1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons Game-by-Game Results

Basketball Association of America (BAA)
Team Record: 22-38
Finishing 5th in the BAA's Western Division
Coach: Carl Bennett (0-6)
Coach: Curly Armstrong (22-32)
Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana

1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons Statistics
1948-49 Fort Wayne Pistons Roster

The Fort Wayne Pistons of the Basketball Association of America ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 22 wins and 38 losses, finishing fifth in the BAA's Western Division.

The Pistons racked up 4,457 points, worst in the circuit and allowed 4,651. Bob Tough scored a team-best 466 points for Fort Wayne, and Jack Smiley dished out 138 assists for the squad.

Carl Bennett and Curly Armstrong coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 4457
Regular Season Points Against: 4651

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
November 3, 1948	New York Knicks 80 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76	L	0-1	0-0	0-1
November 6, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 55 at St. Louis Bombers 65	L	0-1	0-1	0-2
November 7, 1948	Baltimore Bullets 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 77	L	0-2	0-1	0-3
November 11, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 87 at Providence Steamrollers 90	L	0-2	0-2	0-4
November 12, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 75 at Boston Celtics 84	L	0-2	0-3	0-5
November 13, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 71 at Washington Capitols 80	L	0-2	0-4	0-6
November 14, 1948	Indianapolis Jets 73 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79	W	1-2	0-4	1-6
November 17, 1948	Philadelphia Warriors 72 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80	W	2-2	0-4	2-6
November 21, 1948	Chicago Stags 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 69	L	2-3	0-4	2-7
November 23, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 90 at Philadelphia Warriors 80	W	2-3	1-4	3-7
November 25, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 64 at Baltimore Bullets 69	L	2-3	1-5	3-8
November 27, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 70 at New York Knicks 80	L	2-3	1-6	3-9
November 28, 1948	Boston Celtics 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80	W	3-3	1-6	4-9
November 30, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 77 at Indianapolis Jets 62	W	3-3	2-6	5-9
December 1, 1948	Minneapolis Lakers 74 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84	W	4-3	2-6	6-9
December 4, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 62 at St. Louis Bombers 76	L	4-3	2-7	6-10
December 5, 1948	Chicago Stags 88 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79	L	4-4	2-7	6-11
December 8, 1948	St. Louis Bombers 60 at Fort Wayne Pistons 70	W	5-4	2-7	7-11
December 10, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 70 at Chicago Stags 78	L	5-4	2-8	7-12
December 12, 1948	New York Knicks 89 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78	L	5-5	2-8	7-13
December 16, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 76 at Providence Steamrollers 61	W	5-5	3-8	8-13
December 18, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 64 at Rochester Royals 84	L	5-5	3-9	8-14
December 19, 1948	Rochester Royals 83 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78	L	5-6	3-9	8-15	OT
December 23, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 60 at Indianapolis Jets 71	L	5-6	3-10	8-16
December 25, 1948	Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at Washington Capitols 88	L	5-6	3-11	8-17
December 26, 1948	Washington Capitols 73 at Fort Wayne Pistons 91	W	6-6	3-11	9-17
January 1, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 72 at Minneapolis Lakers 92	L	6-6	3-12	9-18
January 2, 1949	Boston Celtics 90 at Fort Wayne Pistons 69	L	6-7	3-12	9-19
January 8, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Philadelphia Warriors 67	W	6-7	4-12	10-19
January 9, 1949	Indianapolis Jets 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80	W	7-7	4-12	11-19
January 15, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 62 at Rochester Royals 73	L	7-7	4-13	11-20
January 16, 1949	Providence Steamrollers 56 at Fort Wayne Pistons 76	W	8-7	4-13	12-20
January 19, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 104 at Chicago Stags 96	W	8-7	5-13	13-20	2OT
January 20, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 65 at Minneapolis Lakers 83	L	8-7	5-14	13-21
January 23, 1949	Rochester Royals 81 at Fort Wayne Pistons 80	L	8-8	5-14	13-22	OT
January 26, 1949	Philadelphia Warriors 80 at Fort Wayne Pistons 88	W	9-8	5-14	14-22
January 28, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 63 at Indianapolis Jets 77	L	9-8	5-15	14-23
January 29, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at St. Louis Bombers 86	L	9-8	5-16	14-24
January 30, 1949	Baltimore Bullets 93 at Fort Wayne Pistons 78	L	9-9	5-16	14-25
February 2, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers 82 at Fort Wayne Pistons 79	L	9-10	5-16	14-26	OT
February 5, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 61 at Rochester Royals 80	L	9-10	5-17	14-27
February 6, 1949	Washington Capitols 72 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82	W	10-10	5-17	15-27
February 8, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 89 at Philadelphia Warriors 87	W	10-10	6-17	16-27		at Chicago, IL
February 9, 1949	Indianapolis Jets 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 67	L	10-11	6-17	16-28
February 12, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 58 at New York Knicks 85	L	10-11	6-18	16-29
February 13, 1949	New York Knicks 73 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82	W	11-11	6-18	17-29
February 15, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 69 at Chicago Stags 83	L	11-11	6-19	17-30
February 16, 1949	Baltimore Bullets 68 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84	W	12-11	6-19	18-30
February 20, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 70 at Fort Wayne Pistons 64	L	12-12	6-19	18-31
February 24, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 73 at Minneapolis Lakers 77	L	12-12	6-20	18-32
February 27, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers 50 at Fort Wayne Pistons 74	W	13-12	6-20	19-32
March 4, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 70 at Boston Celtics 76	L	13-12	6-21	19-33
March 6, 1949	Rochester Royals 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 66	L	13-13	6-21	19-34
March 8, 1949	Boston Celtics 63 at Fort Wayne Pistons 60	L	13-14	6-21	19-35		at Chicago, IL
March 9, 1949	Providence Steamrollers 80 at Fort Wayne Pistons 84	W	14-14	6-21	20-35
March 12, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 60 at Washington Capitols 87	L	14-14	6-22	20-36
March 13, 1949	Chicago Stags 78 at Fort Wayne Pistons 81	W	15-14	6-22	21-36
March 17, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 74 at Providence Steamrollers 72	W	15-14	7-22	22-36		at Chicago, IL
March 19, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons 79 at Baltimore Bullets 99	L	15-14	7-23	22-37
March 20, 1949	St. Louis Bombers 87 at Fort Wayne Pistons 82	L	15-15	7-23	22-38