1948 Buffalo Bills Roster
All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Red Dawson (7-7)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1948 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Red Dawson (7-7)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1948 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the All American Football Conference ended the 1948 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the AAFC's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
Buffalo scored 360 points, while the defense conceded 358. Chet Mutryn rushed for a team-leading 823 yards for the Bills, while Lou Tomasetti also contributed to the rushing attack.
George Ratterman threw for 2,577 yards. Al Baldwin topped the receiving corps, hauling in 54 balls for 916 yards. Chet Mutryn was targeted regularly, too.
Carl Schuette intercepted 4 opponent throws.
Red Dawson coached the team. The 1948 Buffalo Bills lost in the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Al Akins | HB-DB | June 13, 1921 | 6'1" | 199 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 43 | Graham Armstrong | LT | May 30, 1918 | 6'4" | 230 | John Carroll | Cleveland, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 50 | Ed Balatti | E | April 8, 1924 | 6'1" | 195 | none | Los Banos, CA USA | 7 | 1 |
| 57 | Al Baldwin | LE | March 21, 1923 | 6'2" | 201 | Arkansas | Hot Springs, AR USA | 13 | 13 |
| 23 | Jack Baldwin | C-LB | July 31, 1921 | 6'3" | 223 | Centenary | Clyde, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Rex Bumgardner | PR | September 6, 1923 | 5'11" | 193 | West Virginia | Clarksburg, WV USA | 13 | 3 |
| 23 | Bob Callahan | C-LB | September 26, 1923 | 6'0" | 205 | Missouri | St. Louis, MO USA | 7 | 0 |
| 45 | Jack Carpenter | RT | July 29, 1923 | 6'0" | 240 | Columbia | Kansas City, MO USA | 12 | 5 |
| Marty Comer | DE | October 28, 1917 | 6'0" | 203 | Tulane | Indianapolis, IN USA | 7 | 4 | |
| 52 | Paul Gibson | RE | October 28, 1921 | 6'2" | 195 | North Carolina St. | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 7 | 5 |
| 88 | Bill Gompers | HB | March 20, 1928 | 6'1" | 185 | Notre Dame | Wheeling, WV USA | 14 | 3 |
| 25 | Buckets Hirsch | QB-FB | March 26, 1921 | 5'10" | 207 | Northwestern | Clarence, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 46 | John Kerns | RT | June 17, 1923 | 6'3" | 245 | Ohio | Ashtabula, OH USA | 14 | 9 |
| 31 | Ed King | G | May 11, 1925 | 6'0" | 217 | Boston Col. | Chelsea, MA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 52 | George Kisiday | E | April 16, 1923 | 5'11" | 210 | Duquesne | Ambridge, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 47 | John Kissell | DT | May 14, 1923 | 6'3" | 245 | Boston Col. | Nashua, NH USA | 14 | 1 |
| 41 | Chet Kozel | T-G | October 15, 1919 | 6'2" | 211 | Mississippi | Kenosha, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Vic Kulbitski | FB | June 15, 1921 | 5'10" | 205 | Minnesota | Virginia, MN USA | 14 | 6 |
| 32 | Hal Lahar | LG | July 14, 1919 | 6'0" | 225 | Oklahoma | Durant, OK USA | 13 | 13 |
| 30 | Bob Leonetti | G | January 1, 1923 | 6'0" | 230 | Wake Forest | Mount Carmel, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Chick Maggioli | DB-HB | May 17, 1922 | 5'11" | 178 | Indiana | Mishawaka, IN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 58 | Vince Mazza | E | March 25, 1925 | 6'1" | 216 | none | Niagara Falls, NY USA | 14 | 1 |
| 83 | Chet Mutryn | KR | March 12, 1921 | 5'9" | 179 | Xavier (OH) | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 54 | Bill O'Connor | RE | May 2, 1926 | 6'4" | 220 | Notre Dame | New York, NY USA | 14 | 4 |
| 35 | Rocco Pirro | RG | June 30, 1916 | 6'0" | 226 | Catholic | Syracuse, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | Felto Prewitt | C | May 17, 1924 | 5'11" | 207 | Tulsa | Corsicana, TX USA | 7 | 5 |
| 61 | George Ratterman | QB | November 12, 1926 | 6'0" | 192 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 13 |
| 86 | Julie Rykovich | HB | April 6, 1923 | 6'2" | 204 | Notre Dame | Gary, IN USA | 6 | 2 |
| 89 | Don Schneider | HB | April 4, 1924 | 5'9" | 170 | Pennsylvania | Crafton, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 74 | Carl Schuette | LB-C-DB | April 4, 1922 | 6'1" | 206 | Marquette | Sheboygan, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Vin Scott | G | July 10, 1925 | 5'8" | 215 | Notre Dame | LeRoy, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Bob Smith | DB-HB-WB | August 20, 1925 | 6'1" | 191 | Tulsa | Ranger, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Art Statuto | C | July 17, 1925 | 6'2" | 221 | Notre Dame | Saugus, MA USA | 14 | 8 |
| Bob Stefik | E | October 8, 1923 | 5'11" | 180 | Niagara | Madison, WI USA | 1 | 0 | |
| 80 | Bob Steuber | K | October 25, 1921 | 6'2" | 200 | Missouri | Wenonah, NJ USA | 9 | 7 |
| 63 | Jim Still | P | March 5, 1924 | 6'3" | 193 | Georgia Tech | Columbia, SC USA | 12 | 1 |
| 62 | George Terlep | QB | April 12, 1923 | 5'10" | 180 | Notre Dame | Elkhart, IN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Lou Tomasetti | FB | January 8, 1916 | 6'0" | 198 | Bucknell | Old Forge, PA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 40 | Jerry Whalen | C-G | April 23, 1928 | 6'1" | 235 | Canisius | Buffalo, NY USA | 7 | 0 |
| 85 | Alex Wizbicki | DB | October 6, 1921 | 5'11" | 188 | Dartmouth | Brooklyn, NY USA | 9 | 1 |
| 33 | John Wyhonic | G | December 23, 1919 | 6'0" | 213 | Alabama | Tiltonville, OH USA | 13 | 1 |
