| Team: | New York Yankees (AAFC) |
| Year: | 1949 |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| Division Place: | 2nd AAFC |
| Owner: | Dan Topping |
| Coach: | Red Strader |
| Stadium: | Yankee Stadium |
| Radio: | WJZ |
| Playoffs: | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at 49ers) 7–17 |
| Next: | none |
| No Nextseason: | true |
The 1949 New York Yankees season was their fourth and final in the All-America Football Conference. The team improved on their previous output of 6-8, winning eight games.[1] They lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the playoffs and the team folded with the league after the season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bye | ||||||
| 2 | Bye | ||||||
| 3 | September 11 | at Buffalo Bills | W 17–14 | 1–0 | War Memorial Stadium | Recap | |
| 4 | September 18 | at Cleveland Browns | L 3–14 | 1–1 | Recap | ||
| 5 | Los Angeles Dons | W 10–7 | 2–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | ||
| 6 | Bye | ||||||
| 7 | Chicago Hornets | W 38–24 | 3–1 | Soldier Field | Recap | ||
| 8 | October 16 | at Baltimore Colts | W 24–21 | 4–1 | Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
| 9 | October 23 | San Francisco 49ers | W 24–3 | 5–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | |
| 10 | October 30 | Baltimore Colts | W 21-14 | 6–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | |
| 11 | November 6 | Buffalo Bills | L 14–17 | 7–1 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | |
| 12 | November 13 | Chicago Hornets | W 14-10 | 8–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | Recap | |
| 13 | November 20 | L 0–31 | 8–2 | Yankee Stadium | Recap | ||
| 14 | November 24 | at Los Angeles Dons | W 17–16 | 9–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap | |
| 14 | November 27 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–35 | 9–3 | Kezar Stadium | Recap | |