1944 Boston Yanks Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division
Coach: Herb Kopf (2-8)
Location: Boston, Massachusetts

1944 Boston Yanks Roster
1944 Boston Yanks Results

The Boston Yanks of the National Football League ended the 1944 season with a record of 2 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division.

Boston stumbled, scoring only 82 points, while the leaky defense surrendered 233. George Cafego passed for 454 yards. Bob Davis topped pass catchers, catching 19 balls, while Joe Crowley added 279 receiving yards.

Bob Davis rushed for a team-leading 363 yards for the Yanks.

Bob Davis seized 4 opponent throws.

Herb Kopf coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
George Cafego	73	35	47.9	454	6.2	3	4.1	7	9.6	50	42.1
Scott Gudmundson	38	16	42.1	226	5.9	1	2.6	4	10.5	38	31.1
Leo Stasica	47	21	44.7	225	4.8	1	2.1	7	14.9	42	26.8
Bob Davis	18	8	44.4	88	4.9	1	5.6	2	11.1	25	38.4
Frank Turbert	15	5	33.3	37	2.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	21	42.4
Ken Steinmetz	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Ted Williams	6	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	33.3	0	0.0
Totals	198	85	42.9	1030	5.2	6	3.0	22	11.1	50

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Davis	95	363	3.8	80	1
Milt Crain	26	78	3.0	8	0
George Cafego	61	31	0.5	17	1
Ken Steinmetz	11	24	2.2	8	0
Ted Williams	52	13	0.2	25	1
Joe Crowley	1	10	10.0	10	0
Dave Smukler	2	7	3.5	6	0
Paul Sanders	6	4	0.7	8	0
Tony Falkenstein	1	1	1.0	1	0
Johnny Martin	19	-7	-0.4	11	0
Frank Turbert	14	-16	-1.1	9	0
Leo Stasica	22	-16	-0.7	10	0
Scott Gudmundson	14	-21	-1.5	6	0
Totals	324	471	1.5	80	3

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Keith Ranspot	19	269	14.2	40	3
Bob Davis	19	97	5.1	23	0
Joe Crowley	13	279	21.5	67	3
Harry Wynne	10	205	20.5	42	0
Johnny Martin	6	56	9.3	16	0
Ted Williams	6	28	4.7	16	0
Paul Sanders	4	5	1.2	5	0
Sam Goldman	2	21	10.5	11	0
George Cafego	2	8	4.0	5	0
Tony Falkenstein	1	21	21.0	21	0
Milt Crain	1	16	16.0	16	0
Frank Turbert	1	16	16.0	16	0
Dick Harrison	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	85	1030	12.1	67	6

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Augie Lio	11	10	90.9	8	2	25.0	16
Keith Ranspot				1		0.0	0
Totals	11	10	90.9	9	2	22.2	16

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Martin	35	1273	36.4	47
George Cafego	16	582	36.4	57
Scott Gudmundson	12	402	33.5	55
Bob Davis	3	60	20.0	26
Leo Stasica	2	96	48.0	58
Dave Smukler	2	49	24.5	33
Milt Crain	1	40	40.0	40
Ken Steinmetz	1	17	17.0	17
Totals	72	2519	35.0	58

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Davis	22	271	12.3	32
Johnny Martin	3	50	16.7	19
George Cafego	4	49	12.2	16
Leo Stasica	3	30	10.0	13
Scott Gudmundson	1	27	27.0	27
Ted Williams	1	13	13.0	13
Milt Crain	2	10	5.0	10
Frank Turbert	1	7	7.0	7
Totals	37	457	12.4	32

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Martin	8	265	33.1	55
Bob Davis	7	152	21.7	26
Ted Williams	6	82	13.7	18
Leo Stasica	3	75	25.0	35
Scott Gudmundson	3	55	18.3	32
George Cafego	3	48	16.0	23
Keith Ranspot	3	37	12.3	16
Milt Crain	2	33	16.5	18
Frank Santora	1	27	27.0	27
Morgan Tiller	1	12	12.0	12
Harry Wynne	1	11	11.0	11
Sam Goldman	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	39	797	20.4	55

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Davis	4	48	12.0	20
Johnny Martin	3	46	15.3	26
Augie Lio	2	13	6.5	10
Ted Williams	1	54	54.0	54
George Cafego	1	39	39.0	39
Leo Stasica	1	15	15.0	15
Ed McGee	1	15	15.0	15
Joe Crowley	1	5	5.0	5
Ed Korisky	1	1	1.0	1
Milt Crain	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	16	236	14.8	54

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
John Morelli						2
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	2	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Keith Ranspot		3		0					0	0	0			18
Joe Crowley	0	3				0			0	0	0			18
Augie Lio						0			2	10	0			16
John Morelli							2		0	0	0			12
Bob Davis	1	0	0	0		0			0	0	0			6
Ted Williams	1	0	0	0		0			0	0	0			6
George Cafego	1	0	0	0		0			0	0	0			6
Totals	3	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	10	0	0	0	82