1949 Los Angeles Dons Statistics
All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 4-8
Finishing 4th in the AAFC
Coach: Jimmy Phelan (4-8)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1949 Los Angeles Dons RosterTeam Record: 4-8
Finishing 4th in the AAFC
Coach: Jimmy Phelan (4-8)
Location: Los Angeles, California
1949 Los Angeles Dons Results
The Los Angeles Dons of the All American Football Conference ended the 1949 season with a record of 4 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the AAFC.
Los Angeles scored 253 points, while the defense allowed 322. Hosea Rodgers ran for a team-leading 494 yards for the Dons, while Billy Grimes and George Taliaferro also contributed to the rushing attack.
Glenn Dobbs passed for 825 yards, and George Taliaferro spent time under center also. Len Ford topped pass catchers, snagging 36 balls, while Dick Wilkins added 589 receiving yards.
Jim Spavital picked off 4 opponent throws.
Jimmy Phelan coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Dobbs | 153 | 65 | 42.5 | 825 | 5.4 | 4 | 2.6 | 9 | 5.9 | 0 | 44.2 |
| George Taliaferro | 124 | 45 | 36.3 | 790 | 6.4 | 4 | 3.2 | 14 | 11.3 | 0 | 30.0 |
| Billy Grimes | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 105 | 35.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| Walt Clay | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 100.0 |
| Shorty McWilliams | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Hosea Rodgers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Dick Wilkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 285 | 114 | 40.0 | 1728 | 6.1 | 9 | 3.2 | 23 | 8.1 | 8 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosea Rodgers | 131 | 494 | 3.8 | 0 | 5 |
| George Taliaferro | 95 | 472 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Billy Grimes | 83 | 429 | 5.2 | 51 | 4 |
| Glenn Dobbs | 34 | 161 | 4.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Earl Howell | 31 | 116 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Spavital | 15 | 44 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Walt Clay | 9 | 34 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Harper Davis | 13 | 33 | 2.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Wilkins | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Shorty McWilliams | 3 | 15 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Crowe | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Burr Baldwin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Holder | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ed Kelley | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Totals | 429 | 1840 | 4.3 | 51 | 19 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Len Ford | 36 | 577 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dick Wilkins | 32 | 589 | 18.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Grimes | 13 | 189 | 14.5 | 0 | 2 |
| Hosea Rodgers | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Lew Holder | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Howell | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Aguirre | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Ab Wimberly | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Burr Baldwin | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffman | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Harper Davis | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| George Murphy | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Ed Henke | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bob Reinhard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Spavital | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| George Taliaferro | 42 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 114 | 1728 | 15.2 | 17 | 9 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Dobbs | 39 | 1650 | 42.3 | 0 |
| George Taliaferro | 27 | 982 | 36.4 | 0 |
| Totals | 66 | 2632 | 39.9 | 0 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorty McWilliams | 8 | 112 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Crowe | 6 | 96 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Grimes | 5 | 67 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Spavital | 6 | 58 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 |
| George Taliaferro | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 52 | 1 |
| Harper Davis | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Donaldson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Earl Howell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 448 | 14.5 | 52 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Grimes | 16 | 411 | 25.7 | 0 | 0 |
| George Taliaferro | 13 | 313 | 24.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harper Davis | 4 | 87 | 21.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Howell | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Spavital | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Dan Dworsky | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Hoffman | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 945 | 23.6 | 32 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Spavital | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 |
| John Brown | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Woodard | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 33 | 1 |
| Shorty McWilliams | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Harper Davis | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Burr Baldwin | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Len Ford | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Bob Kennedy | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Paul Crowe | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Ab Wimberly | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 1 |
| Bob Hoffman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Dan Dworsky | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 316 | 15.0 | 45 | 2 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Robert Nelson | 3 | 34 | 0 | 43 | ||||||||||
| George Taliaferro | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||
| Billy Grimes | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||
| Hosea Rodgers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Dick Wilkins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Glenn Dobbs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Earl Howell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| John Brown | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Ab Wimberly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Len Ford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Dick Woodard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Paul Crowe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Harper Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Joe Aguirre | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 19 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253 |
