1948 Boston Yanks season

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1948 Boston Yanks season
Head coachClipper Smith
Home fieldFenway Park
Results
Record3–9
Division place5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1948 Boston Yanks season was their fifth in the National Football League and last as the Yanks (subsequently becoming the New York Bulldogs). The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4–7–1, winning only three games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. This would be Boston's final professional football team until the Patriots began play in 1960, as a charter member of the AFL.

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 17 Green Bay Packers L 0–31 0–1 Fenway Park Recap
2 September 23 New York Giants L 7–27 0–2 Fenway Park Recap
3 October 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–24 0–3 Forbes Field Recap
4 October 9 at Detroit Lions W 17–14 1–3 Briggs Stadium Recap
5 October 17 Pittsburgh Steelers W 13–7 2–3 Fenway Park Recap
6 October 24 at Chicago Cardinals L 27–49 2–4 Comiskey Park Recap
7 October 31 at Washington Redskins L 21–59 2–5 Griffith Stadium Recap
8 November 7 Washington Redskins L 7–23 2–6 Fenway Park Recap
9 November 14 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–45 2–7 Shibe Park Recap
10 November 21 Chicago Bears L 17–51 2–8 Fenway Park Recap
11 November 28 at New York Giants L 14–28 2–9 Polo Grounds Recap
12 December 5 Philadelphia Eagles W 37–14 3–9 Fenway Park Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[]

NFL Eastern Division
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 W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 9 2 1 .818 7–1 376 156 W1
Washington Redskins 7 5 0 .583 5–3 291 287 W1
New York Giants 4 8 0 .333 3–5 297 388 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 8 0 .333 3–5 200 243 L1
Boston Yanks 3 9 0 .250 2–6 174 372 W1

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

References[]

  1. ^ 1948 Boston Yanks
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