1946 Boston Yanks (NFL) |
| 5th place • Eastern Division • 2-8-1 .200 |
| Head Coach: Herb Kopf |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 9/5/1946 | H | Chicago Bears | 17-24 | L | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 34496 | |
| Tue | 9/17/1946 | H | Long Island Indians | 27-0 | W | Lynn, MA | Manning Bowl | 9000 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1946 | H | Springfield Dons | 42-0 | W | Holyoke, MA | Mackenzie Stadium | 6000 | |
| Tue | 10/1/1946 | H | New York Giants | 0-17 | L | Boston, MA | Braves Field | 16500 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1946 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 25-49 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 33986 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1946 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-16 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 34297 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1946 | H | Washington Redskins | 6-14 | L | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 24357 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1946 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-33 | L | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 13797 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1946 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 14-28 | L | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 10556 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1946 | A | Washington Redskins | 14-17 | L | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 33961 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1946 | A | New York Giants | 28-28 | T | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 35583 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1946 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 40-21 | W | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 23689 | |
| Thu | 11/28/1946 | A | Detroit Lions | 34-10 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 13010 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1946 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-40 | L | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 29555 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10/1/1946 | New York Giants | Postponed from 9/30 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Duke Abbruzzi | 20 | LOH | 5-10 | 175 | 29 | Rhode Island | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Badaczewski | 35 | ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 235 | 24 | Western Reserve | 11 | 8 |
| Sam Bailey | 26 | RDE | 6-2 | 195 | 22 | Georgia | 1 | |
| Ralph Calcagni | 47 | ROT-RDT-LOT-LDT | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Pennsylvania; Cornell | 11 | 11 |
| Rocco Canale | 45 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 240 | 26 | Boston College | 10 | 10 |
| Hal Crisler | 24 | ROE-RDE | 6-3 | 215 | 23 | San Jose State; Iowa State | 11 | 11 |
| Don Currivan | 29 | ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 193 | 26 | Boston College | 11 | 3 |
| Boley Dancewicz | 22 | QB-S | 5-10 | 187 | 22 | Notre Dame | 10 | 1 |
| Bob Davis | 10 | DB-LOH-ROH | 6-0 | 185 | 32 | Kentucky | 11 | 11 |
| Tom Dean | 44 | ROT-RDT-LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 247 | 23 | Arkansas State; Southern Methodist | 9 | 9 |
| Don Deeks | 41 | LOT-LDT | 6-4 | 238 | 23 | Washington | 8 | 7 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 18 | LOH-LDH | 5-10 | 178 | 24 | Butler; Purdue | 9 | 6 |
| Joe Domnanovich | 32 | C-LB | 6-0 | 213 | 27 | Alabama | 11 | 11 |
| Don Eliason | 42 | LOE-LDE-OT-DT-K | 6-2 | 215 | 28 | Minnesota; Hamline | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 17 | FB-LB | 5-11 | 225 | 33 | Boston University | 11 | 0 |
| Jim Gillette | 11 | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH-QB-S | 6-1 | 185 | 29 | Virginia | 11 | 11 |
| Sam Goldman | 23 | LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 228 | 30 | Ohio State; Samford | 11 | 11 |
| Paul Governali | 4 | QB-S | 5-11 | 194 | 25 | Columbia | 11 | 10 |
| Johnny Grigas | 15 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 204 | 26 | Holy Cross | 11 | 11 |
| Joe Hoague | 21 | ROH-RDH | 6-2 | 203 | 28 | Colgate | 11 | 4 |
| Rube Juster | 46 | ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Minnesota | 7 | 0 |
| Abe Karnofsky | 12 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | Arizona | 11 | 2 |
| Gene Lee | 28 | C | 6-4 | 220 | 24 | Florida | 10 | 0 |
| Tony Leon | 34 | ROG-RDG | 5-9 | 203 | 29 | Alabama | 10 | 1 |
| Jim Magee | 30 | C | 6-1 | 202 | 26 | Villanova; Georgia | 10 | 0 |
| Howie Maley | 16 | S-QB | 5-11 | 187 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 0 |
| Ed McGee | 40 | ROT-DT | 6-1 | 224 | 30 | Temple | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Micka | 14 | DB-ROH | 6-0 | 188 | 25 | Colgate | 10 | 10 |
| Win Pedersen | 43 | ROT-RDT-LOT-LDT | 6-3 | 225 | 31 | Minnesota | 10 | 3 |
| Rudy Romboli | 36 | LB-FB | 5-10 | 215 | 23 | none | 4 | 0 |
| Nick Scollard | 27 | OE-K | 6-4 | 217 | 26 | St. Joseph's (Indiana) | 11 | 0 |
| Steve Sierocinski | 42 | OT-DT | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | none | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Sulaitis | LB | 6-2 | 212 | 25 | none | 1 | 0 | |
| George Tepo | 25 | DE | 6-2 | 210 | 26 | Fordham | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Zeno | 33 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 5-10 | 234 | 27 | Holy Cross | 11 | 11 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 1 | Boley Dancewicz | QB | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 12 | Nick Scollard | E | St. Joseph's (Indiana) |
| 3 | 17 | Bob McClure | T | Nevada-Reno |
| 4 | 27 | Jack Breslin | B | Michigan State |
| 5 | 32 | Gaston Bourgeois | B | Tulane |
| 6 | 42 | Thurman Tigart | G | Oklahoma |
| 7 | 52 | Ed Mieszkowski | T | Notre Dame |
| 8 | 62 | Chet Lipka | E | Boston College |
| 9 | 72 | Al Dekdebrun | B | Cornell |
| 10 | 82 | Rex John | T | Wisconsin |
| 11 | 92 | Bob West | B | Colorado |
| 12 | 102 | Max Dodge | E | Nevada-Reno |
| 13 | 112 | Joe Kirkland | T | Virginia |
| 14 | 122 | Ralph Ventresco | B | Penn State |
| 15 | 132 | John Furey | T | Boston College |
| 16 | 142 | Bill Swiacki | E | Columbia |
| 17 | 152 | Charley Tiedeman | B | Brown |
| 18 | 162 | Don Alvarez | G | Dartmouth |
| 19 | 172 | Jack Burns | B | Temple |
| 20 | 182 | Frank Ruggerio | B | Notre Dame |
| 21 | 192 | Jack Price | B | Baylor |
| 22 | 202 | Elliott Ingleheart | G | Tulane |
| 23 | 212 | Bill Levitt | C | Miami (Florida) |
| 24 | 222 | Mike Karmazin | E | Duke |
| 25 | 232 | Chet Latcham | G | Denver |
| 26 | 242 | Harry Botsford | E | Boston University |
| 27 | 252 | John Kauffman | G | Oregon |
| 28 | 262 | Don Gleasner | E | Maryland |
| 29 | 272 | Carl McKinnon | G | Dartmouth |
| 30 | 282 | Nick Klutka | E | Florida |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 46 | 49 | 32 | 62 | 189 |
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 81 | 75 | 55 | 273 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 147 | 67 | 59 | 21 | / % | / % | 83 | 691 | |
| Opponents Totals | 182 | 104 | 69 | 9 | / % | / % | 84 | 870.50 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Scollard | 2 | 21 | 24 | 87.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 33 |
| Hal Crisler | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Don Currivan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Gary Famiglietti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Johnny Grigas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Abe Karnofsky | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jim Gillette | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Paul Governali | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bob Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Babe Dimancheff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Micka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Eliason | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 21 | 28 | 75.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 189 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 34 | 37 | 91.9 | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 1 | 273 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Famiglietti | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Nick Scollard | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/ | 0/ | 0/0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 14 | 35.7 | 0 | 0/ | 2/ | 3/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Grigas | 84 | 426 | 5.1 | 59t | 2 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 57 | 238 | 4.2 | 24 | 0 |
| Bob Davis | 41 | 143 | 3.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Jim Gillette | 30 | 99 | 3.3 | 46t | 1 |
| Abe Karnofsky | 36 | 84 | 2.3 | 35t | 1 |
| Boley Dancewicz | 14 | 81 | 5.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Mike Micka | 20 | 76 | 3.8 | 19 | 0 |
| Howie Maley | 13 | 67 | 5.2 | 42 | 0 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 23 | 54 | 2.3 | 13 | 4 |
| Duke Abbruzzi | 6 | 26 | 4.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Hal Crisler | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Hoague | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Sam Goldman | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Rudy Romboli | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Paul Governali | 33 | -186 | -5.6 | 4t | 2 |
| Team Totals | 365 | 1110 | 3.0 | 59t | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 452 | 1852 | 4.1 | 20 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Governali | 192 | 83 | 43.2 | 99 | 1293 | 6.7 | 15.6 | 62 | 13 | 6.8 | 10 | 5.2 | 67.0 | |||
| Boley Dancewicz | 34 | 13 | 38.2 | 15 | 162 | 4.8 | 12.5 | 45 | 1 | 2.9 | 6 | 17.6 | 24.0 | |||
| Howie Maley | 8 | 3 | 37.5 | 3 | 71 | 8.9 | 23.7 | 43t | 1 | 12.5 | 2 | 25.0 | 70.3 | |||
| Duke Abbruzzi | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 112.5 | |||
| Bob Davis | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 95.8 | |||
| Gary Famiglietti | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 91.7 | |||
| Johnny Grigas | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 16 | 8.0 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 37.5 | |||
| Team Totals | 239 | 103 | 43.1 | 117 | 1566 | 6.6 | 15.2 | 62 | 15 | 6.3 | 19 | 7.9 | 53.1 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 227 | 106 | 46.7 | 104 | 1642 | 7.2 | 15.5 | 15 | 6.6 | 17 | 7.5 | 62.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Crisler | 32 | 385 | 12.0 | 62 | 5 |
| Sam Goldman | 15 | 154 | 10.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Don Currivan | 11 | 262 | 23.8 | 60t | 4 |
| Bob Davis | 10 | 150 | 15.0 | 37 | 1 |
| Abe Karnofsky | 8 | 139 | 17.4 | 56t | 1 |
| Nick Scollard | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 19t | 1 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 45 | 1 |
| Jim Gillette | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 60t | 1 |
| Johnny Grigas | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 44t | 1 |
| Duke Abbruzzi | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 38 | 0 |
| Howie Maley | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 33 | 0 |
| Don Eliason | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Hoague | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 103 | 1566 | 15.2 | 62 | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 106 | 1642 | 15.5 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davis | 7 | 129 | 18.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Mike Micka | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Gene Lee | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Rudy Romboli | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Joe Hoague | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Babe Dimancheff | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jim Gillette | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Boley Dancewicz | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Johnny Grigas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Zeno | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 236 | 13.9 | 40t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 346 | 18.2 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howie Maley | 60 | 2373 | 39.6 | 61 | 1 | |||||
| Paul Governali | 11 | 481 | 43.7 | 65 | 0 | |||||
| Johnny Grigas | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 72 | 2899 | 40.3 | 65 | 1 | 705 | 34.7 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 2011 | 38.7 | 363 | 30.6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davis | 13 | 130 | 10.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Babe Dimancheff | 7 | 98 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Howie Maley | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Jim Gillette | 2 | 62 | 31.0 | 51 | 0 | |
| Abe Karnofsky | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Don Currivan | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Duke Abbruzzi | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 363 | 12.5 | 51 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 705 | 14.4 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Karnofsky | 21 | 599 | 28.5 | 97t | 1 | |
| Duke Abbruzzi | 8 | 127 | 15.9 | 34 | 0 | |
| Babe Dimancheff | 5 | 96 | 19.2 | 30 | 0 | |
| Bob Davis | 5 | 92 | 18.4 | 21 | 0 | |
| Jim Gillette | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 | |
| Sam Goldman | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 | |
| Hal Crisler | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Don Currivan | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Nick Scollard | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Johnny Grigas | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Tony Leon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Howie Maley | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Gene Lee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 52 | 1096 | 21.1 | 97t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 670 | 18.6 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Abbruzzi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rocco Canale | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Hal Crisler | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Currivan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Davis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 0 | |
| Babe Dimancheff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Domnanovich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 0 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Gillette | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sam Goldman | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Governali | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Grigas | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Abe Karnofsky | 8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 0 | |
| Tony Leon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Howie Maley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Micka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Win Pedersen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Scollard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Steve Sierocinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 77 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 30 | 1 |
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