1948 Boston Yanks season

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 Boston's final professional football team until the Patriots began play in 1960, as a charter member of the AFL.

1948 Boston Yanks season
Head coach	Clipper Smith
Home field	Fenway Park
Results
Record	3–9
Division place	5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 17, 1948	Green Bay Packers	L 31–0
2	September 23, 1948	New York Giants	L 27–7
3	October 3, 1948	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–14
4	October 9, 1948	at Detroit Lions	W 17–14
5	October 17, 1948	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 13–7
6	October 24, 1948	at Chicago Cardinals	L 49–27
7	October 31, 1948	at Washington Redskins	L 59–21
8	November 7, 1948	Washington Redskins	L 23–7
9	November 14, 1948	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 45–0
10	November 21, 1948	Chicago Bears	L 51–17
11	November 28, 1948	at New York Giants	L 28–14
12	December 5, 1948	Philadelphia Eagles	W 37–14

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	305	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