1949 Chicago Hornets season

American football team season November 2013 Hornets-Bills-490826.jpg Chicago Hornets 1949 4–8 4th AAFC Ray Flaherty Soldier Field did not qualify 1948 (Rockets) none true Hornets seasons The 1949 Chicago Hornets season was their fourth and final season in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 1–13, winning four games.1949 Chicago Rockets Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs and the team folded with the league. Exhibition games Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 August 14 at Cleveland Browns L 0–21 0–1 Glass Bowl 2 August 18, 1949 at Bay City All-Stars W 48–2 1–1 Central High School Stadium 3 October 16 at Knoxville Rebels W 28–3 2–1 Evans-Collins Field https://www.profootballarchives.com/1949aafcchi.html 1949 Chicago Hornets (AAFC) Pro Football Archives October 29, 2023 Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 August 26, 1949 Buffalo Bills W 17–14 1–0 Soldier Field 23,800 Recap 2 September 4 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–42 1–1 Kezar Stadium 28,311 Recap 3 September 9, 1949 at Los Angeles Dons W 23–21 2–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 30,193 Recap 4 September 16, 1949 Baltimore Colts W 35–7 3–1 Soldier Field 18,483 Recap — Bye 5 September 30, 1949 San Francisco 49ers L 24–42 3–2 Soldier Field 31,561 Recap 6 October 7, 1949 New York Yankees L 24–38 3–3 Soldier Field 17,098 Recap — Bye 7 October 23 at Baltimore Colts W 17–7 4–3 Memorial Stadium 23,107 Recap 8 October 28, 1949 Los Angeles Dons L 14–24 4–4 Soldier Field 11,249 Recap 9 November 6, 1949 at Cleveland Browns L 2–35 4–5 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 16,506 Recap 10 November 13 at New York Yankees L 10–14 4–6 Yankee Stadium 9,091 Recap 11 November 20 at Buffalo Bills L 0–10 4–7 Civic Stadium 18,494 Recap 12 November 24 Cleveland Browns L 6–14 4–8 Soldier Field 5,031 Recap Division standings Roster 1949 Chicago Hornets final roster Backs 60 Hardy Brown S/FB 70 George Buksar FB/LB 99 Bob Chappuis RB 72 Johnny Clement RB 71 Rip Collins RB/P 82 John Donaldson CB/RB 64 Bob Hoernschemeyer RB 61 Walt McDonald S/FB 83 Paul Patterson CB/RB 88 Ray Ramsey RB/CB 80 Bob Sweiger RB Receivers 51 Dan Edwards DE 50 Hank Foldberg DE Linemen/Linebackers 33 Jim Bailey MG 53 Paul Cleary DE 46 Johnny Clowes DT 45 Ziggy Czarobski T/DT 44 Ted Hazelwood T/DT 56 Bob Heck DE 57 Bob Jensen DE/WR 43 Nate Johnson DT 52 Jim McCarthy DE/WR/K 27 Fred Negus LB/C 40 Homer Paine T/DT 30 Jim Pearcy G 20 John Rapacz LB/C 32 Ray Richeson MG/G 34 Herb St. John G/MG 25 George Strohmeyer LB 31 Marty Wendell G/LB Rookies in italics References Category:Chicago Rockets seasons Chicago Hornets Category:1949 in Chicago Category:1949 in sports in Illinois