1946 New York Yankees (AAFC) season

American football team season November 2013 New York Yankees (AAFC) 1946 10–3–1 1st AAFC East Dan Topping Ray Flaherty Yankee Stadium Lost AAFC Championship(at Browns) 9–14 none true Yankees seasons The 1946 New York Yankees season was their inaugural season in the All-America Football Conference. The team finished 10–3–1,1946 New York Yankees https://web.archive.org/web/20131024015318/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/naa/1946.htm October 24, 2013 finishing first in the East Division and qualifying for the playoffs. The team, however, lost to the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC Championship. 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.1946 New York Yankees Statistics & Players Sports Reference LLC Pro-Football-Reference.com March 2, 2020 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/naa/1946.htm Sanders total of 709 rushing yards also led the AAFC. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 8 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–7 1–0 Kezar Stadium 35,000 Recap 2 September 14 at Buffalo Bisons W 21–10 2–0 Civic Stadium 40,606 Recap 3 September 20 at Chicago Rockets T 17–17 2–0–1 Soldier Field 25,000 Recap 4 September 29 at Cleveland Browns L 7–24 2–1–1 Municipal Stadium 57,084 Recap 5 October 4 Buffalo Bisons W 21–13 3–1–1 Yankee Stadium 17,101 Recap 6 October 12 Cleveland Browns L 0–7 3–2–1 Yankee Stadium 34,252 Recap 7 October 19 Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–10 4–2–1 Yankee Stadium 30,212 Recap 8 October 27 at Los Angeles Dons W 31–17 5–2–1 LA Memorial Coliseum 15,000 Recap 9 November 3 Miami Seahawks W 24–21 6–2–1 Yankee Stadium 18,800 Recap 10 November 10 Los Angeles Dons W 17–12 7–2–1 Yankee Stadium 30,765 Recap 11 November 17 San Francisco 49ers W 10–9 8–2–1 Yankee Stadium 18,695 Recap 12 November 24 Chicago Rockets L 28–38 8–3–1 Yankee Stadium 21,270 Recap 13 November 28 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–7 9–3–1 Ebbets Field 16,240 Recap 14 December 9 at Miami Seahawks W 31–0 10–3–1 Burdine Stadium 7,090 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Gamerecap Championship December 22 at Cleveland Browns L 9–14 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap Standings Roster 1946 New York Yankees final roster Backs 60 Lloyd Cheatham FB/DB 66 Ray Hare FB 75 Harvey Johnson FB/LB/K 70 Bob Kennedy LB/FB/P 76 Pug Manders FB 61 Bob Morrow FB 88 Ace Parker RB/DB/P 83 Bob Perina DB/RB/P 72 Eddie Prokop RB/DB 81 Spec Sanders RB/DB/P 80 Bob Sweiger DB/RB 87 Lowell Wagner RB/DB Linemen/Linebackers 21 Jack Baldwin G 45 Roman Bentz T/G/DG 43 Nate Johnson T/DT 30 Mike Karmazin DG/G 44 Bruiser Kinard T/DT 31 George Kinard DG/G 46 Harley McCollum T/DT 40 Derrell Palmer T/DT 41 Roman Piskor G/DG 35 Charley Riffle G/DG 22 Tom Robertson C/LB 25 Lou Sossamon LB/C 32 Joe Yackanich DG/G Ends/Receivers 51 Bruce Alford 50 Harry Burrus DB 52 Mel Conger 55 Bob Masterson 53 Jack Russell 57 Perry Schwartz 56 Hank Stanton Reserve 73 Dewey Proctor FB/LB (IR) 7px 77 Frank Sinkwich 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