1945 Boston Yanks season

1945 Boston Yanks season
Head coach	Herb Kopf
Home field	Fenway Park Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	3–6–1
Division place	3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1945 Yanks season was their second in the National Football League. The team improved on their previous season's output of 2–8, winning three games.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season. The Brooklyn Tigers and the Boston Yanks merge for the season and played under the name The Yanks. Four home games were played in Boston and the home game against the New York Giants was played at Yankee Stadium.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 25, 1945	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 28–7
2	October 7, 1945	Washington Redskins	W 28–20
3	October 14, 1945	New York Giants	T 13–13
4	October 21, 1945	at Green Bay Packers	L 38–14
5	October 28, 1945	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 10–6
6	November 4, 1945	Detroit Lions	L 10–9
7	November 11, 1945	at Washington Redskins	L 34–7
8	November 18, 1945	Green Bay Packers	L 28–0
9	December 2, 1945	at Cleveland Rams	L 20–7
10	December 9, 1945	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 35–7

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	8	2	0	.800	6–2	209	121	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	7	3	0	.700	5–2	272	133	W1
Boston Yanks	3	6	1	.333	3–2–1	123	211	L5
New York Giants	3	6	1	.333	2–4–1	179	198	L1
Pittsburgh Steelers	2	8	0	.200	1–7	79	220	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. 1945 Boston Yanks