- 1949 NFL season
The 1949 NFL season was the 30th
regular season of theNational Football League . Prior to the season,Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins asked the league to fold his team due to financial woes, and give him a new one inNew York City . This new team would be called the New York Bulldogs.As the season came to a close in December, a merger agreement between the NFL and the
All-America Football Conference was announced. Three AAFC teams --Cleveland Browns ,San Francisco 49ers , and Baltimore Colts -- would join the NFL in 1950.The season ended when the
Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL Championship Game.Major rule changes
*The free substitution rule (any or all of the players may be replaced by substitutes after any play) was re-adopted for one year. The rule was previously adopted in 1943 in response to the depleted rosters during
World War II , but repealed in 1946.Division Races
In the Eastern Division, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh both had records of 4-1-0 when they met in "Week Six". The Eagles won 38-7, and kept the lead for the remainder of the season. In the Western Division, the Rams got off to a 6-0-0 start while the Bears were 3-3-0 at midseason. Though the Bears all of their remaining games, they never caught up to the Rams, who finished at 8-2-2.
Final standings
"W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against"
"Note: The NFL did not officially count tie games in the standings until 1972"
NFL Championship Game
Philadelphia 14, Los Angeles 0 at
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ,Los Angeles ,December 18 ,1949 References
* "NFL Record and Fact Book" (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
* [http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1941-1950 NFL History 1941-1950] (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
* [http://nflhistory.net/linescores/pdf/1949.pdf 1949 season in details]
* "Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League" (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
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