1949 New York Yankees (AAFC) season

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1949 New York Yankees (AAFC) season
Owner Dan Topping
Head coach Red Strader
Home stadium Yankee Stadium
Results
Record8–4
Division place2nd AAFC
PlayoffsLost Divisional Playoffs
(at 49ers) 7–17

The 1949 New York Yankees season was their fourth and final in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 6-8, winning eight games. [1] They lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the playoffs and the team folded with the league after the season.

Contents

Season schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecapSources
1September 11at Buffalo Bills W 17–141–0 War Memorial Stadium Recap
2September 18at Cleveland Browns L 3–141–1 Cleveland Stadium Recap
3September 22 Los Angeles Dons W 10–72–1 Yankee Stadium Recap
Bye
4October 7 Chicago Hornets W 38–243–1 Soldier Field Recap
5October 16at Baltimore Colts W 24–214–1 Municipal Stadium Recap
6October 23 San Francisco 49ers W 24–35–1Yankee Stadium Recap
7October 30 Baltimore Colts W 21-146–1Yankee Stadium Recap
8November 6 Buffalo Bills L 14–176–2Yankee Stadium Recap
9November 13 Chicago Hornets W 14-107–2 Cleveland Stadium Recap
10November 20 Cleveland Browns L 0–317–3Yankee Stadium Recap
11November 24at Los Angeles Dons W 17–168–3 L.A. Memorial Coliseum Recap
12November 27at San Francisco 49ers L 14–358–4 Kezar Stadium Recap

Playoffs

Program for the December 4 playoff game between the Yankees and the San Francisco 49ers. Niners-Yankees-program-491204.jpg
Program for the December 4 playoff game between the Yankees and the San Francisco 49ers.
RoundDateOpponentResultVenueRecapSources
DivisionDecember 4at San Francisco 49ers L 7–17 Kezar Stadium Recap

Division standings

AAFC standings
WLTPCTPFPASTK
Cleveland Browns 912.900339171W2
San Francisco 49ers 930.750416227W3
New York Yankees 840.667196206L1
Buffalo Bills 552.500236256W2
Los Angeles Dons 480.333253322L1
Chicago Hornets 480.333179268L5
Baltimore Colts 1110.083172341L6
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings.

References