1949 Buffalo Bills season

American football team season April 2026 November 2013 Buffalo Bills (AAFC) 1949 5–5–2 3rd AAFC Red Dawson and Clem Crowe Civic Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Browns) 21–31 none true thumb|right|280px|Program for the Oct. 2 game against the Baltimore Colts. The 1949 season was the fourth and final season of the Buffalo Bills in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7–7, winning only five games.1949 Buffalo Bills They qualified for the playoffs, but lost to the Cleveland Browns who went on to beat the San Francisco 49ers for the final AAFC Championship. Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap Sources 1 August 26, 1949 at Chicago Hornets L 14–17 0–1 Soldier Field Recap 2 September 5, 1949 Cleveland Browns T 28–28 0–1–1 Civic Stadium Recap 3 September 11 New York Yankees L 14–17 0–2–1 Civic Stadium Recap — Bye 4 September 25 San Francisco 49ers W 28–17 1–2–1 Civic Stadium Recap 5 October 2 Baltimore Colts L 28–35 1–3–1 Civic Stadium Recap 6 October 9 at Los Angeles Dons L 28–42 1–4–1 LA Memorial Coliseum Recap 7 October 16 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–51 1–5–1 Kezar Stadium Recap 8 October 23 Los Angeles Dons W 17–14 2–5–1 Civic Stadium Recap — Bye 9 November 6 at New York Yankees W 17–14 3–5–1 Yankee Stadium Recap 10 November 13 at Cleveland Browns T 7–7 3–5–2 Municipal Stadium Recap 11 November 20 Chicago Hornets W 10–0 4–5–2 Civic Stadium Recap 12 November 27 at Baltimore Colts W 38–14 5–5–2 Municipal Stadium Recap Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap Sources Division December 4 Cleveland Browns L 21–31 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap Division standings Roster 1949 Buffalo Bills final rosterQuarterbacks 61 George Ratterman 63 Jim Still P Running backs 82 Rex Bumgardner 70 Ollie Cline 71 Veto Kissell OLB 83 Chet Mutryn 87 Lou Tomasetti 87 Wilbur Volz CB Receivers 57 Al Baldwin CB 59 Jim Lukens Offensive linemen 40 Abe Gibron G/T 46 John Kerns T/DT 30 Rocco Pirro G 22 Art Statuto C 32 Odell Stautzenberger G/MG Defensive linemen 42 Chet Adams DT/K 31 Ed King MG 47 John Kissell DT/T 34 John Maskas MG 58 Vince Mazza DE 56 Bob Oristaglio DE/WR 53 Bill Stanton DE Linebackers 26 Hal Herring MLB/C 73 Ed Hirsch OLB/FB 72 Bill Schroll OLB/FB 23 Carl Schuette OLB 34 Vic Vasicek MLB/G Defensive backs 88 Tommy Colella CB/RB/P 52 Paul Gibson CB/WR 80 Bob Livingstone S/RB 86 Joe Sutton S/RB 82 Alex Wizbicki CB/RB rookies in italics References Further reading Kenneth R. Crippen, The Original Buffalo Bills: A History of the All-America Football Conference TEam, 1946–1949. Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2010. Jeffrey J. Miller and Greg D. Tranter, Relics: The History of The Buffalo Bills in Objects and Memorabilia. Haworth, NJ: St. Johann Press, 2021. Category:Buffalo Bills (AAFC) seasons Buffalo Bills Category:1949 in sports in New York (state)