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The 1948 Cleveland Browns season was the team's third season with the All-America Football Conference. It was also a perfect season, recognized as such by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, although the NFL, as the AAFC's former rival, does not recognize it. Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown wrote a letter to the NFL to petition them to officially recognize the 1948 Cleveland Browns.[1]


1948 Cleveland Browns season
Head Coach Paul Brown
Home Field Cleveland Stadium
Results
Record 14–0–0
Place 1st AAFC Western
Playoff Finish Won AAFC championship (3)
Timeline
Previous season Next season
1947 1949

Pre-season results[]

Week Date Opponent Results Stadium Attendance
Score Record
1 1948 Buffalo Bills W 35-21 1–0 Rubber Bowl 28,069[2]
2 1948 Baltimore Colts L 17-21 1–1 Glass Bowl 13,433[3]

Regular season results[]

Week Date Opponent Results Stadium Attendance
Score Record
1 September 3, 1948 Los Angeles Dons W 19-14 1–0 Cleveland Stadium 60,193[4]
2 September 12, 1948 at Buffalo Bills W 42-13 2–0 War Memorial Stadium 35,340[5]
3 September 17, 1948 at Chicago Rockets W 28-7 3–0 Soldier Field 30,874[6]
4 September 26, 1948 Chicago Rockets W 41–21 4–0 Cleveland Stadium 37,190[7]
5 October 5, 1948 at Baltimore Colts W 14-10 5–0 Memorial Stadium 22,359[8]
6 October 10, 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers W 30–17 6–0 Cleveland Stadium 31,187[9]
7 October 17, 1947 Buffalo Bills W 31-14 7–0 Cleveland Stadium 28,054[10]
8 October 24, 1948 New York Yankees W 35–7 8–0 Cleveland Stadium 46,912[11]
9 November 7, 1948 Baltimore Colts W 28–7 9–0 Cleveland Stadium 32,313[12]
10 November 14, 1948 San Francisco 49ers W 14–7 10–0 Cleveland Stadium 82,769[13]
11 November 21, 1948 at New York Yankees W 34-21 11–0 Yankee Stadium 52,518[14]
12 November 25, 1948 at Los Angeles Dons W 31-14 12–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 60,031[15]
13 November 28, 1948 at San Francisco 49ers W 31-28 13–0 Kezar Stadium 59,785[16]
14 December 5, 1948 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 31-21 14–0 Ebbets Field 9,821[17]

Post-season results[]

Week Date Opponent Results Stadium Attendance
Score Record
n/a December 19, 1948 Buffalo Bills W 49-7 1–0 Cleveland Stadium 22,981[18]

References[]

  1. http://www.boxxet.com/Cleveland_Browns/Senator_Brown_asks_NFL_to_recognize_1948_Browns_perfect_season.1iaw05.d
  2. Cleveland Browns 1987 Media Guide. The Cleveland Browns. 1987. pp. 160–162.
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