1944 Boston Yanks (NFL) |
| 4th place • Eastern Division • 2-8-0 .200 |
| Head Coach: Herb Kopf |
| Johnny Dell Isola | Assistant Coach |
| Tillie Manton | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 9/3/1944 | A | Sampson Naval Training Station | 14-0 | W | Sampson, NY | Sampson Naval Training Station Field | ||
| Wed | 9/6/1944 | A | Cleveland Rams | 0-9 | L | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 12275 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1944 | N | Green Bay Packers | 0-28 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 17372 | |
| Tue | 9/26/1944 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-28 | L | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 25061 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1944 | H | New York Giants | 10-22 | L | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 17404 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1944 | H | Washington Redskins | 14-21 | L | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 17758 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1944 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 0-38 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 24638 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1944 | A | Brooklyn Tigers | 17-14 | W | New York, NY | Ebbets Field | 13237 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1944 | A | New York Giants | 0-31 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 28364 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1944 | A | Chicago Bears | 7-21 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 19374 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1944 | H | Brooklyn Tigers | 13-6 | W | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 16487 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1944 | A | Washington Redskins | 7-14 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 35540 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1944 | A | Detroit Lions | 7-38 | L | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 15027 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Art Albrecht | 37 | C-LB-OT-DT | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Wisconsin | 5 | 1 |
| George Cafego | 11 | FB-LB-QB-S | 5-10 | 183 | 29 | Tennessee | 9 | 5 |
| Vince Commisa | 31 | OG-DG | 5-9 | 190 | 23 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Milt Crain | 23 | FB-LB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Baylor | 10 | 4 |
| Joe Crowley | 15 | ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 194 | 25 | Dartmouth | 10 | 10 |
| Bob Davis | 10 | QB-S-ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH | 6-0 | 185 | 30 | Kentucky | 10 | 10 |
| Walt Dubzinski | 39 | C-LB | 5-10 | 205 | 25 | Boston College | 3 | 2 |
| Tony Falkenstein | FB-LB | 5-10 | 205 | 29 | St. Mary's (California) | 2 | 0 | |
| Ed Franco | 19 | LOT-LDT | 5-8 | 205 | 29 | Fordham | 10 | 9 |
| Frank Gaziano | 38 | ROG-RDG | 5-8 | 218 | 28 | Holy Cross | 10 | 1 |
| Wimpy Giddens | 43 | ROT-RDT-OG-DG | 6-2 | 221 | 30 | Louisiana Tech | 6 | 0 |
| Sam Goldman | 42 | OE-DE | 6-3 | 228 | 28 | Ohio State; Samford | 6 | 0 |
| Scotty Gudmundson | 18 | QB-S-LOH-LDH | 5-9 | 178 | 23 | George Washington | 7 | 4 |
| Dick Harrison | 34 | LOE-DE | 6-0 | 195 | 28 | Boston College | 4 | 0 |
| Ed Korisky | 30 | C-LB | 6-1 | 210 | 26 | Villanova | 9 | 3 |
| Augie Lio | 41 | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 234 | 26 | Georgetown (DC) | 10 | 10 |
| Jim Magee | 20 | C-LB | 6-1 | 202 | 24 | Villanova; Georgia | 8 | 4 |
| John Martin | 38 | ROH-RDH-P | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Oklahoma | 7 | 6 |
| Ed McGee | 40 | ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 224 | 28 | Temple | 10 | 10 |
| Bob McRoberts | 17 | HB-DH | 5-11 | 190 | 20 | Wisconsin-Stout | 1 | 0 |
| John Morelli | 16 | ROG-RDG | 5-10 | 191 | 21 | Georgetown (DC) | 10 | 3 |
| Keith Ranspot | 14 | LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 205 | 31 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 10 |
| Freeman Rexer | 26 | OE-DE | 6-1 | 211 | 27 | Tulane | 1 | 0 |
| Thron Riggs | 36 | LOT-LDT | 6-1 | 225 | 23 | Washington | 10 | 1 |
| Paul Sanders | 25 | ROH-RDH | 5-11 | 192 | 27 | Albion State JC; Utah State | 7 | 1 |
| Frank Santora | 27 | QB-S | 5-10 | 166 | 18 | none | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Smukler | 33 | FB-LB | 6-1 | 226 | 30 | Temple | 2 | 1 |
| Leo Stasica | 28 | HB-DH | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | Illinois; Colorado | 7 | 0 |
| Ken Steinmetz | 21 | FB-LB-QB-S | 6-0 | 188 | 20 | none | 7 | 2 |
| Morgan Tiller | 17 | DE-OE | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Denver | 4 | 0 |
| Frank Turbert | 24 | LOH-LDH | 5-11 | 200 | 26 | Duke; Charleston | 6 | 1 |
| Billy Walker | 44 | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 220 | 24 | Virginia Military Institute | 10 | 6 |
| Ted Williams | 22 | LOH-LDH | 5-11 | 183 | 28 | Notre Dame; Boston College | 9 | 6 |
| Gordon Wilson | 24 | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 228 | 29 | Murray State JC; Texas-El Paso | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Wynne | 29 | ROE-RDE | 6-4 | 203 | 24 | Arkansas | 10 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 1 | Angelo Bertelli | B | Notre Dame |
| 3 | 27 | Babe Dimancheff | B | Purdue |
| 5 | 43 | Larry Rice | C | Tulane |
| 6 | 54 | John Parker | T | San Francisco |
| 7 | 65 | Mike Andrews | E | North Carolina State |
| 8 | 76 | Bobby Musick | B | Southern California |
| 9 | 87 | Tex Warrington | C | Auburn |
| 10 | 98 | Angelo Sisti | T | Boston College |
| 11 | 109 | Gene Long | G | Kansas |
| 12 | 120 | Ed Fiorentino | E | Brown |
| 13 | 131 | Mike Zeleznak | B | Kansas State |
| 14 | 142 | John Maskas | T | Virginia Tech |
| 15 | 153 | John Bond | B | Texas Christian |
| 16 | 164 | Roger Antaya | G | Dartmouth |
| 17 | 175 | Marshall Shurnas | E | Missouri |
| 18 | 186 | Reldon Bennett | T | Louisiana State |
| 19 | 197 | Art Faircloth | B | Guilford |
| 20 | 208 | Tony Bilotti | G | St. Mary's (California) |
| 21 | 219 | Bill Furman | T | Washington & Lee |
| 22 | 230 | Clare Morford | G | Oklahoma |
| 23 | 241 | Dilton Richmond | E | Louisiana State |
| 24 | 252 | Courtney Lawler | B | Richmond |
| 25 | 263 | Howard Debus | B | Nebraska |
| 26 | 274 | Bill Portwood | E | Kentucky |
| 27 | 285 | Harold Collins | G | Southwestern (Texas) |
| 28 | 296 | Audrey Gill | C | Texas |
| 29 | 307 | Chet Wasilewski | B | Mansfield |
| 30 | 318 | Gus Letchas | B | Georgia |
| 31 | 324 | Ralph Calcagni | T | Cornell |
| 32 | 330 | Walton Roberts | B | Texas |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 9 | 14 | 42 | 17 | 82 |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 66 | 74 | 35 | 233 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 87 | 36 | 41 | 10 | / % | / % | 34 | 228 | |
| Opponents Totals | 126 | 81 | 44 | 1 | / % | / % | 77 | 561 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Crowley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Keith Ranspot | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Augie Lio | 0 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 0 | 16 |
| John Morelli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| George Cafego | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ted Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 11 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 0 | 82 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 1 | 233 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augie Lio | 2 | 8 | 25.0 | 1 | 47 | 1/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 |
| Keith Ranspot | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 9 | 22.2 | 1 | 47 | 1/3 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 1/ | 1/ | 2/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0.3 | 25t | 1 |
| Dave Smukler | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Paul Sanders | 6 | 4 | 0.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Tony Falkenstein | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Martin | 19 | -7 | -0.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Leo Stasica | 22 | -16 | -0.7 | 10 | 0 |
| Frank Turbert | 14 | -16 | -1.1 | 9 | 0 |
| Scotty Gudmundson | 14 | -21 | -1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 324 | 471 | 1.5 | 80 | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 446 | 1575 | 3.5 | 17 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Cafego | 73 | 35 | 47.9 | 31 | 454 | 6.2 | 13.0 | 50t | 3 | 4.1 | 7 | 9.6 | 42.1 | |||
| Scotty Gudmundson | 38 | 16 | 42.1 | 18 | 226 | 5.9 | 14.1 | 38 | 1 | 2.6 | 4 | 10.5 | 31.1 | |||
| Leo Stasica | 47 | 21 | 44.7 | 19 | 225 | 4.8 | 10.7 | 42 | 1 | 2.1 | 7 | 14.9 | 26.8 | |||
| Bob Davis | 18 | 8 | 44.4 | 8 | 88 | 4.9 | 11.0 | 25 | 1 | 5.6 | 2 | 11.1 | 38.4 | |||
| Frank Turbert | 15 | 5 | 33.3 | 10 | 37 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42.4 | |||
| Ken Steinmetz | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Ted Williams | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0.0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 198 | 85 | 42.9 | 91 | 1030 | 5.2 | 12.1 | 50t | 6 | 3.0 | 22 | 11.1 | 30.1 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 166 | 76 | 45.8 | 74 | 1131 | 6.8 | 14.9 | 11 | 6.6 | 16 | 9.6 | 51.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davis | 19 | 97 | 5.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Keith Ranspot | 19 | 269 | 14.2 | 40 | 3 |
| Joe Crowley | 13 | 279 | 21.5 | 67 | 3 |
| Harry Wynne | 10 | 205 | 20.5 | 42 | 0 |
| John Martin | 6 | 56 | 9.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 6 | 28 | 4.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Paul Sanders | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| George Cafego | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Sam Goldman | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Milt Crain | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Tony Falkenstein | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Dick Harrison | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Frank Turbert | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 85 | 1030 | 12.1 | 67 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 76 | 1131 | 14.9 | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davis | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 20 | 0 |
| John Martin | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Augie Lio | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Ted Williams | 1 | 54 | 54.0 | 54 | 0 |
| George Cafego | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Ed McGee | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Leo Stasica | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Joe Crowley | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ed Korisky | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Milt Crain | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 236 | 14.8 | 54 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 302 | 13.7 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Martin | 35 | 1273 | 36.4 | 0 | ||||||
| George Cafego | 16 | 582 | 36.4 | 57 | 0 | |||||
| Scotty Gudmundson | 12 | 402 | 33.5 | 55 | 1 | |||||
| Bob Davis | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Dave Smukler | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 33 | 0 | |||||
| Milt Crain | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | |||||
| Leo Stasica | 2 | 96 | 48.0 | 58 | 0 | |||||
| Ken Steinmetz | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 72 | 2519 | 35.0 | 58 | 1 | 28.1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 457 | 28.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davis | 22 | 271 | 12.3 | 32 | 0 | |
| George Cafego | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| John Martin | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 19 | 0 | |
| Leo Stasica | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Milt Crain | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Scotty Gudmundson | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ted Williams | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Frank Turbert | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 457 | 12.4 | 32 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 11.5 | 55 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Martin | 8 | 265 | 33.1 | 55 | 0 | |
| Bob Davis | 7 | 152 | 21.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Ted Williams | 6 | 82 | 13.7 | 18 | 0 | |
| Leo Stasica | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 35 | 0 | |
| Scotty Gudmundson | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 32 | 0 | |
| George Cafego | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Keith Ranspot | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 16 | 0 | |
| Milt Crain | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Frank Santora | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Morgan Tiller | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Harry Wynne | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Sam Goldman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 797 | 20.4 | 55 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Morelli | 2 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 29 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 32 | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 1 |
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