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	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	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