1946 New York Yankees Statistics
Team Record: 10-3-1
Finishing 1st in the AAFC's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Ray Flaherty (10-3-1)
Location: New York, New York
1946 New York Yankees Results
The New York Yankees of the All American Football Conference ended the 1946 season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the AAFC's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Yankees scored 270 points, and the defense allowed 192. Spec Sanders ran for a team-best 709 yards for New York.
Ace Parker passed for 763 yards, and Spec Sanders spent time under center, too. Jack Russell paced pass catchers, snagging 23 passes, while Spec Sanders accumulated 259 receiving yards.
Bob Sweiger picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition.
Ray Flaherty coached the team. The 1946 New York Yankees lost in the Championship.
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Passing:
Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ace Parker | 115 | 62 | 53.9 | 763 | 6.6 | 8 | 7.0 | 3 | 2.6 | 75 | 87.0 |
Spec Sanders | 79 | 33 | 41.8 | 411 | 5.2 | 4 | 5.1 | 9 | 11.4 | 47 | 35.9 |
Bob Perina | 48 | 21 | 43.8 | 279 | 5.8 | 1 | 2.1 | 4 | 8.3 | 0 | 35.0 |
Eddie Prokop | 11 | 4 | 36.4 | 72 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 59.7 |
Frankie Sinkwich | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 61 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 18.4 |
Bob Kennedy | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 45 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 50.0 | 0 | 21.5 |
Pug Manders | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 77.1 |
Totals | 274 | 129 | 47.1 | 1645 | 6.0 | 13 | 4.7 | 21 | 7.7 | 75 |
Rushing:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spec Sanders | 140 | 709 | 5.1 | 0 | 6 |
Eddie Prokop | 65 | 236 | 3.6 | 0 | 1 |
Ace Parker | 75 | 184 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
Bob Kennedy | 58 | 179 | 3.1 | 0 | 2 |
Pug Manders | 49 | 168 | 3.4 | 0 | 3 |
Bob Perina | 45 | 135 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 |
Dewey Proctor | 23 | 76 | 3.3 | 0 | 1 |
Harvey Johnson | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Morrow | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 |
Lowell Wagner | 15 | 29 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Sweiger | 7 | 22 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
Frankie Sinkwich | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Burrus | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Lloyd Cheatham | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 512 | 1880 | 3.7 | 3 | 17 |
Receiving:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Russell | 23 | 223 | 9.7 | 0 | 4 |
Spec Sanders | 17 | 259 | 15.2 | 0 | 3 |
Bruce Alford | 13 | 173 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Kennedy | 11 | 59 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 |
Harry Burrus | 10 | 251 | 25.1 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Masterson | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 |
Lowell Wagner | 9 | 126 | 14.0 | 0 | 1 |
Bob Sweiger | 8 | 55 | 6.9 | 0 | 1 |
Perry Schwartz | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Prokop | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 0 | 1 |
Lloyd Cheatham | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 15 | 1 |
Mel Conger | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 |
Pug Manders | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 0 | 0 |
Dewey Proctor | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 |
Henry Stanton | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
Harvey Johnson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Morrow | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Totals | 129 | 1645 | 12.8 | 15 | 13 |
Kicking:
Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harvey Johnson | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 8 | 6 | 75.0 | 54 |
Bob Masterson | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||||
Totals | 36 | 36 | 100.0 | 9 | 6 | 66.7 | 54 |
Punting:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
---|---|---|---|---|
Spec Sanders | 33 | 1208 | 36.6 | 0 |
Ace Parker | 27 | 911 | 33.7 | 0 |
Bob Perina | 11 | 413 | 37.5 | 0 |
Bob Kennedy | 7 | 259 | 37.0 | 0 |
Bob Sweiger | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 |
Totals | 79 | 2843 | 36.0 | 52 |
Punt Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spec Sanders | 17 | 257 | 15.1 | 75 | 1 |
Bob Perina | 15 | 205 | 13.7 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Prokop | 4 | 116 | 29.0 | 77 | 1 |
Ace Parker | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 |
Lowell Wagner | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 40 | 1 |
Lloyd Cheatham | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
Bob Kennedy | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Sweiger | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Totals | 51 | 778 | 15.3 | 77 | 3 |
Kick Returns:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spec Sanders | 13 | 395 | 30.4 | 103 | 1 |
Lowell Wagner | 4 | 119 | 29.8 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Kennedy | 4 | 105 | 26.2 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Sweiger | 5 | 103 | 20.6 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Perina | 4 | 81 | 20.2 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Alford | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 |
Bob Masterson | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Prokop | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
Ace Parker | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
Pug Manders | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
Perry Schwartz | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 |
Lloyd Cheatham | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Totals | 44 | 1050 | 23.9 | 103 | 1 |
Interceptions:
Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Sweiger | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Kennedy | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 |
Spec Sanders | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 50 | 1 |
Harry Burrus | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Perina | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Prokop | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
Lloyd Cheatham | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Bob Masterson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 16 | 266 | 16.6 | 50 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
Spec Sanders | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||
Harvey Johnson | 0 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
Ace Parker | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||
Jack Russell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
Pug Manders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
Eddie Prokop | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||
Dewey Proctor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
Lowell Wagner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
Bob Kennedy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
Lloyd Cheatham | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
Harry Burrus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
Bob Perina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
Bob Sweiger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
Totals | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |