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1949 New York Bulldogs season

National Football League team season


National Football League team season

FieldValue
teamNew York Bulldogs
year1949
record1–10–1
division_place5th NFL Eastern
coachCharley Ewart
ownerTed Collins
stadiumPolo Grounds
playoffsDid not qualify
previous1948 (Boston Yanks)
next1950 (NY Yanks)

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,

NFL draft

Main article: 1949 NFL draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool
13Doak WalkerHalfbackSouthern Methodist

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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

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September 22Philadelphia EaglesL 0–70–1Polo GroundsRecap
September 30New York GiantsL 14–380–2Polo GroundsRecap
October 7Green Bay PackersL 0–190–3Polo GroundsRecap
October 16at Washington RedskinsL 14–380–4Griffith StadiumRecap
October 23at Pittsburgh SteelersL 13–240–5Forbes FieldRecap
October 30Washington RedskinsT 14–140–5–1Polo GroundsRecap
November 6at New York GiantsW 31–241–5–1Polo GroundsRecap
November 13Chicago CardinalsL 20–651–6–1Polo GroundsRecap
November 20at Philadelphia EaglesL 0–421–7–1Shibe ParkRecap
November 27at Los Angeles RamsL 20–421–8–1Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap
December 4at Detroit LionsL 27–281–9–1Briggs StadiumRecap
December 11Pittsburgh SteelersL 0–271–10–1Polo GroundsRecap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Roster

1949 New York Bulldogs roster
Quarterbacks

References

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References

  1. "1949 New York Bulldogs".
  2. (February 3, 1949). "Ewart is selected to coach Bulldogs". Milwaukee Journal.
  3. (February 3, 1949). "Collins signs Ewart as coach". Lewiston Daily Sun.
  4. (December 12, 1949). "Bulldogs' Ewart resigns, solves Collins' problem". Free Lance-Star.
  5. "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com".
  6. (January 22, 1950). "Detroit obtains draft rights to Doak Walker". St. Petersburg Times.
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