1949 New York Bulldogs season

1949 New York Bulldogs season
OwnerTed Collins[1]
Head coachCharley Ewart
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Local radioWEAF
Results
Record1–10–1
Division place5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1949 New York Bulldogs season was their first season in New York in the National Football League (NFL), and the continuation of the Dayton Triangles franchise, after having played five years as the Boston Yanks, and last as the Bulldogs (subsequently becoming the New York Yanks). They finished 1–10–1,[2] last place in the Eastern Division and the worst record in the ten-team league.

The head coach was Charley Ewart, previously the general manager (and backfield coach) for the Philadelphia Eagles who played college football at Yale.[1][3] Signed to a three-year contract,[3] he resigned the day after the regular season's final game, a 27–0 home loss to Pittsburgh with just over 4,000 in attendance.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Ewart is selected to coach Bulldogs". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. February 3, 1949. p. 6, part 2.
  2. ^ "1949 New York Bulldogs". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ^ a b "Collins signs Ewart as coach". Lewiston Daily Sun. Maine. Associated Press. February 3, 1949. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Bulldogs' Ewart resigns, solves Collins' problem". Free Lance-Star. Fredericksburg, Virginia. Associated Press. December 12, 1949. p. 11.