The '1949 NFL season' was the 30th
regular season of the
National 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 in
New 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World War II, but repealed in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.
Final standings
''W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against''
''Note: Teams current name is included within the () if name/location has been changed''
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)
★
NFL History 1941-1950 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
★
1949 season in details
★ ''Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League'' (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
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