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The 1948 NFL season was the 29th regular season of the National Football League. During the season, Halfback Fred Gehrke painted horns on the Los Angeles Rams' helmets, making the first modern helmet emblem in pro football. The last regular season game played on Wednesday until the 2012 season happen during the 1948 season. The season ended when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Chicago Cardinals in the NFL Championship Game.
The 1948 season featured the highest per-game, per-team scoring in NFL history, with the average team scoring 23.2 points per game.[1]
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Major rule changes [link]
- Plastic helmets are prohibited. This rule was enacted because critics argued that they were being used more as a weapon than protection.
- A flexible artificial tee is permitted at the kickoff.
- When the intended passer is tackled behind the line of scrimmage, the game clock will stop temporarily until any receivers who have gone down field have had a reasonable time to return.
- When the offense is called for delay of game, the defense may decline the 5-yard distance penalty.
- If a foul occurs behind the line during a backwards pass or fumble, the penalty is enforced from the spot of the pass or fumble.
- It is illegal to bat or punch the ball while it is in a player's possession.
- All officials are equipped with whistles, not horns.
Division Races [link]
In the Eastern race, the Eagles beat Washington 45–0 in Week Five to take a 1/2 game lead. When the 6–1–1 Eagles met the 6–2 Skins again in Week Ten, Washington lost a must-win game, 42–21.
The other race was all Chicago, as the Cardinals and Bears both had records of 10–1 going into the final week. A record crowd of 51,283 packed Wrigley Field on December 12 to watch. The Bears took a 21–10 lead, on George Gulyanic's as the fourth quarter began. Charley Trippi's touchdown cut the margin to 21–17, but the Bears had the ball and time on their side. The turning point came when the Cards' Vince Banonis picked off a pass from Johnny Lujack, and ran the ball back to the Bears' 19, and Elmer Angsman scored the winning touchdown three plays later for the Western Division title and the trip to the championship.[2]
Final standings [link]
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
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| Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 376 | 156 |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 291 | 287 |
| New York Giants | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 297 | 388 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 200 | 243 |
| Boston Yanks | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 174 | 372 |
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| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 395 | 226 |
| Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 375 | 151 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 327 | 269 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 154 | 290 |
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 200 | 407 |
NFL Championship Game [link]
Philadelphia 7, Chi. Cardinals 0 in a blizzard at Shibe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 19, 1948
References [link]
- ^ Cold Hard Football Facts: The Spirit of '48: a mind-blowing statistical orgasm
- ^ "Cardinals' About Face Beats Bears, 24-21," Wisconsin State Journal (Madison), Dec. 13, 1948, p13
- NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
- NFL History 1941-1950 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
- 1948 season in details
- Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
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| Boston | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Chicago Cardinals |
| Philadelphia | Detroit |
| Pittsburgh | Green Bay |
| Washington | Los Angeles |
| 1948 NFL Draft • NFL Championship Related: 1948 AAFC Season |
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1956 NFL season
The 1956 NFL season was the 37th regular season of the National Football League. CBS became the first network to televise some regular season games across the nation. Meanwhile, the league started to use a natural leather ball with white end stripes, instead of the white ball with black stripes, for night games.
The season ended when the New York Giants crushed the Chicago Bears in the NFL Championship Game, 47–7.
Major rule changes
Conference races
The Lions and the Cardinals had both finished 1955 poorly, 3–9 and 4–7–1, but both got off to fast starts in 1956. Both ended up finishing second in the Conference races.
The Chicago Cardinals got off to their best start ever, going 4–0, until the Redskins beat them 17–14 on October 28. At the midway point, they and the Giants had 5–1 records. In the Western Conference, the Detroit Lions roared to a 6–0 start. In Week Seven (November 11), the Giants pulled ahead with a 23–10 win over the Cards. In Washington, the Lions finally lost. Trapped on his own 1-yard line, Yale Lary took a safety in order to get a free kick. That, and Sam Baker's field goal, gave the Redskins an 18–10 lead to put the game out of reach, and the Lions lost 18–17. The Bears, who had dropped their opener at Baltimore, 28–21, beat Green Bay 38–14 for their sixth straight game, matching Detroit's 6–1 record.
1973 NFL season
The 1973 NFL season was the 54th regular season of the National Football League. The season featured O.J. Simpson becoming the first player to rush for 2,000 yards in one season. Buffalo moved their home games into Rich Stadium. After playing their first two home games at Yankee Stadium, the New York Giants played the rest of their home games at the Yale Bowl. The season ended with Super Bowl VIII when the Miami Dolphins repeated as league champions by defeating the Minnesota Vikings.
Major rule changes
Jersey numbering system
- 1–19: Quarterbacks and specialists
- 20–49: Running backs and defensive backs
- 50–59: Centers and linebackers
- 60–79: Defensive linemen and offensive linemen other than centers
- 80–89: Wide receivers and tight ends
- Numbers 0, 00, and 90–99 are no longer allowed to be issued, even though these numbers were rarely issued anyway. Numbers 90–99 would be allowed again in 1984 for defensive linemen and linebackers in addition to the above-mentioned numbers.
1994 NFL season
The 1994 NFL season was the 75th regular season of the National Football League. To honor the NFL's 75th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each player wore a patch on their jerseys with this logo throughout the season. Also, a selection committee of media and league personnel named a special NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team, honoring the best NFL players from the first 75 seasons.
The Phoenix Cardinals changed their name to Arizona Cardinals in an attempt to widen their appeal to the entire state of Arizona instead of just the Phoenix area. The name was initially resisted by Bill Bidwill.
The Seattle Seahawks played their first three regular season home games at Husky Stadium because the Kingdome, the Seahawks' regular home field, was undergoing repairs for damaged tiles on its roof. The Seahawks returned for the 2000 and 2001 seasons while their new stadium was under construction.
The 1994 season marked the last one until 2016 that the city of Los Angeles had an NFL team. Both the Rams and the Raiders left the city following the season. The Rams moved east to St. Louis, Missouri after being in Los Angeles for 49 years, while the Raiders left Los Angeles after 12 years to return to their previous home in Oakland, California. The Rams, after failing to reach an agreement with St. Louis on a new stadium, agreed to move back to Los Angeles for the 2016 NFL season.
