1951 New York Yanks season

National Football League team season March 2026 November 2013 511209-yanks-bears-program.jpg New York Yanks 1951 1–9–2 6th NFL National Jimmy Phelan Yankee Stadium Did not qualify 1952 (As Dallas Texans) The 1951 New York Yanks season was their second as the Yanks (previously being the New York Bulldogs), and their final season in New York before the franchise was sold and moved to Dallas. The team failed to achieve their previous season's record of 7–5, winning just one game while tying two.1951 New York Yanks https://web.archive.org/web/20130923053122/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyy/1951.htm September 23, 2013 They played eight of their twelve games on the road, including seven of the first eight. The sole victory came at Green Bay in early December.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qm9IAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sw8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7283%2C5047261 Milwaukee Sentinel Larson Lloyd Yanks nip Packers, 31-28, on Celeri's three TD passes December 3, 1951 4, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lvEdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iCMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6734%2C1796892 Milwaukee Journal Kuechele Oliver E. Celeri's spectacular passing steals victory from Packers December 3, 1951 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T8JRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nmoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4519%2C5953263 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Yanks win first, nip Packer, 31-28 December 3, 1951 24 The final game against the neighboring Giants drew less than 6,700, played on an icy field with game time temperature of 17 F.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W8JRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nmoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4049%2C1806736 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Price sets NFL record as Giants beat Yanks December 17, 1951 23 The baseball Yankees had the rights to Yankee Stadium, so the football Yanks were forced to move their first two home games (weeks 1 and 2) onto the road, which were both night games.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fX9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FhAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4855%2C3470053 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Rams rout Yanks, 54-14; pass record is set September 28, 1951 4, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1zgoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2iMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3657%2C3811638 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Walker, Harder score twice Lions' victory October 9, 1951 8, part 2 The World Series concluded in six games on October 10 and the first home football game came in week five on October 28.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=M3UxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fhAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7217%2C3989054 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Packers win, 29-27, on last-minute field goal October 29, 1951 3, part 2 After the season, the franchise was sold to a consortium from Dallas, where they became the Texans, using the blue and white color scheme and carrying on the franchise's legacy of the Dayton Triangles, the final remaining Ohio League member. Regular season 1951 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 28, 1951 Los Angeles Rams L 14–54 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 30,315 Recap 2 October 8, 1951 Detroit Lions L 10–37 0–2 Briggs Stadium 24,194 Recap 3 October 14 at Chicago Bears L 21–24 0–3 Wrigley Field 37,697 Recap 4 October 21 at Detroit Lions T 24–24 0–3–1 Briggs Stadium 21,807 Recap 5 October 28 Green Bay Packers L 27–29 0–4–1 Yankee Stadium 7,351 Recap 6 November 4 at New York Giants L 31–37 0–5–1 Polo Grounds 25,682 Recap 7 November 11 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–19 0–6–1 Kezar Stadium 25,538 Recap 8 November 18 at Los Angeles Rams L 21–48 0–7–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 34,717 Recap 9 November 25 San Francisco 49ers T 10–10 0–7–2 Yankee Stadium 10,184 Recap 10 December 2 at Green Bay Packers W 31–28 1–7–2 City Stadium 14,297 Recap 11 December 9 Chicago Bears L 21–45 1–8–2 Yankee Stadium 13,075 Recap 12 December 16 New York Giants L 17–27 1–9–2 Yankee Stadium 6,658 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster New York Yanks 1950 roster Quarterbacks 17 Bob Celeri 25 George Ratterman Running backs 46 Sherman Howard 20 George Taliaferro P/CB 86 Zollie Toth 76 Buddy Young Receivers   4 Dan Edwards   7 Dan Garza  66 Bill O'Connor Offensive linemen 44 Sisto Averno G 21 Johnny Clowes G 34 Joe Domnanovich C 22 Brad Ecklund C 71 Mike McCormack T 47 Paul Mitchell T 65 John Wozniak G Defensive linemen 12 Bruce Alford DE/WR 35 Jim Champion MG 36 Don Colo DT 39 Art Donovan DT 84 Barney Poole DE 16 Breck Stroschein DE 51 Art Tait DELinebackers 15 Duke Iversen 62 Harvey Johnson K 45 Ross Nagel Defensive backs 31 Ben Aldridge CB   3 Paul Crowe CB/RB 10 Joe Golding S 61 Bobbie Griffin CB/S 33 Darrel Meisenheimer S rookies in italics References 2 1951 New York Yanks New York Yanks