The 1948 Buffalo Bills season was their third in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 8-4-2, winning only seven games.1948 Buffalo Bills They qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, but lost to the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC Championship.

The team's statistical leaders included George Ratterman with 2,577 passing yards, Chet Mutryn with 823 rushing yards and 96 points scored, and Al Baldwin with 916 receiving yards.

Season schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap Sources 1 August 29 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–35 0–1 Kezar Stadium Recap 2 Chicago Rockets W 42–7 1–1 Civic Stadium Recap 3 September 12 Cleveland Browns L 13–42 1–2 Civic Stadium Recap — Bye 4 September 26 San Francisco 49ers L 28–38 1–3 Civic Stadium Recap 5 October 3 Brooklyn Dodgers W 31–21 2–3 Civic Stadium Recap 6 October 10 New York Yankees L 13–14 2–4 Civic Stadium Recap 7 October 17 at Cleveland Browns L 14–31 2–5 Municipal Stadium Recap 8 October 24 at Los Angeles Dons W 35–21 3–5 LA Memorial Coliseum Recap 9 October 31 Baltimore Colts W 35–17 4–5 Civic Stadium Recap 10 November 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 26–21 5–5 Ebbets Field Recap 11 November 14 Los Angeles Dons L 20–27 5–6 Civic Stadium Recap — Bye 12 November 25 at Chicago Rockets W 39–35 6–6 Soldier Field Recap 13 November 28 at New York Yankees W 35–14 7–6 Yankee Stadium Recap 14 December 5 at Baltimore Colts L 15–35 7–7 Municipal Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. • Thanksgiving Day: November 25.

Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap Sources Division December 12 at Baltimore Colts W 28–17 Municipal Stadium Recap Championship December 19 at Cleveland Browns L 7–49 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap

Division standings

Roster 1948 Buffalo Bills final rosterQuarterbacks George Ratterman Jim Still P/S

Running backs Bill Gompers CB Vic Kulbitski LB Chet Mutryn Bob Steuber CB/K Lou Tomasetti

Ends/Receivers Ed Balatti Al Baldwin Paul Gibson George Kisiday Vince Mazza Bill O'Connor Linemen Graham Armstrong T/K Jack Carpenter DT/T John Kerns T/DT Ed King MG/G John Kissell DT/T Hal Lahar G/MG Rocco Pirro G/MG Felto Prewitt C/LB Vince Scott MG/G Art Statuto C Jerry Whalen G Linebackers Bob Callahan OLB Ed Hirsch OLB/FB Carl Schuette OLB/S John Wyhonic MLB

Defensive backs Al Akins CB/RB Rex Bumgardner CB/RB Chick Maggioli S/RB Don Schneider S/RB Alex Wizbicki CB

Special teams Bob Stefik K

Reserve Marty Comer DE/WR (IR)

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.

External links

"New York Yankees at Buffalo Bills," Oct. 10, 1948. The Celebrated Mr. K via YouTube.com (Video.)