# 1946 Boston Yanks season

The 1946 Boston Yanks season was their third in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 3–6–1, winning only two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season. The season opener against the Giants was scheduled for Monday, September 30 at Braves Field. Due to heavy rain the game was rescheduled for and played on Tuesday October 1. This was the last NFL regular season game played on a Tuesday until the 2010 season.

## NFL Draft

1946 Boston Yanks draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Boley Dancewicz | Quarterback | Notre Dame | |
| 2 | 12 | Nick Scollard | End | St. Joseph's (IN) | |
| 3 | 17 | Bob McClure | Guard | Nevada | Made roster in 1947 |
| 4 | 27 | Jack Breslin | Back | Michigan State | |
| 5 | 32 | Gaston Bourgeois | Back | Tulane | |
| 6 | 42 | Thurman Tigart | Guard | Oklahoma | |
| 7 | 52 | Ed Mieszkowski | Tackle | Notre Dame | Signed with Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) |
| 8 | 62 | Chet Lipka | End | Boston College | |
| 9 | 72 | Al Dekdebrun | Back | Cornell | Signed with Buffalo Bisons (AAFC) |
| 10 | 82 | Rex John | Tackle | Wisconsin | |
| 11 | 92 | Bob West | Back | Colorado | |
| 12 | 102 | Max Dodge | End | Nevada | |
| 13 | 112 | Joe Kirkland | Tackle | Virginia | |
| 14 | 122 | Ralph Ventresco | Back | Penn State | |
| 15 | 132 | John Furey | Tackle | Boston College | |
| 16 | 142 | Bill Swiacki | End | Columbia | |
| 17 | 152 | Charley Tiedeman | Back | Brown | |
| 18 | 162 | Don Alverez | Guard | Dartmouth | |
| 19 | 172 | Jack Burns | Back | Temple | |
| 20 | 182 | Frank Ruggerio | Back | Notre Dame | |
| 21 | 192 | Jack Price | Back | Baylor | |
| 22 | 202 | Ike Igleheart | Guard | Tulane | |
| 23 | 212 | Bill Levitt | Center | Miami (FL) | |
| 24 | 222 | Mike Karmazin | Guard | Duke | Signed with New York Yankees (AAFC) |
| 25 | 232 | Chet Latcham | Guard | Denver | |
| 26 | 242 | Gordon Botsford | End | Boston University | |
| 27 | 252 | John Kauffman | Guard | Oregon | |
| 28 | 262 | Don Gleasner | End | Maryland | |
| 29 | 272 | Carl McKinnon | Guard | Dartmouth | |
| 30 | 282 | Nick Klutka | End | Florida | Signed with Buffalo Bisons (AAFC) |
| Made roster ||||||

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | October 1 | New York Giants | L 0–17 | 0–1 | Braves Field | 16,500 | Recap |
| 2 | October 6 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 25–49 | 0–2 | Shibe Park | 33,986 | Recap |
| 3 | October 13 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–16 | 0–3 | Forbes Field | 34,297 | Recap |
| 4 | October 20 | Washington Redskins | L 6–14 | 0–4 | Fenway Park | 22,544 | Recap |
| 5 | October 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–33 | 0–5 | Fenway Park | 13,797 | Recap |
| 6 | November 3 | Chicago Cardinals | L 14–28 | 0–6 | Fenway Park | 10,556 | Recap |
| 7 | November 10 | at Washington Redskins | L 14–17 | 0–7 | Griffith Stadium | 33,691 | Recap |
| 8 | November 17 | at New York Giants | T 28–28 | 0–7–1 | Polo Grounds | 35,583 | Recap |
| 9 | November 24 | Los Angeles Rams | W 40–21 | 1–7–1 | Fenway Park | 23,698 | Recap |
| 10 | November 28 | at Detroit Lions | W 34–10 | 2–7–1 | Briggs Stadium | 13,010 | Recap |
| 11 | December 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–40 | 2–8–1 | Fenway Park | 29,555 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||||

## Standings

NFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants | 7 | 3 | 1 | .700 | 5–2–1 | 236 | 162 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5–3 | 231 | 220 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4–3–1 | 136 | 117 | L2 |
| Washington Redskins | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 4–3–1 | 171 | 191 | L2 |
| Boston Yanks | 2 | 8 | 1 | .200 | 0–7–1 | 189 | 273 | L1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 6–1–1 | 289 | 193 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 5–2–1 | 277 | 257 | W2 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5–3 | 260 | 198 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 3–5 | 148 | 158 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 0–8 | 142 | 310 | L4 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.