The 1946 New York Yankees season was their inaugural season in the All-America Football Conference. The team finished 10–3–1,1946 New York Yankees finishing first in the East Division and qualifying for the playoffs. The team, however, lost to the Cleveland Browns in the AAFC Championship.

The team's statistical leaders included Ace Parker with 763 passing yards, Spec Sanders with 709 rushing yards, 259 receiving yards, and 72 points scored. Sanders total of 709 rushing yards also led the AAFC.

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 8 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–7 1–0 Kezar Stadium 35,000 Recap 2 September 14 at Buffalo Bisons W 21–10 2–0 Civic Stadium 40,606 Recap 3 September 20 at Chicago Rockets T 17–17 2–0–1 Soldier Field 25,000 Recap 4 September 29 at Cleveland Browns L 7–24 2–1–1 Municipal Stadium 57,084 Recap 5 October 4 Buffalo Bisons W 21–13 3–1–1 Yankee Stadium 17,101 Recap 6 October 12 Cleveland Browns L 0–7 3–2–1 Yankee Stadium 34,252 Recap 7 October 19 Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–10 4–2–1 Yankee Stadium 30,212 Recap 8 October 27 at Los Angeles Dons W 31–17 5–2–1 LA Memorial Coliseum 15,000 Recap 9 November 3 Miami Seahawks W 24–21 6–2–1 Yankee Stadium 18,800 Recap 10 November 10 Los Angeles Dons W 17–12 7–2–1 Yankee Stadium 30,765 Recap 11 November 17 San Francisco 49ers W 10–9 8–2–1 Yankee Stadium 18,695 Recap 12 November 24 Chicago Rockets L 28–38 8–3–1 Yankee Stadium 21,270 Recap 13 November 28 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 21–7 9–3–1 Ebbets Field 16,240 Recap 14 December 9 at Miami Seahawks W 31–0 10–3–1 Burdine Stadium 7,090 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Venue Gamerecap Championship December 22 at Cleveland Browns L 9–14 Cleveland Municipal Stadium Recap

Standings

Roster

1946 New York Yankees final roster Backs Lloyd Cheatham FB/DB Ray Hare FB Harvey Johnson FB/LB/K Bob Kennedy LB/FB/P Pug Manders FB Bob Morrow FB Ace Parker RB/DB/P Bob Perina DB/RB/P Eddie Prokop RB/DB Spec Sanders RB/DB/P Bob Sweiger DB/RB Lowell Wagner RB/DB Linemen/Linebackers Jack Baldwin G Roman Bentz T/G/DG Nate Johnson T/DT Mike Karmazin DG/G Bruiser Kinard T/DT George Kinard DG/G Harley McCollum T/DT Derrell Palmer T/DT Roman Piskor G/DG Charley Riffle G/DG Tom Robertson C/LB Lou Sossamon LB/C Joe Yackanich DG/G Ends/Receivers Bruce Alford Harry Burrus DB Mel Conger Bob Masterson Jack Russell Perry Schwartz Hank Stanton

Reserve Dewey Proctor FB/LB (IR) Frank Sinkwich RB (IR)

rookies in italics

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