1950 New York Yanks season
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.
| 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 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 21–17 | 1–0 | Kezar Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 22 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 28–45 | 1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
| 3 | September 29 | Detroit Lions | W 44–21 | 2–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | October 8 | at Green Bay Packers | W 44–31 | 3–1 | City Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 12 | San Francisco 49ers | W 29–24 | 4–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 19 | Green Bay Packers | W 35–17 | 5–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 29 | Chicago Bears | W 38–27 | 6–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | Bye | |||||
| 9 | November 12 | at Chicago Bears | L 20–28 | 6–2 | Wrigley Field | Recap |
| 10 | November 19 | Los Angeles Rams | L 35–43 | 6–3 | Yankee Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 23 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–49 | 6–4 | Briggs Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | December 3 | at New York Giants | L 7–51 | 6–5 | Polo Grounds | Recap |
| 13 | December 10 | Baltimore Colts | W 51–14 | 7–5 | Yankee Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
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 | .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
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