1944 Boston Yanks season

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1944 Boston Yanks season
Head coachHerb Kopf
Home fieldFenway Park
Results
Record2–8
Division place4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1944 Boston Yanks season was its inaugural season in the National Football League. The team won two games[1] and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

1944[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 Bye
2 September 26 Philadelphia Eagles L 7–28 0–1 Fenway Park
3 Bye
4 October 8 New York Giants L 10–22 0–2 Fenway Park
5 October 15 Washington Redskins L 14–21 0–3 Fenway Park
6 October 22 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–38 0–4 Shibe Park
7 October 29 at Brooklyn Tigers W 17–14 1–4 Ebbets Field
8 November 5 at New York Giants L 0–31 1–5 Polo Grounds
9 November 12 at Chicago Bears L 7–21 1–6 Wrigley Field
10 November 19 Brooklyn Tigers W 13–6 2–6 Fenway Park
11 November 26 at Washington Redskins L 7–14 2–7 Griffith Stadium
12 December 3 at Detroit Lions L 7–38 2–8 Briggs Stadium

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

NFL Eastern Division
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 W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 8 1 1 .889 6–1–1 206 75 W4
Philadelphia Eagles 7 1 2 .875 6–0–2 267 131 W2
Washington Redskins 6 3 1 .667 4–3–1 169 180 L2
Boston Yanks 2 8 0 .200 2–6 82 233 L2
Brooklyn Tigers 0 10 0 .000 0-8 69 166 L10

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References[]

  1. ^ 1944 Boston Yanks
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