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1949 Baltimore Colts
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Record: 1-11-0, Finished 6th in AAFC
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 172 points (14.3/g), 7th of 7 in the AAFC.
Allowed 341 points (28.4/g), 7th.
Differential of -169 points (-14.1/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 2.0-10.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-1.1/g), 7th.
Coached by Cecil Isbell (0-4-0) and Walt Driskill (1-7-0)
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1949 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 | Y.A. Tittle | 23 | 1 | 7 | 148 for 289, 2,209 yards, 14 td, 18 int, & 29 rushes for 89 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| QB | Sam Vacanti | 27 | 2 | 5 | 11 for 27, 134 yards, 0 td, 1 int, & 7 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 21st / 218th pick / 1945 |
| FB | Lu Gambino | 26 | 1 | 6 | 56 rushes for 208 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 67 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 26th / 271st pick / 1945 |
| LH | Jake Leicht | 29 | 1 | 6 | 6 rushes for -7 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for 12 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 10th / 89th pick / 1946 |
| LH | Billy Stone | 24 | Rook | 1 | 51 rushes for 205 yards, 2 td, & 31 catches for 621 yards and 6 td | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| LH | Herm Wedemeyer | 25 | 1 | 5 | 64 rushes for 291 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 112 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1947 |
| RH | Bob Pfohl | 23 | 1 | 7 | 67 rushes for 205 yards, 2 td, & 7 catches for 62 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 7th / 46th pick / 1948 |
| LE | Lamar Davis | 28 | 3 | 9 | 38 catches for 548 yards, 1 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1943 |
| LT | Ernie Blandin | 30 | 3 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1942 |
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| LG | Dick Barwegan+ | 28 | 2 | 10 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 |
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| C | Felto Prewitt | 25 | 3 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 48th pick / 1946 |
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| C | Pete Tillman | 27 | Rook | 5 | ||
| RG | Dub Garrett | 24 | 1 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 21st pick / 1948 |
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| RG | Ken Cooper | 26 | Rook | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 143rd pick / 1949 |
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| RT | Jim Spruill | 26 | 1 | 9 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 157th pick / 1948 |
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| RE | John North | 28 | 1 | 6 | 25 catches for 490 yards, 4 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 51st pick / 1945 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Rex Grossman | 25 | 1 | 0 | 6 of 11 field goals & 19 of 19 extra points | Philadelphia Eagles / 29th / 273rd pick / 1948 |
| P | Charlie O'Rourke | 32 | 7 | 0 | 28 punts for a 39.2 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 5th / 39th pick / 1941 |
| PR | Herm Wedemeyer | 25 | 1 | 5 | 16 punt returns for a 13.8 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1947 |
| KR | Herm Wedemeyer | 25 | 1 | 5 | 30 kick returns for a 20.1 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1947 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Barwegan+ | 28 | G | 12 | 10 | 227 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/25/1921 | 2 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 |
| Hub Bechtol | 23 | E | 12 | 2 | 202 | 6-3 | Texas,Texas Tech | 4/20/1926 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 5th pick / 1947 |
| Warren Beson | 26 | C | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 11/16/1923 | Rook | New York Bulldogs / 17th / 164th pick / 1949 |
| Ernie Blandin | 30 | T-DT | 10 | 8 | 248 | 6-4 | Tulane | 6/21/1919 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 33rd pick / 1942 |
| Ken Cooper | 26 | G | 12 | 5 | 205 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 2/26/1923 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 143rd pick / 1949 |
| Bob Cowan | 26 | B | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Indiana | 1/2/1923 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 111th pick / 1945 |
| Lamar Davis | 28 | E-DE | 12 | 9 | 185 | 6-1 | Georgia | 6/15/1921 | 3 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1943 |
| Spiro Dellerba | 26 | LB-FB | 9 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 1/25/1923 | 2 | |
| Barry French | 27 | G-T | 11 | 4 | 225 | 6-0 | Purdue | 2/12/1922 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 19th / 194th pick / 1944 |
| Lu Gambino | 26 | FB | 10 | 6 | 205 | 6-1 | Indiana,Maryland | 9/21/1923 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 26th / 271st pick / 1945 |
| Dub Garrett | 24 | G-DT | 11 | 7 | 235 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 1/29/1925 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 21st pick / 1948 |
| Rex Grossman | 25 | LB-FB | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Indiana | 2/5/1924 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 29th / 273rd pick / 1948 |
| Chick Jagade | 23 | FB | 10 | 3 | 213 | 6-0 | Indiana | 12/9/1926 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 14th / 118th pick / 1948 |
| Jon Jenkins | 23 | T | 11 | 3 | 225 | 6-2 | Dartmouth | 6/17/1926 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 91st pick / 1949 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | HB-DB | 10 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | Navy,Notre Dame | 6/6/1925 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 10th / 81st pick / 1947 |
| Wayne Kingery | 22 | HB-DB | 9 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | LSU,McNeese State | 6/5/1927 | Rook | |
| Jake Leicht | 29 | HB-DB | 12 | 6 | 170 | 5-9 | Oregon | 10/1/1920 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 89th pick / 1946 |
| Bill Leonard | 22 | DE | 11 | 2 | 200 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 4/27/1927 | Rook | |
| John Mellus | 32 | T | 12 | 1 | 214 | 6-0 | Villanova | 6/16/1917 | 11 | New York Giants / 9th / 78th pick / 1938 |
| Bus Mertes | 28 | B | 2 | 2 | 201 | 6-0 | Iowa | 10/6/1921 | 4 | |
| John North | 28 | E-DB | 11 | 6 | 199 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 6/17/1921 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 51st pick / 1945 |
| Bob Nowaskey | 31 | E-DE | 12 | 2 | 205 | 6-0 | George Washington | 2/3/1918 | 9 | Cleveland Rams / 7th / 55th pick / 1940 |
| Charlie O'Rourke | 32 | QB | 5 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Boston College | 5/10/1917 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 39th pick / 1941 |
| Paul Page | 22 | HB-DB | 8 | 2 | 180 | 6-0 | SMU | 9/16/1927 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 4th pick / 1949 |
| Bob Pfohl | 23 | B | 12 | 7 | 200 | 6-0 | Kings Point,Purdue | 5/21/1926 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 46th pick / 1948 |
| Felto Prewitt | 25 | C-LB | 12 | 7 | 207 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 5/17/1924 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 48th pick / 1946 |
| Ralph Ruthstrom | 28 | B | 4 | 0 | 212 | 6-5 | Sam Houston State,SMU | 7/12/1921 | 4 | |
| Alex Sidorik | 30 | T | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 12/19/1919 | 2 | Boston Yanks / 11th / 87th pick / 1947 |
| Jim Spruill | 26 | T | 14 | 9 | 225 | 6-3 | Rice | 2/26/1923 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 18th / 157th pick / 1948 |
| Billy Stone | 24 | HB-DB | 12 | 1 | 191 | 6-0 | Bradley | 10/25/1925 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| Pete Tillman | 27 | C-LB | 11 | 5 | 210 | 6-0 | Oklahoma,Southwest Oklahoma State | 5/9/1922 | Rook | |
| Y.A. Tittle | 23 | QB | 11 | 7 | 192 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/24/1926 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| Sam Vacanti | 27 | QB | 12 | 5 | 203 | 5-11 | Iowa,Nebraska,Purdue | 3/20/1922 | 2 | New York Giants / 21st / 218th pick / 1945 |
| Herm Wedemeyer | 25 | B | 11 | 5 | 178 | 5-10 | St. Mary's (CA) | 5/20/1924 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 9th pick / 1947 |
| Windell Williams | 26 | E | 12 | 4 | 185 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette,Rice | 3/10/1923 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 15th / 148th pick / 1945 |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 12 | 203.9 | 6-0.5 | 2.0 |