The 1948 Baltimore Colts season was their 3rd in the AAFC & their 2nd in Baltimore. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–11–1, winning seven games.1948 Baltimore Colts They qualified for the playoffs for the first and only time in their 5-year franchise history (dating back to their days as the Miami Seahawks).

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 Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 5 New York Yankees W 45–28 1–0 Municipal Stadium 31,800 Recap 2 September 10 at Chicago Rockets L 14–21 1–1 Soldier Field 14,642 Recap 3 September 16 at New York Yankees W 27–14 2–1 Yankee Stadium 18,959 Recap 4 September 26 Brooklyn Dodgers W 35–20 3–1 Municipal Stadium 34,554 Recap 5 Cleveland Browns L 10–14 3–2 Municipal Stadium 22,359 Recap 6 October 10 San Francisco 49ers L 14–56 3–3 Municipal Stadium 37,209 Recap 7 at Los Angeles Dons W 29–14 4–3 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 40,019 Recap 8 October 24 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–21 4–4 Kezar Stadium 27,978 Recap 9 October 31 at Buffalo Bills L 17–35 4–5 Civic Stadium 23,694 Recap 10 November 7 at Cleveland Browns L 7–28 4–6 Cleveland Stadium 32,314 Recap 11 November 14 Chicago Rockets W 38–24 5–6 Municipal Stadium 21,899 Recap 12 November 21 Los Angeles Dons L 14–17 5–7 Municipal Stadium 25,228 Recap 13 November 28 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 38–20 6–7 Ebbets Field 7,629 Recap 14 December 5 Buffalo Bills W 35–15 7–7 Municipal Stadium 33,090 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Division standings

Playoff schedule Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Sources Division December 12 Buffalo Bills L 17–28 Municipal Stadium 27,325 Recap

Roster

Quarterbacks 63 Y. A. Tittle 66 Charlie O'Rourke P

Backs 51 Lamar Davis S/WR 73 Bus Mertes FB/LB 80 Aubrey Fowler CB/RB 81 Jake Leicht CB/RB 82 Billy Hillenbrand RB/CB 83 John Sylvester CB 85 Bob Pfohl RB 87 Johnny Vardian S/RB 89 Lu Gambino FB/LB

Ends 52 Bob Nowaskey 53 Win Williams 54 Ollie Poole 55 Johnny North 56 Joe Smith 57 Hub Bechtol

Reserve 22 Bert Corley C/LB (Retired) 35 Barry French G/MG (IR) 88 Lew Mayne RB (IR)

Linemen/Linebackers 20 Ralph Stewart LB 22 Herb Coleman C 28 Len McCormick C/LB 30 Dub Garrett G/MG 31 Dick Barwegen G/LB 32 Jack Simmons G 33 Ed Grain G/T 38 Al Klug G 41 Ernie Blandin T 44 Lee Artoe DT/T 46 Jim Spruill T 47 Pete Berezney T/DT 48 John Mellus DT 49 Al Sidorik G/LB 67 Sam Vacanti LB 74 Rex Grossman LB/K 77 Spiro Dellerba LB/FB

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