1946 Boston Yanks season
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The 1946
Boston Yanks
season was their third in the league
. The team failed to improve on their previous season
's output of 3-6-1, winning only two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
1946 NFL season
The 1946 NFL season was the 27th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Elmer Layden resigned as NFL Commissioner and Bert Bell, co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles, replaced him...
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 third 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 failed to improve on their previous season
1945 Boston Yanks season
The 1945 Yanks season was their second in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2-8, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Yanks merge for the season and played under the name...
's output of 3-6-1, winning only two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1, 1946 | 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 17-0 |
| 2 | October 6, 1946 | 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 49-26 |
| 3 | October 13, 1946 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 16-7 |
| 4 | October 20, 1946 | 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 14-6 |
| 5 | October 27, 1946 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 33-7 |
| 6 | November 3, 1946 | Chicago Cardinals | L 28-14 |
| 7 | November 10, 1946 | 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 17-14 |
| 8 | November 17, 1946 | 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... |
T 28-28 |
| 9 | November 24, 1946 | Los Angeles Rams | W 40-21 |
| 10 | November 28, 1946 | 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... |
W 34-10 |
| 11 | December 8, 1946 | 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 40-14 |
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 1946 New York Giants season The 1946 New York Giants season was the 22nd season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons... |
7 | 3 | 1 | .700 | 236 | 162 | W-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles 1946 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1946 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 14th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7–3, winning only six games... |
6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 231 | 220 | W-2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 13th season of play as part of the NFL. The team finished the season with a record of 5-5-1... |
5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 136 | 117 | L-2 |
| Washington Redskins 1946 Washington Redskins season The 1946 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-2 record from 1945.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 171 | 191 | L-2 |
| Boston Yanks | 2 | 8 | 1 | .200 | 189 | 273 | L-1 |