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.

1948 Boston Yanks season
Head coach	Clipper Smith
Home field	Fenway Park
Results
Record	3–9
Division place	5th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

NFL Draft

Main article: 1948 NFL Draft

1948 Boston Yanks draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	5	Vaughn Mancha	Center	Alabama
3	14	John Nolan	Tackle	Penn State
5	29	Bill Healy	Guard	Georgia Tech	remained in college
6	39	Phil Slosburg	Back	Temple
8	59	Robert (Tex) Furse	Back	Yale
9	69	Jim Burton	End	Wesleyan
10	79	Bob Forbes	Back	Florida
11	89	George Roman	Tackle	Western Reserve
12	99	Abner Wimberly	End	LSU
13	109	Bob Jensen	End	Iowa State	Signed with the Chicago Rockets (AAFC)
14	119	Hal (Bus) Entsminger	Back	Missouri
15	129	Carmen Ragonese	Back	New Hampshire
16	139	George Ratterman	Quarterback	Notre Dame	A player with the Buffalo Bills (AAFC)
17	149	Nute Trotter	Tackle	Oklahoma
18	159	Jack Mendel	End	Canisisius
19	169	Mel Jowell	Guard	McMurry
20	179	Frank Nelson	Back	Utes
21	189	Jim Lukens	End	Washington & Lee
22	199	Fran O'Brien	Back	Dartmouth
23	209	Jim Zito	Tackle	Michigan State
24	219	Jack Roderick	End	Yale
25	229	Eddie Sikorski	Back	Muhlenberg
26	239	Bruce Mather	Back	New Hampshire
27	249	Jim Shoaf	Tackle	Iowa
28	259	Joe McCary	Back	Virginia
29	269	Al Sica	Back	Pennsylvania
30	279	Harry Bonk	Back	Maryland
31	287	Bernor Langsjoen	Back	Gustavus Adolphus
32	294	George Neff	Back	Virginia
Made roster

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 17	Green Bay Packers	L 0–31	0–1	Fenway Park	Recap
2	September 23	New York Giants	L 7–27	0–2	Fenway Park	Recap
3	October 3	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–24	0–3	Forbes Field	Recap
4	October 9	at Detroit Lions	W 17–14	1–3	Briggs Stadium	Recap
5	October 17	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 13–7	2–3	Fenway Park	Recap
6	October 24	at Chicago Cardinals	L 27–49	2–4	Comiskey Park	Recap
7	October 31	at Washington Redskins	L 21–59	2–5	Griffith Stadium	Recap
8	November 7	Washington Redskins	L 7–23	2–6	Fenway Park	Recap
9	November 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 0–45	2–7	Shibe Park	Recap
10	November 21	Chicago Bears	L 17–51	2–8	Fenway Park	Recap
11	November 28	at New York Giants	L 14–28	2–9	Polo Grounds	Recap
12	December 5	Philadelphia Eagles	W 37–14	3–9	Fenway Park	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	9	2	1	.818	7–1	376	156	W1
Washington Redskins	7	5	0	.583	5–3	291	287	W1
New York Giants	4	8	0	.333	3–5	297	388	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	8	0	.333	3–5	200	243	L1
Boston Yanks	3	9	0	.250	2–6	174	372	W1

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