1948 Baltimore Colts Statistics

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Cecil Isbell (7-7)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland

1948 Baltimore Colts Roster
1948 Baltimore Colts Results

The Baltimore Colts 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 0-1.

Baltimore scored 333 points, while the defense conceded 327. Y.A. Tittle passed for 2,522 yards. Billy Hillenbrand topped the receiving corps, hauling in 50 balls for 970 yards, while Lamar Davis provided receiving help, too.

Bus Mertes ran for a team-leading 680 yards for the Colts, while Billy Hillenbrand additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Lamar Davis and Jake Leicht each snatched 5 opponent throws.

Cecil Isbell coached the team. The 1948 Baltimore Colts lost in the First Round.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Y.A. Tittle	289	161	55.7	2522	8.7	16	5.5	9	3.1	80	90.3
Charlie O'Rourke	51	24	47.1	377	7.4	3	5.9	4	7.8	0	59.0
Totals	340	185	54.4	2899	8.5	19	5.6	13	3.8	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bus Mertes	155	680	4.4	0	4
Billy Hillenbrand	100	510	5.1	0	7
Bob Pfohl	107	455	4.3	0	4
Lu Gambino	54	194	3.6	0	1
Y.A. Tittle	52	157	3.0	0	4
Jake Leicht	20	88	4.4	0	1
Aubrey Fowler	6	30	5.0	0	0
Lew Mayne	14	26	1.9	0	0
Charlie O'Rourke	7	15	2.1	0	1
Johnny Vardian	6	13	2.2	0	0
Joe Smith	1	1	1.0	1	0
Spiro Dellerba	2	0	0.0	0	0
Rex Grossman	8	-3	-0.4	0	0
Totals	532	2166	4.1	1	22

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Hillenbrand	50	970	19.4	0	6
Lamar Davis	41	765	18.7	0	7
Windell Williams	32	360	11.2	0	2
Bob Pfohl	13	134	10.3	0	1
Jake Leicht	12	134	11.2	0	1
John North	8	204	25.5	80	1
Joe Smith	8	131	16.4	0	1
Bus Mertes	6	56	9.3	0	0
Lu Gambino	6	28	4.7	0	0
Johnny Vardian	3	26	8.7	0	0
Lew Mayne	2	33	16.5	0	0
Hub Bechtol	2	25	12.5	0	0
Bob Nowaskey	1	31	31.0	31	0
Ollie Poole	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	185	2899	15.7	80	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Rex Grossman	43	43	100.0	18	10	55.6	73
Totals	43	43	100.0	18	10	55.6	73

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie O'Rourke	66	2546	38.6	0
Totals	66	2546	38.6	0

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Billy Hillenbrand	18	231	12.8	0	0
Jake Leicht	8	139	17.4	0	0
Bob Pfohl	2	102	51.0	0	1
Aubrey Fowler	4	41	10.2	0	0
Johnny Vardian	3	34	11.3	0	0
Lew Mayne	2	24	12.0	0	0
John Sylvester	2	16	8.0	0	0
Lamar Davis	1	10	10.0	10	0
Totals	40	597	14.9	10	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Pfohl	17	366	21.5	0
Billy Hillenbrand	16	356	22.2	0
Jake Leicht	4	83	20.8	0
Johnny Vardian	3	66	22.0	0
Lew Mayne	3	61	20.3	0
Lu Gambino	3	57	19.0	0
Windell Williams	1	20	20.0	20
Aubrey Fowler	2	16	8.0	0
Bus Mertes	1	15	15.0	15
Spiro Dellerba	1	12	12.0	12
Dub Garrett	1	6	6.0	6
Totals	52	1058	20.3	20

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Lamar Davis	5	110	22.0	0
Jake Leicht	5	91	18.2	0
Aubrey Fowler	3	0	0.0	0
Spiro Dellerba	2	18	9.0	0
Rex Grossman	2	13	6.5	0
John North	1	25	25.0	25
Len McCormick	1	5	5.0	5
John Sylvester	1	0	0.0	0
Joe Smith	1	0	0.0	0
Dick Barwegen	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	22	262	11.9	25

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Billy Hillenbrand	7	6	0	0					0	0	0			78
Rex Grossman	0					0			10	43	0			73
Lamar Davis		7	0			0			0	0	0			42
Bob Pfohl	4	1	1	0					0	0	0			36
Y.A. Tittle	4								0	0	0			24
Bus Mertes	4	0		0					0	0	0			24
Windell Williams		2		0					0	0	0			12
John North		1				0		1	0	0	0			12
Jake Leicht	1	1	0	0		0			0	0	0			12
Joe Smith	0	1				0			0	0	0			6
Charlie O'Rourke	1								0	0	0			6
Lu Gambino	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	22	19	1	0	0	0	0	1	10	43	0	0	0	331