1948 Boston Yanks season

1948 Boston Yanks season
Head coachClipper Smith
Home fieldFenway Park
Results
Record3–9
Division place5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1948 Boston Yanks season was their fifth in the National Football League and last as the Yanks (subsequently becoming the New York Bulldogs). The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4–7–1, winning only three games.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. This would be the final season of professional football in Boston before the Patriots began play in 1960, as a charter member of the AFL.

NFL Draft

Main article: 1948 NFL Draft
1948 Boston Yanks draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 5 Vaughn Mancha  Center Alabama
3 14 John Nolan  Tackle Penn State
5 29 Bill Healy  Guard Georgia Tech remained in college
6 39 Phil Slosburg  Back Temple
8 59 Robert (Tex) Furse  Back Yale
9 69 Jim Burton  End Wesleyan
10 79 Bob Forbes  Back Florida
11 89 George Roman  Tackle Western Reserve
12 99 Abner Wimberly  End LSU
13 109 Bob Jensen  End Iowa State Signed with the Chicago Rockets (AAFC)
14 119 Hal (Bus) Entsminger  Back Missouri
15 129 Carmen Ragonese  Back New Hampshire
16 139 George Ratterman  Quarterback Notre Dame A player with the Buffalo Bills (AAFC)
17 149 Nute Trotter  Tackle Oklahoma
18 159 Jack Mendel  End Canisisius
19 169 Mel Jowell  Guard McMurry
20 179 Frank Nelson  Back Utes
21 189 Jim Lukens  End Washington & Lee
22 199 Fran O'Brien  Back Dartmouth
23 209 Jim Zito  Tackle Michigan State
24 219 Jack Roderick  End Yale
25 229 Eddie Sikorski  Back Muhlenberg
26 239 Bruce Mather  Back New Hampshire
27 249 Jim Shoaf  Tackle Iowa
28 259 Joe McCary  Back Virginia
29 269 Al Sica  Back Pennsylvania
30 279 Harry Bonk  Back Maryland
31 287 Bernor Langsjoen  Back Gustavus Adolphus
32 294 George Neff  Back Virginia
      Made roster  

[2]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 17 Green Bay Packers L 0–31 0–1 Fenway Park Recap
2 September 23 New York Giants L 7–27 0–2 Fenway Park Recap
3 October 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–24 0–3 Forbes Field Recap
4 October 9 at Detroit Lions W 17–14 1–3 Briggs Stadium Recap
5 October 17 Pittsburgh Steelers W 13–7 2–3 Fenway Park Recap
6 October 24 at Chicago Cardinals L 27–49 2–4 Comiskey Park Recap
7 October 31 at Washington Redskins L 21–59 2–5 Griffith Stadium Recap
8 November 7 Washington Redskins L 7–23 2–6 Fenway Park Recap
9 November 14 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–45 2–7 Shibe Park Recap
10 November 21 Chicago Bears L 17–51 2–8 Fenway Park Recap
11 November 28 at New York Giants L 14–28 2–9 Polo Grounds Recap
12 December 5 Philadelphia Eagles W 37–14 3–9 Fenway Park Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 9 2 1 .818 7–1 376 156 W1
Washington Redskins 7 5 0 .583 5–3 291 287 W1
New York Giants 4 8 0 .333 3–5 297 388 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 8 0 .333 3–5 200 243 L1
Boston Yanks 3 9 0 .250 2–6 174 372 W1

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

References

  1. ^ 1948 Boston Yanks
  2. ^ "1948 Boston Yanks Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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