The 1949 New York Bulldogs season was their first season in New York in the National Football League (NFL), and the continuation of the Dayton Triangles franchise, after having played five years as the Boston Yanks, and last as the Bulldogs (subsequently becoming the New York Yanks). They finished 1–10–1, last place in the Eastern Division and the worst record in the ten-team league.

The head coach was Charley Ewart, previously the general manager (and backfield coach) for the Philadelphia Eagles who played college football at Yale. Signed to a three-year contract, he resigned the day after the regular season's final game, a 27–0 home loss to Pittsburgh with just over 4,000 in attendance.

NFL draft

Round Pick Player Position School 1 3 Doak Walker Halfback Southern Methodist Source:

Halfback Doak Walker was selected as a "future pick" after his Heisman Trophy-winning junior season, but he stayed at SMU for his senior season in 1949. (He missed the 1946 season due to military service.) Walker's draft rights were traded to the Detroit Lions, where his hall of fame career began in 1950.

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 22 Philadelphia Eagles L 0–7 0–1 Polo Grounds Recap 2 September 30 New York Giants L 14–38 0–2 Polo Grounds Recap 3 October 7 Green Bay Packers L 0–19 0–3 Polo Grounds Recap 4 October 16 at Washington Redskins L 14–38 0–4 Griffith Stadium Recap 5 October 23 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–24 0–5 Forbes Field Recap 6 October 30 Washington Redskins T 14–14 0–5–1 Polo Grounds Recap 7 November 6 at New York Giants W 31–24 1–5–1 Polo Grounds Recap 8 November 13 Chicago Cardinals L 20–65 1–6–1 Polo Grounds Recap 9 November 20 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–42 1–7–1 Shibe Park Recap 10 November 27 at Los Angeles Rams L 20–42 1–8–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 11 December 4 at Detroit Lions L 27–28 1–9–1 Briggs Stadium Recap 12 December 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–27 1–10–1 Polo Grounds Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Roster 1949 New York Bulldogs roster Quarterbacks 22 Bobby Layne P

Running backs 10 Joe Golding CB 23 Frank Muehlheuser LB 80 Joe Osmanski 15 Paul Shoults CB

Receivers 38 Bill Chipley 83 Ralph Heywood P/DE 46 Hal Prescott DE Linemen/Linebackers 39 Joe Abbey DE/WR 36 Fritz Barzilauskas G/MG 84 Stan Batinski MG 64 Tom Blake DT 34 Joe Domnanovich C/MLB 55 Herb Ellis C/LB 20 Frank Gaul DT 44 John Nolan T/DT 26 Larry Olsonoski OLB 61 Merv Pregulman OLB 21 Joe Sabasteanski G 27 Nick Scollard DE/WR/K   8 Sam Tamburo DE 51 Carroll Vogelaar T/DT 70 John Weaver G Defensive backs   4 Jim Canady CB/RB 56 Frank Nelson S/RB 18 John Rauch S/QB 11 Ed Smith CB/RB 12 Jim Wade CB/RB

Special teams 32 Mike Boyda P/OLB Reserve list 86 Phil Slosburg RB/CB (Susp.)   4 Joe Watt CB (IR) rookies in italics

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