1948 Baltimore Colts season
# 1948 Baltimore Colts season

The 1948 Baltimore Colts season was their second in the AAFC. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–11–1, winning seven games. They qualified for the playoffs for the first and only time in franchise history.

The team's statistical leaders included Y. A. Tittle with 2,522 passing yards, Bus Mertes with 680 rushing yards, and Billy Hillenbrand with 970 receiving yards and 78 points scored.

## Season schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 2 | September 5 | New York Yankees | W 45–28 | 1–0 | Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 10 | at Chicago Rockets | L 14–21 | 1–1 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 4 | September 16 | at New York Yankees | W 27–14 | 2–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | September 26 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 35–20 | 3–1 | Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 5 | Cleveland Browns | L 10–14 | 3–2 | Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 10 | San Francisco 49ers | L 14–56 | 3–3 | Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 15 | at Los Angeles Dons | W 29–14 | 4–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 9 | October 24 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 10–21 | 4–4 | Kezar Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | October 31 | at Buffalo Bills | L 17–35 | 4–5 | Civic Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 7 | at Cleveland Browns | L 7–28 | 4–6 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 14 | Chicago Rockets | W 38–24 | 5–6 | Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | November 21 | Los Angeles Dons | L 14–17 | 5–7 | Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | November 28 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 38–20 | 6–7 | Ebbets Field | Recap |
| 15 | December 5 | Buffalo Bills | W 35–15 | 7–7 | Municipal Stadium | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Playoff schedule

| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Recap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Division | December 12 | Buffalo Bills | L 17–28 | Municipal Stadium | Recap |

## Division standings

AAFC Eastern Division :

| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 360 | 358 | L1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 333 | 327 | W2 |
| New York Yankees | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 3–3 | 265 | 301 | W1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 0–6 | 253 | 387 | L6 |

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

