1949 New York Yankees (AAFC) season

American football team season November 2013 New York Yankees (AAFC) 1949 8–4 2nd AAFC Dan Topping Red Strader Yankee Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(at 49ers) 7–17 none true The 1949 New York Yankees season was their fourth and final in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 6-8, winning eight games.1949 New York Yankees They lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the playoffs and the team folded with the league after the season. Season schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap Sources 1 September 11 at Buffalo Bills W 17–14 1–0 War Memorial Stadium Recap 2 September 18 at Cleveland Browns L 3–14 1–1 Cleveland Stadium Recap 3 September 22, 1949 Los Angeles Dons W 10–7 2–1 Yankee Stadium Recap — Bye 4 October 7, 1949 Chicago Hornets W 38–24 3–1 Soldier Field Recap 5 October 16 at Baltimore Colts W 24–21 4–1 Municipal Stadium Recap 6 October 23 San Francisco 49ers W 24–3 5–1 Yankee Stadium Recap 7 October 30 Baltimore Colts W 21-14 6–1 Yankee Stadium Recap 8 November 6 Buffalo Bills L 14–17 6–2 Yankee Stadium Recap 9 November 13 Chicago Hornets W 14-10 7–2 Cleveland Stadium Recap 10 November 20 Cleveland Browns L 0–31 7–3 Yankee Stadium Recap 11 November 24 at Los Angeles Dons W 17–16 8–3 L.A. Memorial Coliseum Recap 12 November 27 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–35 8–4 Kezar Stadium Recap Playoffs thumb|right|280px|Program for the December 4 playoff game between the Yankees and the San Francisco 49ers. Round Date Opponent Result Venue Recap Sources Division December 4 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–17 Kezar Stadium Recap Division standings Roster 1949 New York Yankees final roster Quarterbacks 61 Gil Johnson 60 Don Panciera Running backs 73 Mickey Colmer P 76 Sherman Howard CB 70 Bob Kennedy LB 81 Lou Kusserow 72 Eddie Prokop LB 76 Buddy Young Receivers 51 Bruce Alford 57 Dan Garza DE 53 Jack Russell Linemen 38 George Brown G 43 Bill Chambers DT/T 55 Van Davis DE/WR 23 Brad Ecklund C 33 Bill Erickson G 59 Paul Mitchell DT 58 Barney Poole DE/WR 40 Martin Ruby T/DT 30 Ed Sharkey MG/G 42 Marion Shirley T/DT 31 Joe Signaigo G 44 Arnie Weinmeister T/DT 35 John Wozniak G Linebackers 88 Harvey Johnson K 32 John Mastrangelo 20 Frank Perantoni C Defensive backs 82 Duke Iversen S/RB 85 Tom Landry CB/RB 62 Pete Layden CB/RB/P 90 Harmon Rowe CB/RB 56 Otto Schnellbacher S/WR Reserve list 83 Lowell Tew RB (IR) 7px rookies in italics References Category:New York Yankees (AAFC) seasons New York Yankees New York Yankees AAFC Category:1940s in the Bronx