1950 New York Yanks season

1950 New York Yanks season
Head coach	Red Strader
Home field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	3rd NFL National
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1950 New York Yanks season was their first as the Yanks (previously being the New York Bulldogs). The team improved on their previous season's output of 1–10–1, winning seven games.^[1] Their games were particularly high scoring; in seven of their twelve games, forty or more points were scored by a single team.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 17, 1950	at San Francisco 49ers	W 21–17
2	September 22, 1950	at Los Angeles Rams	L 28–45
3	September 29, 1950	Detroit Lions	W 44–21
4	October 8, 1950	at Green Bay Packers	W 44–31
5	October 12, 1950	San Francisco 49ers	W 29–24
6	October 19, 1950	Green Bay Packers	W 35–17
7	October 29, 1950	Chicago Bears	W 38–27
8	Bye
9	November 12, 1950	at Chicago Bears	L 20–28
10	November 19, 1950	Los Angeles Rams	L 35–43
11	November 23, 1950	at Detroit Lions	L 14–49
12	December 3, 1950	at New York Giants	L 7–51
13	December 10, 1950	Baltimore Colts	W 51–14

Bold equals notable games during the season.

Standings

NFL National Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	9	3	0	.750	9–2	466	309	W1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	0.750	8–2	279	207	W1
New York Yanks	7	5	0	.583	7–4	366	367	W1
Detroit Lions	6	6	0	.500	5–6	321	285	L1
San Francisco 49ers	3	9	0	.250	3–8	213	300	W1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	2–9	244	406	L2
Baltimore Colts	1	11	0	.083	1–4	213	462	L5

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

References

1. 1950 New York Yanks