1944 Boston Yanks season
The 1944 Boston Yanks season was its inaugural season in the National Football League. The team won two games[1] and failed to qualify for the playoffs.
| 1944 Boston Yanks season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Herb Kopf |
| Home field | Fenway Park |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–8 |
| Division place | 4th NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
NFL Draft
| 1944 Boston Yanks draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Angelo Bertelli | Quarterback | Notre Dame | 1943 Heisman Trophy winner |
| 3 | 27 | Babe Dimancheff | Halfback | Purdue | Played with Yanks in 1945 |
| 5 | 43 | Larry Rice | Center | Tulane | |
| 6 | 54 | John (Butch) Parker | Tackle | Loyola (CA) | |
| 7 | 65 | Mike Andrews | End | NC State | |
| 8 | 76 | Bob Musick | Back | USC | |
| 9 | 87 | Tex Warrington | Guard | Auburn | |
| 10 | 98 | Angelo Sisti | Tackle | Boston College | |
| 11 | 109 | Gene Long | Guard | Kansas | |
| 12 | 120 | Ed Fiorentino | End | Brown | Played with Yanks in 1947 |
| 13 | 131 | Mike Zeleznak | Back | Kansas State | |
| 14 | 142 | John Maskas | Guard | VPI | |
| 15 | 153 | John Bond | Back | TCU | |
| 16 | 164 | Roger Antaya | Guard | Dartmouth | |
| 17 | 175 | Marshall Shurnas | End | Missouri | |
| 18 | 186 | Reldon Bennett | Tackle | LSU | |
| 19 | 197 | Art Faircloth | Back | Guilford | |
| 20 | 208 | Tony Bilotti | Guard | Saint Mary's (CA) | |
| 21 | 219 | Bill Furman | Tackle | Washington & Lee | |
| 22 | 230 | Clare Morford | Guard | Oklahoma | |
| 23 | 241 | Dilton Richmond | End | LSU | |
| 24 | 252 | Courtney Lawlor | Back | Richmond | |
| 25 | 263 | Howard Debus | Back | Nebraska | |
| 26 | 274 | Bill Portwood | End | Kentucky | |
| 27 | 285 | Harold Collins | Guard | Southwestern (TX) | |
| 28 | 296 | Aubrey Gill | Center | Texas | |
| 29 | 307 | Chet Wasilewski | Back | Holy Cross | |
| 30 | 318 | Gus Letchas | Back | Georgia | |
| 31 | 324 | Ralph Calcagni | Tackle | Penn | Played with Yanks in 1946 |
| 32 | 330 | Walton Roberts | Back | Texas | |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | September 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 7–28 | 0–1 | Fenway Park | ||
| 3 | Bye | ||||||
| 4 | October 8 | New York Giants | L 10–22 | 0–2 | Fenway Park | ||
| 5 | October 15 | Washington Redskins | L 14–21 | 0–3 | Fenway Park | ||
| 6 | October 22 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 0–38 | 0–4 | Shibe Park | ||
| 7 | October 29 | at Brooklyn Tigers | W 17–14 | 1–4 | Ebbets Field | ||
| 8 | November 5 | at New York Giants | L 0–31 | 1–5 | Polo Grounds | ||
| 9 | November 12 | at Chicago Bears | L 7–21 | 1–6 | Wrigley Field | ||
| 10 | November 19 | Brooklyn Tigers | W 13–6 | 2–6 | Fenway Park | ||
| 11 | November 26 | at Washington Redskins | L 7–14 | 2–7 | Griffith Stadium | ||
| 12 | December 3 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–38 | 2–8 | Briggs Stadium | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Standings
| NFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 6–1–1 | 206 | 75 | W4 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 1 | 2 | .875 | 6–0–2 | 267 | 131 | W2 | |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 1 | .667 | 4–3–1 | 169 | 180 | L2 | |
| Boston Yanks | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 2–6 | 82 | 233 | L2 | |
| Brooklyn Tigers | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 0-8 | 69 | 166 | L10 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- 1944 Boston Yanks
- "1944 Boston Yanks Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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