Historic Football Records of the

New York Yankees

1946-1948

Brooklyn - New York Yankees

1949

All-America Football Conference

Home field: Yankee Stadium
Nickname: “Bombers”

New York Yankees






1946	(10-3-1, 1st E. Div.)		Coach: Ray Flaherty
Aug. 25	W 21-14		Brooklyn Dodgers, at Gonzaga Stadium, Spokane, Wash. (night) 15,000 [Pre-Season]
Aug. 30	W 21-7		Los Angeles Dons, Gilmore Stadium, Hollywood, Cal. 18,000 [Pre-Season]
Sep. 8	W 21-7	Away	San Francisco Forty-Niners, Kezar Stadium 35,000
Sep. 14	W 21-10	Home	Buffalo Bisons 40,606
Sep. 20	T 17-17	Away	Chicago Rockets, Soldier Field (night) 25,000
Sep. 29	L 7-24	Away	Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 57,084
Oct. 4	W 21-13	Away	Buffalo Bisons 17,101
Oct. 12	L 0-7	Home	Cleveland Browns 34,252
Oct. 19	W 21-10	Home	Brooklyn Dodgers 30,212
Oct. 27	W 38-17	Away	Los Angeles Dons
Nov. 3	W 24-21	Home	Miami Seahawks 18,880
Nov. 10	W 17-12	Home	Los Angeles Dons 30,765
Nov. 17	W 10-9	Home	San Francisco Forty-Niners 18,695 (Clinch Eastern Division)
Nov. 24	L 28-38	Home	Chicago Rockets 21,270 [Coal strike, starting time moved up to save lights, fuel.]
Nov. 28	W 21-7	Away	Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field 16,240
Dec. 13	W 31-0	Away	Miami Seahawks
	Championship Game
Dec. 22	L 9-14	Away	Cleveland Browns, at Municipal Stadium 40,469





1947	(11-2-1, 1st E. Div.)		Coach: Ray Flahery
Aug. 18	W 29-7		Buffalo Bills, Ruppert Stadium, Newark, NJ. (n.) 11,004 [Pre-Season]
Aug. 31	L 24-28	Away	Buffalo Bills, Civic Stadium 32,385
Sep. 5	W 48-26	Home	Chicago Rockets 36,777
Sep. 12	W 30-14	Away	Los Angeles Dons, Memorial Coliseum (night) 82,675
Sep. 21	W 21-16	Away	San Francisco Forty-Niners 52,819
Sep. 28	W 21-7	Away	Baltimore Colts 51,583
Oct. 5	L 17-26	Away	Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Stadium 80,087
Oct. 12	W 31-7	Home	Brooklyn Dodgers 21,882
Oct. 24	W 28-7	Away	Chicago Rockets (night) 20,310
Nov. 2	W 35-21	Home	Baltimore Colts 21,714
Nov. 9	W 24-16	Home	San Francisco Forty-Niners
Nov. 16	W 16-13	Home	Los Angeles Dons 37,625
Nov. 23	T 28-28	Home	Cleveland Browns 70,060
Nov. 30	W 35-13	Home	Buffalo Bills 39,012
Dec. 7	W 20-17	Away	Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field 14,166
	Championship Game
Dec. 14	L 3-14	Home	Cleveland Browns 61,878





1948	(6-8-0, 3rd E. Div.)		Coach: Ray Flaherty to 9/18, then Red Strader
Aug. 12	T 28-28		Buffalo Bills, Ruppert Stadium, Newark, N.J. (night) [Pre-Season]
Aug. 18	W 35-27		Chicago Rockets, Freeport Municipal Stadium, NY) 10,061 [Pre-Season]
Aug. 21	W 14-7		Brooklyn Dodgers, Braves Field, Boston, Mass. 14,101 [Pre-Season]
Aug. 27	W 21-3	Away	Brooklyn Dodgers, Ebbets Field 16,411 (night)
Sep. 5	L 28-45	Away	Baltimore Colts, Babe Ruth Stadium 31,800
Sep.12	L 0-41	Away	San Francisco Forty-Niners, Kezar Stadium 60,927
Sep. 16	L 14-27	Home	Baltimore Colts (night) 18,959
Sep. 29	L 10-20	Away	Los Angeles Dons, Memorial Coliseum (night) 35,655
Oct. 10	W 14-13	Away	Buffalo Bills, Civic Stadium 18,825
Oct. 17	L 7-21	Home	San Francisco Forty-Niners 29,743
Oct. 24	L 7-35	Away	Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 46,912
Oct. 31	W 42-7	Home	Chicago Rockets 13,239
Nov. 7	W 38-6	Home	Los Angeles Dons 17,386
Nov. 14	W 21-7	Home	Brooklyn Dodgers 17,642
Nov. 21	L 21-34	Home	Cleveland Browns 49,981
Nov. 28	L 14-35	Home	Buffalo Bills 18,376
Dec. 4	W 28-7	Away	Chicago Rockets, at Soldier Field 4,930



The first negotiations for merger between the All America Football Conference and the National Football League called for the merger of the NFL Boston Yanks and the AAFC New York Yankees, to play at Yankee Stadium. As part of the agreement, the AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers would be eliminated. This deal was rejected by the A.A.F.C.



Following failed merger talks, the NFL Boston Yanks announce plans to move to New York and share the Polo Grounds with the New York Giants.








The N.F.L. Boston Yanks move to New York and play as the New York Bulldogs at the Polo Grounds in 1949.



In January the Brooklyn Dodgers merge with the New York Yankees, the new team to play at Yankee Stadium. Some Dodgers players given to Chicago Rockets who become the Chicago Hornets.



Brooklyn - New York Yankees



1949	(8-4-0), 3rd)		Coach: Red Strader
Aug. 16	W 28-14	Away	Baltimore Colts, Babe Ruth Stadium (night) 35,000 [Pre-Season]
Aug. 19	L 0-5		Baltimore Colts, Allentown, Pa. (night) [Pre-Season]
Aug. 26	L 21-28		Cleveland Browns, at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio (night) [Pre-Season]
Sep. 3	W 42-7	Away	Charlotte Clippers (Ind.) (night), Memorial Stadium 10,451 [Exhibition Game]
Sep. 11	W 17-14	Away	Buffalo Bills, Civic Stadium 30,410
Sep. 18	L 3-14	Away	Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 26,312
Sep. 22	W 10-7	Home	Los Angeles Dons (night) 14,437
Oct. 7	W 38-24	Away	Chicago Hornets, Soldier Field 17,098
Oct. 16	W 24-21	Away	Baltimore Colts, Babe Ruth Stadium 32,645
Oct. 23	W 24-3	Home	San Francisco Forty-Niners 38,187
Oct. 30	W 21-14	Home	Baltimore Colts 10,692
Nov. 6	L 14-17	Home	Buffalo Bills 16,758
Nov. 13	W 14-0	Home	Chicago Hornets 9,091
Nov. 20	L 0-31	Home	Cleveland Browns 48,069
Nov. 27	L 14-35	Away	San Francisco Forty-Niners, Kezar Stadium 44,828
	Playoff Semi-Final
Dec. 4	L 7-17	Away	San Francisco Forty-Niners, Kezar Stadium 41,393 [49ers threatened a strike of game for more pay.]



Following the merger of the All America Football Conference into the National Football League, the New York Yankees were bought out by the New York Bulldogs. The resulting team was named the New York Yanks and played at Yankee Stadium.

Training Camp for the Brooklyn-New York Yankees was at Gonzaga College in Spokane, Washington.

The New York Yankees' summer training site was at Cheshire Academy, Cheshire, Connecticut.
New York Yankees (AAFC) pennant, white NEW YORK/YANKEES and sketch of runner coming towards us, ball in right arm, left arm out to his left with stiff-arm, left leg planted ad if he was changing to run right.

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