1944 Boston Yanks season
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The 1944
Boston Yanks
season was their inaugural season in the league
. The team won two games and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
1944 NFL season
The 1944 NFL season was the 25th regular season of the United States National Football League. The Boston Yanks joined the league as an expansion team. Also, the Brooklyn Dodgers changed their name to Brooklyn Tigers. Meanwhile, both the Cleveland Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles resumed their...
Boston Yanks
Boston Yanks
The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts...
season was their inaugural season in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team won two games and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 26, 1944 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 28-7 |
| 2 | October 8, 1944 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 22-10 |
| 3 | October 15, 1944 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 21-14 |
| 4 | October 22, 1944 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 38-0 |
| 5 | October 29, 1944 | at Brooklyn Tigers | W 17-14 |
| 6 | November 5, 1944 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 31-0 |
| 7 | November 12, 1944 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 21-7 |
| 8 | November 19, 1944 | Brooklyn Tigers | W 13-6 |
| 9 | November 26, 1944 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 14-7 |
| 10 | December 3, 1944 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 38-7 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| New York Giants 1944 New York Giants season The 1944 New York Giants season was the 20th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 206 | 75 | W-4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1944 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1944 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 12th in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 5–4–1, winning seven games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.-NFL Draft:... |
7 | 1 | 2 | .875 | 267 | 131 | W-2 |
| Washington Redskins 1944 Washington Redskins season The 1944 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 6-3-1 record from 1943, when they made it to the Championship game.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 169 | 180 | L-2 |
| Boston Yanks | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 82 | 233 | L-2 |
| Brooklyn Tigers 1944 Brooklyn Tigers season The 1944 Brooklyn Tigers season was their 15th and final season in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 2-8, losing all ten games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season.-Schedule:... |
0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 69 | 166 | L-10 |