1948 Boston Yanks season

The 1948 Boston Yanks season was their fifth in the National Football League and last as the Yanks (subsequently becoming the New York Bulldogs). The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4–7–1, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season. This would be the final season of professional football in Boston before the Patriots began play in 1960, as a charter member of the AFL.

Schedule

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1	Template:Dow tooltip	Green Bay Packers	L 0–31	0–1	Fenway Park	15,443	Recap
2	Template:Dow tooltip	New York Giants	L 7–27	0–2	Fenway Park	7,428	Recap
3	October 3	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–24	0–3	Forbes Field	26,216	Recap
4	October 9	at Detroit Lions	W 17–14	1–3	Briggs Stadium	18,747	Recap
5	October 17	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 13–7	2–3	Fenway Park	7,208	Recap
6	October 24	at Chicago Cardinals	L 27–49	2–4	Comiskey Park	23,423	Recap
7	October 31	at Washington Redskins	L 21–59	2–5	Griffith Stadium	29,758	Recap
8	November 7	Washington Redskins	L 7–23	2–6	Fenway Park	13,659	Recap
9	November 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 0–45	2–7	Shibe Park	22,958	Recap
10	November 21	Chicago Bears	L 17–51	2–8	Fenway Park	18,048	Recap
11	November 28	at New York Giants	L 14–28	2–9	Polo Grounds	19,636	Recap
12	December 5	Philadelphia Eagles	W 37–14	3–9	Fenway Park	9,652	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.