| Team: | Boston Yanks |
| Year: | 1946 |
| Record: | 2–8–1 |
| Division Place: | 5th NFL Eastern |
| Coach: | Herb Kopf |
| Stadium: | Braves Field (first game) Fenway Park |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
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.[1] 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.
See main article: article and 1946 NFL Draft. [2]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | |||||||
| 2 | New York Giants | L 0–17 | 0–1 | Braves Field | ||||
| 3 | October 6 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 25–49 | 0–2 | Shibe Park | |||
| 4 | October 13 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–16 | 0–3 | Forbes Field | |||
| 5 | October 20 | Washington Redskins | L 6–14 | 0–4 | Fenway Park | |||
| 6 | October 27 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 7–33 | 0–5 | Fenway Park | |||
| 7 | November 3 | Chicago Cardinals | L 14–28 | 0–6 | Fenway Park | |||
| 8 | November 10 | at Washington Redskins | L 14–17 | 0–7 | Griffith Stadium | |||
| 9 | November 17 | at New York Giants | T 28–28 | 0–7–1 | Polo Grounds | |||
| 10 | November 24 | Los Angeles Rams | W 40–21 | 1–7–1 | Fenway Park | |||
| 11 | November 28 | at Detroit Lions | W 34–10 | 2–7–1 | Briggs Stadium | |||
| 12 | December 8 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–40 | 2–8–1 | Fenway Park | |||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||