The 1946 New York Yankees season was their inaugural season in the All-America Football Conference. The team finished 10-3-1,[1] finishing first in the East Division and qualifying for the playoffs. The team, however, lost of the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC Championship.
| 1946 New York Yankees (AAFC) season
|
| Head Coach |
Red Dawson
|
| Home Field |
|
| Results
|
| Record |
10-3-1
|
| Place |
1st AAFC East
|
| Playoff Finish |
Lost AAFC Championship
|
| Timeline
|
| Previous season
|
Next season
|
| N/A
|
1947
|
Season schedule[]
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
| 1
|
September 8, 1946
|
at San Francisco 49ers
|
W 21-7
|
| 2
|
September 14, 1946
|
at Buffalo Bisons
|
W 21-10
|
| 3
|
September 20, 1946
|
at Chicago Rockets
|
T 17-17
|
| 4
|
September 29, 1946
|
at Cleveland Browns
|
L 24-7
|
| 5
|
October 4, 1946
|
Buffalo Bisons
|
W 21-13
|
| 6
|
October 12, 1946
|
Cleveland Browns
|
L 7-0
|
| 7
|
October 19, 1946
|
Brooklyn Dodgers
|
W 21-10
|
| 8
|
October 27, 1946
|
at Los Angeles Dons
|
W 31-17
|
| 9
|
November 3, 1946
|
Miami Seahawks
|
W 24-21
|
| 10
|
November 10, 1946
|
Los Angeles Dons
|
W 17-12
|
| 11
|
November 17, 1946
|
San Francisco 49ers
|
W 10-9
|
| 12
|
November 24, 1946
|
Chicago Rockets
|
L 38-28
|
| 13
|
November 28, 1946
|
at Brooklyn Dodgers
|
W 21-7
|
| 14
|
December 9, 1946
|
at Miami Seahawks
|
W 31-0
|
Playoffs[]
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
| Championship
|
December 22, 1946
|
at Cleveland Browns
|
L 14-9
|
Division standings[]
References[]
