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1948 New York Yankees (AAFC) season

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1948 New York Yankees (AAFC) season
OwnerDan Topping
Head coachRay Flaherty and Red Strader
Home fieldYankee Stadium
Results
Record6–8
Division place3rd AAFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1948 New York Yankees season was their third in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 11-2-1, winning only six games. For the first time in three seasons, and the only time in franchise history, they did not qualify for the playoffs.

The team's statistical leaders included Spec Sanders with 918 passing yards, 759 rushing yards, and 58 points scored, and Bruce Alford with 578 receiving yards and 42 points scored.

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 27 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–3 1–0 Ebbets Field Recap
2 September 5 at Baltimore Colts L 28–45 1–1 Municipal Stadium Recap
3 September 12 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–41 1–2 Kezar Stadium Recap
4 September 16 Baltimore Colts L 14–27 1–3 Yankee Stadium Recap
5 September 29 at Los Angeles Dons L 10–20 1–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
6 Bye
7 October 10 at Buffalo Bills W 14–13 2–4 Civic Stadium Recap
8 October 17 San Francisco 49ers L 7–21 2–5 Yankee Stadium Recap
9 October 24 at Cleveland Browns L 7–35 2–6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap
10 October 31 Chicago Rockets W 42–7 3–6 Yankee Stadium Recap
11 November 7 Los Angeles Dons W 38–6 4–6 Yankee Stadium Recap
12 November 14 Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–7 5–6 Yankee Stadium Recap
13 November 21 Cleveland Browns L 21–34 5–7 Yankee Stadium Recap
14 November 28 Buffalo Bills L 14–35 5–8 Yankee Stadium Recap
15 December 5 at Chicago Rockets W 28–7 6–8 Soldier Field Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Division standings

AAFC Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Buffalo Bills 7 7 0 .500 4–2 360 358 L1
Baltimore Colts 7 7 0 .500 5–1 333 327 W2
New York Yankees 6 8 0 .429 3–3 265 301 W1
Brooklyn Dodgers 2 12 0 .143 0–6 253 387 L6
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

References

  1. 1948 New York Yankees
  2. "1948 New York Yankees Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.

External links

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