1951 New York Yanks season

1951 New York Yanks season
Head coach	Jimmy Phelan
Home field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	1–9–2
Division place	6th NFL National
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1951 New York Yanks season was their second as the Yanks (previously being the New York Bulldogs), and their final season before the franchise folded. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7–5, winning only one game.^[1] They played eight of their twelve games on the road, including seven of the first eight. Due to baseball team Yankees having rights to the stadium, the Yanks were forced to move their first two home games (weeks 1 and 2) onto the road.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 28, 1951	at Los Angeles Rams	L 54–14
2	October 8, 1951	at Detroit Lions	L 37–10
3	October 14, 1951	at Chicago Bears	L 24–21
4	October 21, 1951	at Detroit Lions	T 24–24
5	October 28, 1951	Green Bay Packers	L 29–27
6	November 4, 1951	at New York Giants	L 37–31
7	November 11, 1951	at San Francisco 49ers	L 19–14
8	November 18, 1951	at Los Angeles Rams	L 48–21
9	November 25, 1951	San Francisco 49ers	T 10–10
10	December 2, 1951	at Green Bay Packers	W 31–28
11	December 9, 1951	Chicago Bears	L 45–21
12	December 16, 1951	New York Giants	L 27–17

Standings

NFL National Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Rams	8	4	0	.667	7–2	392	261	W1
San Francisco 49ers	7	4	1	.636	5–2–1	255	205	W3
Detroit Lions	7	4	1	.636	5–4–1	336	259	L1
Chicago Bears	7	5	0	.583	6–2	286	282	L1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	1–8	254	375	L7
New York Yanks	1	9	2	.100	1–7–2	241	382	L2

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

References

1. 1951 New York Yanks