1946 New York Yankees (AAFC) season

The 1946 New York Yankees season was their inaugural season in the All-America Football Conference. The team finished 10–3–1,[1] finishing first in the East Division and qualifying for the playoffs. The team, however, lost to the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC Championship.

1946 New York Yankees (AAFC) season
OwnerDan Topping
Head coachRay Flaherty
Home fieldYankee Stadium
Results
Record10–3–1
Division place1st AAFC East
Playoff finishLost AAFC Championship
(at Browns) 9–14

The team's statistical leaders included Ace Parker with 763 passing yards, Spec Sanders with 709 rushing yards, 259 receiving yards, and 72 points scored.[2] Sanders total of 709 rushing yards also led the AAFC.

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Game
recap
1 September 8 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–7 1–0 Kezar Stadium Recap
2 September 14 at Buffalo Bisons W 21–10 2–0 Civic Stadium Recap
3 September 20 at Chicago Rockets T 17–17 2–0–1 Soldier Field Recap
4 September 29 at Cleveland Browns L 7–24 2–1–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
5 October 4 Buffalo Bisons W 21–13 3–1–1 Yankee Stadium Recap
6 October 12 Cleveland Browns L 0–7 3–2–1 Yankee Stadium Recap
7 October 19 Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–10 4–2–1 Yankee Stadium Recap
8 October 27 at Los Angeles Dons W 31–17 5–2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
9 November 3 Miami Seahawks W 24–21 6–2–1 Yankee Stadium Recap
10 November 10 Los Angeles Dons W 17–12 7–2–1 Yankee Stadium Recap
11 November 17 San Francisco 49ers W 10–9 8–2–1 Yankee Stadium Recap
12 November 24 Chicago Rockets L 28–38 8–3–1 Yankee Stadium Recap
13 November 28 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–7 9–3–1 Ebbets Field Recap
14 December 9 at Miami Seahawks W 31–0 10–3–1 Burdine Stadium Recap
15 Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

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Round Date Opponent Result Venue Game
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Championship December 22 at Cleveland Browns L 9–14 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap

Division standings

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AAFC Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Yankees 10 3 1 .769 6–0 270 192 W2
Buffalo Bisons 3 10 1 .231 1–5 249 370 L3
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 10 1 .231 2–4 226 339 L6
Miami Seahawks 3 11 0 .214 3–3 167 378 W1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

Roster

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Players shown in bold started at least one game at the position listed as confirmed by contemporary game coverage.

New York Yankees 1946 roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

Halfbacks

Ends

Tackles

Guards

Centers

References

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  1. ^ 1946 New York Yankees Archived October 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "1946 New York Yankees Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.