 0.9 9.6 589 5 0
Billy Hillenbrand 26 LH 14 13 100 510 7 0 5.1 36.4 7.1 50 970 19.4 6 0 3.6 69.3 1480 13 0
Lu Gambino 25 9 1 54 194 1 0 3.6 21.6 6.0 6 28 4.7 0 0 0.7 3.1 222 1 0
Y.A. Tittle 22 QB 14 12 52 157 4 0 3.0 11.2 3.7 157 4 0
Jake Leicht 28 14 1 20 88 1 0 4.4 6.3 1.4 12 134 11.2 1 0 0.9 9.6 222 2 0
Lew Mayne 28 8 0 14 26 0 0 1.9 3.3 1.8 2 33 16.5 0 0 0.3 4.1 59 0 0
Rex Grossman 24 K 14 1 8 -3 0 0 -0.4 -0.2 0.6 -3 0 0
Charlie O'Rourke 31 P 14 1 7 15 1 0 2.1 1.1 0.5 15 1 0
Johnny Vardian 27 12 0 6 13 0 0 2.2 1.1 0.5 3 26 8.7 0 0 0.3 2.2 39 0 0
Aubrey Fowler 28 13 0 6 30 0 0 5.0 2.3 0.5 30 0 0
Spiro Dellerba 25 14 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
Joe Smith 26 12 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.1 0.1 8 131 16.4 1 0 0.7 10.9 132 1 0
Lamar Davis 27 LE 14 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 765 18.7 7 0 2.9 54.6 765 7 0
Windell Williams 25 re 14 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 32 360 11.3 2 0 2.3 25.7 360 2 0
John North 27 RE 14 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 204 25.5 1 80 0.6 14.6 204 1 0
Hub Bechtol 22 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 25 12.5 0 0 0.2 2.1 25 0 0
Bob Nowaskey 30 13 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 31 31.0 0 31 0.1 2.4 31 0 0
Ollie Poole 26 9 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.1 0.2 2 0 0
Team Total 26.3 14 532 2166 22 1 4.1 154.7 38.0 185 2899 15.7 19 80 13.2 207.1 5065 41 0
Opp Total 14 504 2522 21 5.0 180.1 36.0 177 2438 13.8 18 12.6 174.1 4960 39 30

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Billy Hillenbrand 26 LH 14 13 18 231 0 0 12.8 16 356 0 0 22.3 2067
Bob Pfohl 22 RH 14 14 2 102 1 0 51.0 17 366 0 0 21.5 1057
Jake Leicht 28 14 1 8 139 0 0 17.4 4 83 0 0 20.8 444
Aubrey Fowler 28 13 0 4 41 0 0 10.3 2 16 0 0 8.0 87
Johnny Vardian 27 12 0 3 34 0 0 11.3 3 66 0 0 22.0 139
Lew Mayne 28 8 0 2 24 0 0 12.0 3 61 0 0 20.3 144
Lu Gambino 25 9 1 3 57 0 0 19.0 279
John Sylvester 25 12 0 2 16 0 0 8.0 16
Lamar Davis 27 LE 14 9 1 10 0 10 10.0 775
Spiro Dellerba 25 14 2 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Dub Garrett 23 RG 14 14 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Bus Mertes 27 FB 14 12 1 15 0 15 15.0 751
Windell Williams 25 re 14 1 1 20 0 20 20.0 380
Team Total 26.3 14 40 597 1 10 14.9 52 1062 0 20 20.4 6724
Opp Total 14 31 0 61 1176 0 19.3

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Charlie O'Rourke 31 P 14 1 66 2546 0 1 38.6
Rex Grossman 24 K 14 1 18 10 55.6% 43 43 100.0%
Team Total 26.3 14 18 10 55.6% 43 43 100.0% 66 2546 0 1 38.6
Opp Total 14 11 2 18.2% 46 43 93.5% 58 2517 43.4

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Dick Barwegan+ 27 LG 12 12 1 0 0 0
Lamar Davis 27 LE 14 9 5 110 0 0
Spiro Dellerba 25 14 2 2 18 0 0
Aubrey Fowler 28 13 0 3 0 0 0
Rex Grossman 24 K 14 1 2 13 0 0
Jake Leicht 28 14 1 5 91 0 0
Len McCormick 26 c 11 5 1 5 0 5
John North 27 RE 14 13 1 25 0 25
Joe Smith 26 12 0 1 0 0 0
John Sylvester 25 12 0 1 0 0 0
Team Total 26.3 14 22 262 0 25
Opp Total 14 30 16 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Billy Hillenbrand 26 LH 14 13 7 6 78
Rex Grossman 24 K 14 1 43 10 73
Lamar Davis 27 LE 14 9 7 42
Bob Pfohl 22 RH 14 14 4 1 1 36
Bus Mertes 27 FB 14 12 4 24
Y.A. Tittle 22 QB 14 12 4 24
Jake Leicht 28 14 1 1 1 12
John North 27 RE 14 13 1 1 12
Windell Williams 25 re 14 1 2 12
Lu Gambino 25 9 1 1 6
Charlie O'Rourke 31 P 14 1 1 6
Joe Smith 26 12 0 1 6
Team Total 26.3 14 22 19 1 1 43 10 331
Opp Total 14 21 18 43 2 1 327