1948 New York Yankees (AAFC) season

1948 New York Yankees (AAFC) season
Head coach	Ray Flaherty and Red Strader
Results
Record	6-8
Division place	3rd AAFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1948 New York Yankees season was their third in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 11-2-1, winning only six games.^[1] For the first time in three seasons, and the only time in franchise history, they did not qualify for the playoffs.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	August 27, 1948	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 21-3
2	September 5, 1948	at Baltimore Colts	L 45-28
3	September 12, 1948	at San Francisco 49ers	L 41-0
4	September 16, 1948	Baltimore Colts	L 27-14
5	September 29, 1948	at Los Angeles Dons	L 20-10
6	October 10, 1948	at Buffalo Bills	W 14-13
7	October 17, 1948	San Francisco 49ers	L 21-7
8	October 24, 1948	at Cleveland Browns	L 35-7
9	October 31, 1948	Chicago Rockets	W 42-7
10	November 7, 1948	Los Angeles Dons	W 38-6
11	November 14, 1948	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 21-7
12	November 21, 1948	Cleveland Browns	L 34-21
13	November 28, 1948	Buffalo Bills	L 35-14
14	December 4, 1948	at Chicago Rockets	W 28-7

Division standings

AAFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills	7	7	0	.500	360	358	L-1
Baltimore Colts	7	7	0	.500	333	327	W-2
New York Yankees	6	8	0	.429	265	301	W-1
Brooklyn Dodgers	2	12	0	.143	253	387	L-6

References

1. 1948 New York Yankees