1950 New York Yanks season

1950 New York Yanks season
Head coach	Red Strader
Home field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	3rd NFL National
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Cover of the 1950 media guide

The 1950 New York Yanks season was their first as the Yanks (previously being the New York Bulldogs, Boston Yanks, Brooklyn Dodgers and original founding APFA member and Ohio League franchise Dayton Triangles).

The team improved on their previous season's output of 1–10–1, winning seven games. Their games were particularly high scoring; in seven of their twelve games, forty or more points were scored by a single team.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1950 NFL Draft

1950 New York Yanks draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	16	Art Weiner	End	North Carolina
4	42	Zollie Toth *	Fullback	LSU
5	55	Mike Swistowicz	Halfback	Notre Dame
6	68	Ben Aldridge	Defensive back	Oklahoma A&M
7	81	Don Narrell	Tackle	TCU	Signed with Edmonton Eskimos (WIFU)
8	94	Jack Archer	Back	TCU
10	120	Melvin Lyle	End	LSU
11	133	Roger McAuley	Guard	TCU
12	146	Andy Hillhouse	End	Texas A&M
13	159	Jack Morton	Back	West Virginia
14	172	Ed Carmichael	Guard	Oregon State
15	185	Norm Meseroll	Tackle	Tennessee
16	198	Bill Stetter	Center	Holy Cross
17	211	Joe Dean Tidwell	Back	Midwestern State
18	224	Jim Champion	Linebacker	Mississippi State
19	237	Bobbie Griffin	Defensive back	Baylor	Made roster in 1951
20	250	Darrell Royal	Back	Oklahoma
21	263	Bud French	Back	Kansas
22	276	R.V. Johnson	Tackle	Saint Mary's (CA)
23	289	Dick Sheffield	End	Tulane
24	302	Bill DeYoung	Back	Stanford
25	315	Steve Dotur	Guard	Oregon
26	328	Red Noonan	Back	Alabama
27	341	Chuck Olson	End	Washington
28	354	Ed Petty	Center	Hardin–Simmons
29	367	Ed Jasonek	Back	Furman
30	380	John Poulos	Back	Pacific
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 17	at San Francisco 49ers	W 21–17	1–0	Kezar Stadium	Recap
2	September 22	at Los Angeles Rams	L 28–45	1–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
3	September 29	Detroit Lions	W 44–21	2–1	Yankee Stadium	Recap
4	October 8	at Green Bay Packers	W 44–31	3–1	City Stadium	Recap
5	October 12	San Francisco 49ers	W 29–24	4–1	Yankee Stadium	Recap
6	October 19	Green Bay Packers	W 35–17	5–1	Yankee Stadium	Recap
7	October 29	Chicago Bears	W 38–27	6–1	Yankee Stadium	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 12	at Chicago Bears	L 20–28	6–2	Wrigley Field	Recap
10	November 19	Los Angeles Rams	L 35–43	6–3	Yankee Stadium	Recap
11	November 23	at Detroit Lions	L 14–49	6–4	Briggs Stadium	Recap
12	December 3	at New York Giants	L 7–51	6–5	Polo Grounds	Recap
13	December 10	Baltimore Colts	W 51–14	7–5	Yankee Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL National Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	9	3	0	.750	9–2	466	309	W1
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	8–2	279	207	W1
New York Yanks	7	5	0	.583	7–4	366	367	W1
Detroit Lions	6	6	0	.500	5–6	321	285	L1
San Francisco 49ers	3	9	0	.250	3–8	213	300	W1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	2–9	244	406	L2
Baltimore Colts	1	11	0	.083	1–4	213	462	L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.