Football Records of the

New York Yankees

(1940-1941)

1940 New York Yankees {American Football League (#3)} (4-5 AFL) 6-6
    Coach: Jack McBride  Home field: Yankee Stadium
10/6  L 13-23      Columbus Bullies YS  5,312
10/9  W 40-13      Cincinnati Bengals YS  4,296 (night)
10/13 L  7-28   at Boston Bears, at Fenway Park  8,000
10/16 W 19-0    at Bridgeport Redskins, Schwarz Park  1,500 (n.) [non-league]
10/20 W 30-7       Milwaukee Chiefs YS  6,327
10/27 W 13-6    at Churchill Pros, Springfield, Mass.  6,000 [non-league]
11/3  W 17-0       Buffalo Indians YS
11/10 L  7-30   at Milwaukee Chiefs
11/13 L  0-14      Kenosha Cardinals  [non-lg.]
11/17 postponed at Buffalo Indians  [snow]
11/   W         at Buffalo Indians
11/21 L 16-17   at Columbus Bulls, at Red Bird Stadium  6,828  [lose protest]
11/23 L  7-20      Boston Bears YS  4,730  

1941 New York Yankees {Independent, American Association from 10/14) 3-8 (0-6-0, 7th last)
    Coach: Benny Friedman to 10/29; Jack Wallace from 10/30 [Only 4 players from 1940 AFL team]
9/21  W  9-6       Stratford Rams
9/24  W 12-0    at Freeport Lions, Freeport Municipal Stadium (n.)  2,000
9/28  L  0-3    at Churchill Pros, at Springfield, Mass.  3,000
10/12 L  6-7    at Paterson Panthers, Hinchcliffe Stadium  6,000  (counted as lg. game)
10/19 L  0-47   at Long Island Indians, Firemen's Field, Valley Stream  5-6,000  (lg.)
10/23 L 13-31   at Hartford Blues  1,500
10/26 L  0-16   at Wilmington Clippers  5,000 (lg.)
11/2  L  7-31   at Paterson Panthers, Hinchcliffe Sta.  6,000 (lg.)
11/9  L  0-7    at Jersey City Giants, Roosevelt Stadium  2,500 (lg.)
11/16 L  0-37   at Long Island Indians, Firemen's Field  5,800 (lg.)
11/23 canceled  at Wilmington Clippers (lg.)  [rain] {team as in 11/30 note below}
11/30 canceled  at Newark Bears (lg.)
     “Yankee All-Stars”
11/30 W 24-20      Negro All-Stars, at the Polo Grounds (H)  22,787
  Note: The 11/30 game was played by addition of 15 Hartford Blues players, and 2 college seniors. Played as Yankee All-Stars.

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