a bid, however, Hester was declared bankrupt, leaving AAFC Commissioner Jim Crowley with no option but to seize the team. In January 1947, the AAFC approved a bid by Washington, D.C. attorney Robert D. Rodenburg and four other businessmen; the Rodenburg-led group effectively moved the team to Baltimore and rebranded it as the first incarnation of the Baltimore Colts. Miami would not have a professional football team again until 1965, when the American Football League awarded an expansion team to lawyer Joe Robbie and actor Danny Thomas, the Miami Dolphins, which would become a far more successful team on and off the field. 1946 schedule Fri. Sept. 6 — Miami 0 at Cleveland Browns 44 Sun. Sept. 15 — Miami 14 at San Francisco 49ers 21 Fri. Sept. 20 — Miami 14 at Los Angeles Dons 30 Tue. Oct. 8 — San Francisco 49ers 34 at Miami 7 Fri. Oct. 11 — Miami 17 at Buffalo Bisons 14 Fri. Oct. 18 — Miami 7 at Chicago Rockets 28 Fri. Oct. 25 — Miami 7 at Brooklyn Dodgers 30 Sun. Nov. 3 — Miami 21 at New York Yankees 24 Mon. Nov. 11 — Chicago Rockets 20 at Miami 7 Mon. Nov. 18 — Buffalo Bisons 14 at Miami 21 Mon. Nov. 25 — Los Angeles Dons 34 at Miami 21 Tue. Dec. 3 — Cleveland Browns 34 at Miami 0 Mon. Dec. 9 — New York Yankees 31 at Miami 0 Fri. Dec. 13 — Brooklyn Dodgers 20 at Miami 31 |- | colspan="6" align="center" style="background:#f03a16;color:white;"| Miami Seahawks |- | 1946 || 3 || 11 || 0 || 4th AAFC East || align="center"|N/A |} References American football teams established in 1946 Sports clubs disestablished in 1946 1946 establishments in Florida 1946 disestablishments in Florida