1946 Boston Yanks season

National Football League team season March 2026 November 2013 Yanks-Bears-program-460905.jpg Boston Yanks 1946 2–8–1 5th NFL Eastern Herb Kopf Braves Field (first game) Fenway Park Did not qualify The 1946 Boston Yanks season was their third in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 3–6–1, winning only two games.1946 Boston Yanks They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The season opener against the Giants was scheduled for Monday, September 30 at Braves Field. Due to heavy rain the game was rescheduled for and played on Tuesday October 1. This was the last NFL regular season game played on a Tuesday until the 2010 season. NFL draft 1946 NFL Draft 1946 Boston Yanks 1 1 Boley Dancewicz Quarterback Notre Dame yes 2 12 Nick Scollard End St. Joseph's (IN) yes 3 17 Bob McClure Guard Nevada Made roster in 1947 4 27 Jack Breslin Back Michigan State 5 32 Gaston Bourgeois Back Tulane 6 42 Thurman Tigart Guard Oklahoma 7 52 Ed Mieszkowski Tackle Notre Dame Signed with Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) 8 62 Chet Lipka End Boston College 9 72 Al Dekdebrun Back Cornell Signed with Buffalo Bisons (AAFC) 10 82 Rex John Tackle Wisconsin 11 92 Bob West Back Colorado 12 102 Max Dodge End Nevada 13 112 Joe Kirkland Tackle Virginia 14 122 Ralph Ventresco Back Penn State 15 132 John Furey Tackle Boston College 16 142 Bill Swiacki End Columbia 17 152 Charley Tiedeman Back Brown 18 162 Don Alverez Guard Dartmouth 19 172 Jack Burns Back Temple 20 182 Frank Ruggerio Back Notre Dame 21 192 Jack Price Back Baylor 22 202 Ike Igleheart Guard Tulane 23 212 Bill Levitt Center Miami (FL) 24 222 Mike Karmazin Guard Duke Signed with New York Yankees (AAFC) 25 232 Chet Latcham Guard Denver 26 242 Gordon Botsford End Boston University 27 252 John Kauffman Guard Oregon 28 262 Don Gleasner End Maryland 29 272 Carl McKinnon Guard Dartmouth 30 282 Nick Klutka End Florida Signed with Buffalo Bisons (AAFC) no nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/byk/1946_draft.htm 1946 Boston Yanks Draftees Pro Football Reference April 28, 2023 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 October 1, 1946 New York Giants L 0–17 0–1 Braves Field 16,500 Recap 2 October 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 25–49 0–2 Shibe Park 33,986 Recap 3 October 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–16 0–3 Forbes Field 34,297 Recap 4 October 20 Washington Redskins L 6–14 0–4 Fenway Park 22,544 Recap 5 October 27 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–33 0–5 Fenway Park 13,797 Recap 6 November 3 Chicago Cardinals L 14–28 0–6 Fenway Park 10,556 Recap 7 November 10 at Washington Redskins L 14–17 0–7 Griffith Stadium 33,691 Recap 8 November 17 at New York Giants T 28–28 0–7–1 Polo Grounds 35,583 Recap 9 November 24 Los Angeles Rams W 40–21 1–7–1 Fenway Park 23,698 Recap 10 November 28 at Detroit Lions W 34–10 2–7–1 Briggs Stadium 13,010 Recap 11 December 8 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–40 2–8–1 Fenway Park 29,555 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster 1946 Boston Yanks final roster Quarterbacks 22 Boley Dancewicz DB   4 Paul Governali P Backs 10 Bob Davis DB/RB 18 Babe Dimancheff RB/DB 17 Gary Famiglietti FB/LB 11 Jim Gillette DB/RB 15 John Grigas LB/FB 21 Joe Hoague DB/RB 12 Sonny Karnofsky RB/DB 16 Howard Maley RB/QB/P 14 Mike Micka DB/RB 19 Rudy Romboli LB/RB Ends/Receivers 24 Hal Crisler 29 Don Currivan 23 Sam Goldman 27 Nick Scollard K 25 George Tepo Linemen/Linebackers 35 John Badaczewski G/DG 47 Ralph Calcagni DT/T 45 Rocco Canale DG/G 44 Tom Dean DT/T 41 Don Deeks T 32 Joe Domnanovich C/LB 46 Rubin Juster T/DT 28 Gene Lee C/LB 34 Tony Leon G/DG 30 Jim Magee C/LB 40 Ed McGee T/DT 43 Win Pedersen T/DT 42 Steve Sierocinski T/DT 33 Joe Zeno DG/G rookies in italics References Category:Dallas Texans (NFL) seasons Boston Yanks Boston Yanks