1946 New York Yankees (AAFC) season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1946 New York Yankees
New York Yankees (AAFC)
The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and often played in front of sold-out crowds . They were owned by Dan Topping, who brought many of his Brooklyn...

season was their inaugural season in the All-America Football Conference

All-America Football Conference

The All-America Football Conference was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation's best players, and introduced many lasting innovations...

. The team finished 10-3-1, finishing first in the East Division and qualifying for the playoffs. The team, however, lost of the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

in the AAFC Championship.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 8, 1946	at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	W 21-7
2	September 14, 1946	at Buffalo Bisons	W 21-10
3	September 20, 1946	at Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets...	T 17-17
4	September 29, 1946	at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 24-7
5	October 4, 1946	Buffalo Bisons	W 21-13
6	October 12, 1946	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 7-0
7	October 19, 1946	Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943...	W 21-10
8	October 27, 1946	at Los Angeles Dons Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum....	W 31-17
9	November 3, 1946	Miami Seahawks Miami Seahawks The Miami Seahawks were a professional American football team based in Miami, Florida. They played in the All-America Football Conference for one season, 1946, before folding...	W 24-21
10	November 10, 1946	Los Angeles Dons Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum....	W 17-12
11	November 17, 1946	San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	W 10-9
12	November 24, 1946	Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets...	L 38-28
13	November 28, 1946	at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943...	W 21-7
14	December 9, 1946	at Miami Seahawks Miami Seahawks The Miami Seahawks were a professional American football team based in Miami, Florida. They played in the All-America Football Conference for one season, 1946, before folding...	W 31-0

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 22, 1946	at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 14-9

Division standings

AAFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Yankees	10	3	1	.769	270	192	W-2
Buffalo Bisons 1946 Buffalo Bisons season The 1946 Buffalo Bisons season was their inaugural season in the All-America Football Conference. The team finished 3-10-1, failing to qualify for the playoffs.-Season schedule:-Division standings:-References:...	3	10	1	.231	249	370	L-3
Brooklyn Dodgers 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season The 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their inaugural season in the All-America Football Conference. The team finished 3-10-1, failing to qualify for the playoffs.-Season schedule:-Division standings:-References:...	3	10	1	.231	226	339	L-6
Miami Seahawks 1946 Miami Seahawks season The 1946 Miami Seahawks season was the inaugural one for the franchise and for the All-America Football Conference. Head coach Jack Meagher led the team to a 3–11 finish, four out of four teams in the Eastern Division....	3	11	0	.214	167	378	W-1

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