1949 Baltimore Colts Roster
Team Record: 1-11
Finishing 6th in the AAFC
Coach: Cecil Isbell (0-4)
Coach: Walt Driskill (1-7)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland
1949 Baltimore Colts Results
The Baltimore Colts of the All American Football Conference ended the 1949 season with a record of 1 wins and 11 losses, finishing sixth in the AAFC.
The Colts managed just 172 points, worst in the league, and the leaky defense allowed 341, most in the circuit. Y.A. Tittle threw for 2,209 yards. Lamar Davis topped pass catchers, hauling in 38 balls, while Billy Stone added 621 receiving yards. John North provided receiving help, too.
Herm Wedemeyer ran for a team-leading 291 yards for Baltimore.
Bob Cowan and Bob Kelly each intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Cecil Isbell and Walt Driskill coached the team.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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31 | Dick Barwegen | LG | December 25, 1921 | 6'1" | 227 | Purdue | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 10 |
57 | Hub Bechtol | E | April 20, 1926 | 6'3" | 202 | Texas | Amarillo, TX USA | 12 | 2 |
32 | Warren Beson | C | November 16, 1923 | 6'0" | 205 | Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN USA | 3 | 0 |
41 | Ernie Blandin | LT | June 21, 1919 | 6'4" | 248 | Tulane | Augusta, KS USA | 10 | 8 |
33 | Ken Cooper | RG | February 26, 1923 | 6'1" | 205 | Vanderbilt | Rogersville, AL USA | 12 | 5 |
83 | Bob Cowan | B | January 2, 1923 | 5'11" | 185 | Indiana | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 9 | 0 |
51 | Lamar Davis | LE | June 15, 1921 | 6'1" | 185 | Georgia | Brunswick, GA USA | 12 | 9 |
71 | Spiro Dellerba | LB | January 25, 1923 | 5'11" | 200 | Ohio St. | Ashtabula, OH USA | 9 | 2 |
35 | Barry French | G | February 12, 1922 | 6'0" | 225 | Purdue | Chamberlain, SD USA | 11 | 4 |
77 | Lu Gambino | FB | September 21, 1923 | 6'1" | 205 | Indiana | Berwyn, IL USA | 10 | 6 |
30 | Dub Garrett | RG | January 29, 1925 | 6'1" | 235 | Mississippi St. | Dundee, MS USA | 11 | 7 |
74 | Rex Grossman | K | February 5, 1924 | 6'1" | 215 | Indiana | Huntington, IN USA | 11 | 0 |
76 | Chick Jagade | FB | December 9, 1926 | 6'0" | 213 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 3 |
47 | Jon Jenkins | T | June 17, 1926 | 6'2" | 225 | Dartmouth | Frostburg, MD USA | 11 | 3 |
89 | Bob Kelly | HB | June 6, 1925 | 5'10" | 190 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 2 |
80 | Wayne Kingery | HB-DB | June 5, 1927 | 5'11" | 175 | LSU | Lake Charles, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
81 | Jake Leicht | LH | October 1, 1920 | 5'9" | 170 | Oregon | Jamestown, ND USA | 12 | 6 |
54 | Bill Leonard | DE | April 27, 1927 | 6'2" | 200 | Notre Dame | Youngstown, OH USA | 11 | 2 |
48 | John Mellus | T | June 16, 1917 | 6'0" | 214 | Villanova | Plymouth, PA USA | 12 | 1 |
73 | Bus Mertes | B | October 6, 1921 | 6'0" | 201 | Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 2 |
55 | John North | RE | June 17, 1921 | 6'2" | 199 | Vanderbilt | Gilliam, LA USA | 11 | 6 |
52 | Bob Nowaskey | E | February 3, 1918 | 6'0" | 205 | George Washington | Everson, PA USA | 12 | 2 |
66 | Charlie O'Rourke | P | May 10, 1917 | 5'11" | 175 | Boston Col. | Montreal, QC Canada | 5 | 0 |
88 | Paul Page | HB | September 16, 1927 | 6'0" | 180 | SMU | Eldorado, TX USA | 8 | 2 |
85 | Bob Pfohl | RH | May 21, 1926 | 6'0" | 200 | Kings Point | Vincennes, IN USA | 12 | 7 |
20 | Felto Prewitt | C | May 17, 1924 | 5'11" | 207 | Tulsa | Corsicana, TX USA | 12 | 7 |
84 | Ralph Ruthstrom | B | July 12, 1921 | 6'5" | 212 | Sam Houston St. | Schenectady, NY USA | 4 | 0 |
44 | Alex Sidorik | T | December 19, 1919 | 6'0" | 248 | Mississippi St. | Hartford, CT USA | 12 | 0 |
46 | Jim Spruill | RT | February 26, 1923 | 6'3" | 225 | Rice | Dublin, TX USA | 14 | 9 |
82 | Billy Stone | LH | October 25, 1925 | 6'0" | 191 | Bradley | Peoria, IL USA | 12 | 1 |
22 | Pete Tillman | C | May 9, 1922 | 6'0" | 210 | SW Oklahoma St. | Mangum, OK USA | 11 | 5 |
63 | Y.A. Tittle | QB | October 24, 1926 | 6'0" | 192 | LSU | Marshall, TX USA | 11 | 7 |
67 | Sam Vacanti | QB | March 20, 1922 | 5'11" | 203 | Iowa | Omaha, NE USA | 12 | 5 |
87 | Herm Wedemeyer | KR | May 20, 1924 | 5'10" | 178 | St. Mary's (CA) | Honolulu, HI USA | 11 | 5 |
53 | Windell Williams | E | March 10, 1923 | 6'2" | 185 | Rice | Fort Towson, OK USA | 12 | 4 |