1948 Boston Yanks season

1948 Boston Yanks season
Head coach Clipper Smith
Home field Fenway Park
Results
Record 3–9
Division place 5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did 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
1 September 17, 1948 Green Bay Packers L 31–0
2 September 23, 1948 New York Giants L 27–7
3 October 3, 1948 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–14
4 October 9, 1948 at Detroit Lions W 17–14
5 October 17, 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers W 13–7
6 October 24, 1948 at Chicago Cardinals L 49–27
7 October 31, 1948 at Washington Redskins L 59–21
8 November 7, 1948 Washington Redskins L 23–7
9 November 14, 1948 at Philadelphia Eagles L 45–0
10 November 21, 1948 Chicago Bears L 51–17
11 November 28, 1948 at New York Giants L 28–14
12 December 5, 1948 Philadelphia Eagles W 37–14

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
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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