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1946 Boston Yanks season

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1946 Boston Yanks season
Head coachHerb Kopf
Home fieldBraves Field (first game)
Fenway Park
Results
Record2–8–1
Division place5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1946 Boston Yanks season was their third in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 3–6–1, winning only two games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The season opener against the Giants was scheduled for Monday, September 30 at Braves Field. Due to heavy rain the game was rescheduled for and played on Tuesday October 1. This was the last NFL regular season game played on a Tuesday until the 2010 season.

NFL Draft

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1946 Boston Yanks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 1 Boley Dancewicz  Quarterback Notre Dame
2 12 Nick Scollard  End St. Joseph's (IN)
3 17 Bob McClure  Guard Nevada Made roster in 1947
4 27 Jack Breslin  Back Michigan State
5 32 Gaston Bourgeois  Back Tulane
6 42 Thurman Tigart  Guard Oklahoma
7 52 Ed Mieszkowski  Tackle Notre Dame Signed with Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)
8 62 Chet Lipka  End Boston College
9 72 Al Dekdebrun  Back Cornell Signed with Buffalo Bisons (AAFC)
10 82 Rex John  Tackle Wisconsin
11 92 Bob West  Back Colorado
12 102 Max Dodge  End Nevada
13 112 Joe Kirkland  Tackle Virginia
14 122 Ralph Ventresco  Back Penn State
15 132 John Furey  Tackle Boston College
16 142 Bill Swiacki  End Columbia
17 152 Charley Tiedeman  Back Brown
18 162 Don Alverez  Guard Dartmouth
19 172 Jack Burns  Back Temple
20 182 Frank Ruggerio  Back Notre Dame
21 192 Jack Price  Back Baylor
22 202 Ike Igleheart  Guard Tulane
23 212 Bill Levitt  Center Miami (FL)
24 222 Mike Karmazin  Guard Duke Signed with New York Yankees (AAFC)
25 232 Chet Latcham  Guard Denver
26 242 Gordon Botsford  End Boston University
27 252 John Kauffman  Guard Oregon
28 262 Don Gleasner  End Maryland
29 272 Carl McKinnon  Guard Dartmouth
30 282 Nick Klutka  End Florida Signed with Buffalo Bisons (AAFC)
      Made roster  

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 October 1 New York Giants L 0–17 0–1 Braves Field 16,500 Recap
2 October 6 at Philadelphia Eagles L 25–49 0–2 Shibe Park 33,986 Recap
3 October 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–16 0–3 Forbes Field 34,297 Recap
4 October 20 Washington Redskins L 6–14 0–4 Fenway Park 22,544 Recap
5 October 27 Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–33 0–5 Fenway Park 13,797 Recap
6 November 3 Chicago Cardinals L 14–28 0–6 Fenway Park 10,556 Recap
7 November 10 at Washington Redskins L 14–17 0–7 Griffith Stadium 33,691 Recap
8 November 17 at New York Giants T 28–28 0–7–1 Polo Grounds 35,583 Recap
9 November 24 Los Angeles Rams W 40–21 1–7–1 Fenway Park 23,698 Recap
10 November 28 at Detroit Lions W 34–10 2–7–1 Briggs Stadium 13,010 Recap
11 December 8 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–40 2–8–1 Fenway Park 29,555 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 7 3 1 .700 5–2–1 236 162 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 6 5 0 .545 5–3 231 220 W2
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 5 1 .500 4–3–1 136 117 L2
Washington Redskins 5 5 1 .500 4–3–1 171 191 L2
Boston Yanks 2 8 1 .200 0–7–1 189 273 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 8 2 1 .800 6–1–1 289 193 W1
Los Angeles Rams 6 4 1 .600 5–2–1 277 257 W2
Chicago Cardinals 6 5 0 .545 5–3 260 198 W2
Green Bay Packers 6 5 0 .545 3–5 148 158 L1
Detroit Lions 1 10 0 .091 0–8 142 310 L4
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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  1. ^ 1946 Boston Yanks
  2. ^ "1946 Boston Yanks Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.