1949 Los Angeles Dons season

The 1949 Los Angeles Dons season was their fourth and final season in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7–7, winning only four games.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season and folded with the league after the season.

1949 Los Angeles Dons season
Head coach	Jimmy Phelan
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	4–8
Division place	5th AAFC
Playoffs	Did not qualify
← 1948 Dons seasons

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 2	Baltimore Colts	W 49–17	1–0	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	20,211	Recap
2	September 9	Chicago Hornets	L 21–23	1–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	30,193	Recap
3	September 18	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–42	1–2	Kezar Stadium	31,960	Recap
4	September 22	at New York Yankees	L 7–10	2–2	Yankee Stadium	14,437	Recap
5	October 2	at Cleveland Browns	L 7–42	2–3	Cleveland Stadium	30,465	Recap
6	October 9	Buffalo Bills	W 42–28	3–3	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	16,575	Recap
7	October 14	Cleveland Browns	L 14–61	3–4	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	27,427	Recap
8	October 23	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–17	3–5	Civic Stadium	21,310	Recap
9	October 28	at Chicago Hornets	W 24–14	3–6	Soldier Field	11,249	Recap
—	Bye
10	November 13	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–41	3–7	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	17,880	Recap
11	November 20	at Baltimore Colts	W 21–10	4–7	Memorial Stadium	19,503	Recap
12	November 24	New York Yankees	L 16–17	4–8	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	20,096	Recap

Division standings

Program for the November 24 game against the New York Yankees.

AAFC standings
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	1	2	.900	339	171	W2
San Francisco 49ers	9	3	0	.750	416	227	W3
New York Yankees	8	4	0	.667	196	206	L1
Buffalo Bills	5	5	2	.500	236	256	W2
Los Angeles Dons	4	8	0	.333	253	322	L1
Chicago Hornets	4	8	0	.333	179	268	L5
Baltimore Colts	1	11	0	.083	172	341	L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.