1946 New York Yankees (AAFC) season

1946 New York Yankees (AAFC) season
OwnerDan Topping
Head coachRay Flaherty
Home fieldYankee Stadium
Results
Record10–3–1
Division place1st AAFC East
Playoff finishLost AAFC Championship
(at Browns) 9–14

The 1946 New York Yankees season was their inaugural season in the All-America Football Conference. The team finished 10–3–1,[1] 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.[2] Sanders total of 709 rushing yards also led the AAFC.

  1. ^ 1946 New York Yankees Archived October 24, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "1946 New York Yankees Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2020.