1945 Boston Yanks season

1945 Boston Yanks season
Head coach Herb Kopf
Home field Fenway Park
Yankee Stadium
Results
Record 3–6–1
Division place 3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1945 Yanks season was their second in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–8, winning three games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Brooklyn Tigers and the Boston Yanks merge for the season and played under the name The Yanks. Four home games were played in Boston and the home game against the New York Giants was played at Yankee Stadium.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 25, 1945 Pittsburgh Steelers W 28–7
2 October 7, 1945 Washington Redskins W 28–20
3 October 14, 1945 New York Giants T 13–13
4 October 21, 1945 at Green Bay Packers L 38–14
5 October 28, 1945 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–6
6 November 4, 1945 Detroit Lions L 10–9
7 November 11, 1945 at Washington Redskins L 34–7
8 November 18, 1945 Green Bay Packers L 28–0
9 December 2, 1945 at Cleveland Rams L 20–7
10 December 9, 1945 at Philadelphia Eagles L 35–7

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Washington Redskins 8 2 0 .800 6–2 209 121 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 7 3 0 .700 5–2 272 133 W1
Boston Yanks 3 6 1 .333 3–2–1 123 211 L5
New York Giants 3 6 1 .333 2–4–1 179 198 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 2 8 0 .200 1–7 79 220 L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

  1. ↑ 1945 Boston Yanks
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