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1948 Brooklyn Dodgers
Franchise Index: Previous Season
Record: 2-12-0, Finished 4th in AAFC East Division
AAFC Season Summary
Scored 253 points (18.1/g), 7th of 8 in the AAFC.
Allowed 387 points (27.6/g), 7th.
Differential of -134 points (-9.6/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 3.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by Carl Voyles (2-12-0)
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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 | |||||
| TB | Bob Chappuis | 25 | Rook | 6 | 52 rushes for 310 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 5th / 26th pick / 1947 |
| TB | Bob Hoernschemeyer | 23 | 2 | 6 | 110 rushes for 574 yards, 3 td, & 11 catches for 173 yards and 3 td | New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947 |
| FB | Mickey Colmer | 30 | 2 | 11 | 164 rushes for 704 yards, 6 td, & 21 catches for 372 yards and 4 td | |
| FB | Lee Tevis | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 1 catch for -8 yards and 0 td | |
| BB | Walt McDonald | 28 | 2 | 6 | 6 rushes for 15 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 41 yards and 1 td | Washington Redskins / 10th / 90th pick / 1943 |
| WB | Monk Gafford | 28 | 2 | 6 | 30 rushes for 51 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 274 yards and 4 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1943 |
| WB | Ray Ramsey | 27 | 1 | 6 | 22 rushes for 48 yards, 0 td, & 13 catches for 315 yards and 2 td | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 82nd pick / 1947 |
| LE | Hank Foldberg | 25 | Rook | 6 | 16 catches for 129 yards, 0 td | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1947 |
| LE | Max Morris | 23 | 2 | 7 | 28 catches for 372 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 26th / 245th pick / 1947 |
| LT | John Clowes | 27 | Rook | 8 | ||
| LT | Martin Ruby | 26 | 2 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 40th pick / 1942 |
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| LG | Tex Warrington | 27 | 2 | 11 | Boston Yanks / 9th / 87th pick / 1944 |
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| C | Ed Gustafson | 26 | 1 | 8 | ||
| C | George Strohmeyer | 24 | Rook | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 120th pick / 1946 |
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| RG | John Wozniak | 27 | Rook | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 34th pick / 1948 |
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| RT | Ralph Sazio | 26 | Rook | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 28th / 258th pick / 1947 |
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| RE | Dan Edwards | 22 | Rook | 7 | 23 catches for 176 yards, 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1948 |
| RE | Saxon Judd | 29 | 2 | 5 | 32 catches for 350 yards, 2 td | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1944 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Hardy Brown | 24 | Rook | 4 | 0 of 1 field goal & 25 of 29 extra points | New York Giants / 12th / 104th pick / 1947 |
| P | Mickey Colmer | 30 | 2 | 11 | 56 punts for a 42.5 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Monk Gafford | 28 | 2 | 6 | 14 punt returns for a 9.3 average and 0 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1943 |
| KR | Monk Gafford | 28 | 2 | 6 | 23 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 0 td | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 3rd / 17th 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 | 3 | 1 | 199 | 6-1 | Washington,Washington State | 6/13/1921 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 6th / 53rd pick / 1944 |
| Carl Allen | 28 | RB-DB | 13 | 0 | 175 | 6-0 | Ouachita Baptist | 6/25/1920 | Rook | |
| George Bernhardt | 28 | G | 3 | 2 | 213 | 5-10 | Illinois | 6/15/1920 | 2 | |
| Hardy Brown | 24 | LB-DB-FB | 11 | 4 | 193 | 6-0 | SMU,Tulsa | 5/8/1924 | Rook | New York Giants / 12th / 104th pick / 1947 |
| Harry Buffington | 29 | G | 10 | 1 | 206 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 8/27/1919 | 6 | |
| Harry Burrus | 27 | B-E | 12 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 4/6/1921 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 50th pick / 1942 |
| Jim Camp | 24 | QB | 12 | 3 | 162 | 6-0 | North Carolina,Randolph-Macon | 8/8/1924 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 8th / 65th pick / 1948 |
| Bob Chappuis | 25 | TB-DB | 13 | 6 | 190 | 6-0 | Michigan | 2/24/1923 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 26th pick / 1947 |
| John Clowes | 27 | T-G-DT | 14 | 8 | 240 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 12/15/1921 | Rook | |
| Mickey Colmer | 30 | B | 14 | 11 | 219 | 6-2 | Miramonte Junior College | 10/23/1918 | 2 | |
| Jim Cooper | 24 | C-LB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | North Texas,TCU | 6/28/1924 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 64th pick / 1948 |
| Jim Dewar | 26 | B | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Indiana | 6/17/1922 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 173rd pick / 1947 |
| Dan Edwards | 22 | E | 11 | 7 | 197 | 6-1 | Georgia | 7/18/1926 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1948 |
| Hank Foldberg | 25 | E | 13 | 6 | 205 | 6-2 | Army,Texas A&M | 3/12/1923 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 5th / 28th pick / 1947 |
| Nick Forkovitch | 28 | FB | 9 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | William & Mary | 3/1/1920 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 29th / 304th pick / 1945 |
| Monk Gafford | 28 | B | 12 | 6 | 195 | 5-11 | Auburn | 10/1/1920 | 2 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1943 |
| Ed Gustafson | 26 | C-LB | 14 | 8 | 205 | 6-3 | Dartmouth,George Washington | 4/4/1922 | 1 | |
| Amos Harris | 78 | G | 14 | 2 | 175 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 0/0/0 | 1 | |
| Bob Hoernschemeyer | 23 | B | 14 | 6 | 194 | 5-11 | Indiana,Navy | 9/24/1925 | 2 | New York Giants / 11th / 94th pick / 1947 |
| Charlie Huneke | 27 | T | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Benedictine,St. Mary's (TX),Wyoming | 1/1/1921 | 2 | |
| Saxon Judd | 29 | E | 14 | 5 | 190 | 6-1 | La-Lafayette,Tulsa | 11/29/1919 | 2 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 3rd / 17th pick / 1944 |
| John Klasnic | 21 | WB-DB | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Auburn | 2/23/1927 | Rook | |
| Bob Leonetti | 25 | G | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 1/1/1923 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 71st pick / 1947 |
| Hugo Marcolini | 25 | B | 10 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | St. Bonaventure | 4/7/1923 | Rook | Boston Yanks / 16th / 137th pick / 1947 |
| Walt McDonald | 28 | B | 12 | 6 | 210 | 6-1 | Tulane | 11/5/1920 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 10th / 90th pick / 1943 |
| Tom Mikula | 22 | FB-LB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 5-10 | William & Mary | 9/26/1926 | Rook | |
| Max Morris | 23 | E-DE | 13 | 7 | 200 | 6-2 | Illinois,Northwestern | 3/13/1925 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 26th / 245th pick / 1947 |
| Herb Nelson | 27 | E-T | 4 | 1 | 219 | 6-4 | Pennsylvania | 4/25/1921 | 2 | |
| Ray Ramsey | 27 | B | 11 | 6 | 166 | 6-2 | Bradley | 7/18/1921 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 10th / 82nd pick / 1947 |
| Martin Ruby | 26 | T | 14 | 5 | 249 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 6/9/1922 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 40th pick / 1942 |
| Ralph Sazio | 26 | T | 13 | 8 | 250 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 7/22/1922 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 28th / 258th pick / 1947 |
| Ted Scruggs | 25 | E | 14 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | Rice | 4/18/1923 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 44th pick / 1946 |
| Bob Smith | 23 | DB-HB-WB | 10 | 2 | 191 | 6-1 | Iowa,Tulsa | 8/20/1925 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 24th / 219th pick / 1947 |
| Joe Spencer | 25 | T-DT | 13 | 1 | 239 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 8/15/1923 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 19th / 195th pick / 1945 |
| Herb St. John | 22 | G | 10 | 3 | 215 | 5-10 | Georgia | 1/17/1926 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 21st / 191st pick / 1948 |
| George Strohmeyer | 24 | C-LB | 14 | 7 | 205 | 5-10 | Notre Dame,Texas A&M | 1/27/1924 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 13th / 120th pick / 1946 |
| Bob G. Sullivan | 24 | HB | 2 | 1 | 191 | 5-9 | Holy Cross,Iowa | 12/24/1924 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 13th / 107th pick / 1947 |
| Doyle Tackett | 25 | B | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | none | 8/22/1923 | 2 | |
| Lee Tevis | 27 | FB-LB | 14 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | George Washington,Miami (OH) | 9/29/1921 | 1 | |
| Hal Thompson | 26 | E-DE | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Delaware | 10/18/1922 | 1 | |
| Morrie Warren | 25 | FB-LB | 2 | 0 | 208 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 12/6/1923 | Rook | |
| Tex Warrington | 27 | G-C-LB | 14 | 11 | 210 | 6-2 | Auburn,William & Mary | 3/21/1921 | 2 | Boston Yanks / 9th / 87th pick / 1944 |
| Garland Williams | 27 | T | 12 | 4 | 220 | 6-3 | Duke,Georgia | 8/21/1921 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 28th / 286th pick / 1945 |
| John Wozniak | 27 | G-LB | 14 | 9 | 218 | 6-0 | Alabama | 8/2/1921 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 34th pick / 1948 |
| Team Total | 26.9 | 14 | 203.9 | 6-0.5 | 1.0 |