The 1949 Los Angeles Dons season was their fourth and final season in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7–7, winning only four games.1949 Los Angeles Dons They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and folded with the league after the season.
Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 2 Baltimore Colts W 49–17 1–0 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 20,211 Recap 2 September 9 Chicago Hornets L 21–23 1–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 30,193 Recap 3 September 18 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–42 1–2 Kezar Stadium 31,960 Recap 4 September 22 at New York Yankees L 7–10 2–2 Yankee Stadium 14,437 Recap 5 October 2 at Cleveland Browns L 7–42 2–3 Cleveland Stadium 30,465 Recap 6 October 9 Buffalo Bills W 42–28 3–3 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 16,575 Recap 7 October 14 Cleveland Browns L 14–61 3–4 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 27,427 Recap 8 October 23 at Buffalo Bills L 14–17 3–5 Civic Stadium 21,310 Recap 9 October 28 at Chicago Hornets W 24–14 3–6 Soldier Field 11,249 Recap — Bye 10 November 13 San Francisco 49ers L 24–41 3–7 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 17,880 Recap 11 November 20 at Baltimore Colts W 21–10 4–7 Memorial Stadium 19,503 Recap 12 November 24 New York Yankees L 16–17 4–8 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 20,096 Recap
Roster 1949 Los Angeles Dons final rosterOffensive backs Walt Clay Glenn Dobbs P Billy Grimes Bob Hoffman LB George Murphy Hosea Rodgers George Taliaferro CB
Receivers Len Ford DE Lew Holder Dick Wilkins Linemen/Linebackers Burr Baldwin DE/WR John Brown G/C/LB Bob Dobelstein LB Dan Dworsky C Ed Henke DE/DT Ed Kelley T/DT Al Lolotai G Bob Nelson C/K Mike Perrotti MG/G Joyce Pipkin DE Knox Ramsey G/MG Bob Reinhard T/DT Buddy Tinsley T/DT Ernie Williamson DT Abner Wimberly DE/WR Dick Woodard LB/C Defensive backs Paul Crowe S Harper Davis CB/RB Earl Howell CB/RB Bob Kennedy CB/RB Shorty McWilliams CB Jim Spavital S/FB
Reserve list Joe Aguirre WR/DE (IR)
rookies in italics
Division standings
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