1948 New York Yankees (AAFC) season
1948 New York Yankees (AAFC) season | |
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Head coach | Ray Flaherty and Red Strader |
Results | |
Record | 6-8 |
Division place | 3rd AAFC East |
Playoff finish | Did 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.[1] 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.[2]
Season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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1 | August 27, 1948 | at Brooklyn Dodgers | W 21-3 |
2 | September 5, 1948 | at Baltimore Colts | L 45-28 |
3 | September 12, 1948 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 41-0 |
4 | September 16, 1948 | Baltimore Colts | L 27-14 |
5 | September 29, 1948 | at Los Angeles Dons | L 20-10 |
6 | October 10, 1948 | at Buffalo Bills | W 14-13 |
7 | October 17, 1948 | San Francisco 49ers | L 21-7 |
8 | October 24, 1948 | at Cleveland Browns | L 35-7 |
9 | October 31, 1948 | Chicago Rockets | W 42-7 |
10 | November 7, 1948 | Los Angeles Dons | W 38-6 |
11 | November 14, 1948 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 21-7 |
12 | November 21, 1948 | Cleveland Browns | L 34-21 |
13 | November 28, 1948 | Buffalo Bills | L 35-14 |
14 | December 4, 1948 | at Chicago Rockets | W 28-7 |
Division standings
AAFC East | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
Buffalo Bills | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 360 | 358 | L-1 |
Baltimore Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 333 | 327 | W-2 |
New York Yankees | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 265 | 301 | W-1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 253 | 387 | L-6 |
References
- ^ 1948 New York Yankees
- ^ "1948 New York Yankees Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 1, 2020.