1949 AAFC season

AAFC teams: Dissolved at the end of season, Teams to move to NFL

The 1949 AAFC season was the fourth season of the All-America Football Conference. With the league teetering on the brink, seven teams played 12 games each that would see four teams compete in a playoff for the right to play in the AAFC Championship. O. O. Kessing succeeded Jonas Ingram as Commissioner while the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers franchises essentially merged. The Chicago Rockets rebranded to Hornets with new ownership.[1] The Cleveland Browns won the fourth and last AAFC championship.[2]

Draft

Further information: 1949 AAFC Draft

The league's third and final collegiate draft was held on December 21, 1948. Stan Heath was the first overall selection.[3]

Season

1949 AAFC final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pct. = Winning Percentage
PF = Points Scored For, PA = Point Scored Against

Championship game

Further information: All-America Football Conference playoffs § 1949
  • Semifinal #1: Cleveland 31, Buffalo 21 (December 4 @ Cleveland)
  • Semifinal #2: San Francisco 17, Brooklyn/New York 7 (December 4 @ San Francisco)
  • AAFC Championship: Cleveland 21, San Francisco 7 (December 11 @ Cleveland)

References

  1. ^ https://goldenrankings.com/AAFCchampionshipGame1949.htm
  2. ^ "1949 | Pro Football Hall of Fame". pfhof. Retrieved February 9, 2026.
  3. ^ "1949 AAFC Draft" (PDF). Profootballresearchers.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2020.

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