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1946 Boston Yanks
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Record: 2-8-1, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 189 points (17.2/g), 6th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 273 points (24.8/g), 9th.
Differential of -84 points (-7.6/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 3.2-7.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.5/g), 7th.
Coached by Herb Kopf (2-8-1)
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1946 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Paul Governali | 25 | Rook | 1 | 83 for 192, 1,293 yards, 13 td, 10 int, & 33 rushes for -186 yards and 2 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 4th pick / 1943 |
| QB | Abe Karnofsky | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 for 0, 0 yards, 0 td, 0 int, & 36 rushes for 84 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | John Grigas | 26 | 3 | 9 | 84 rushes for 426 yards, 2 td, & 3 catches for 61 yards and 1 td | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1943 |
| LH | Babe Dimancheff | 24 | 1 | 6 | 57 rushes for 238 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 121 yards and 1 td | Boston Yanks / 3rd / 27th pick / 1944 |
| LH | Bob Davis | 32 | 8 | 5 | 41 rushes for 143 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 150 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | Mike Micka | 25 | 2 | 6 | 20 rushes for 76 yards, 0 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1944 |
| LE | Sam Goldman | 30 | 2 | 11 | 15 catches for 154 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | |
| LT | Tom Dean | 23 | Rook | 8 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1945 |
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| LT | Don Deeks | 23 | 1 | 7 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 4th / 31st pick / 1945 |
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| LG | Joe Zeno | 27 | 4 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 36th pick / 1942 |
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| LG | John Badaczewski | 24 | Rook | 7 | ||
| C | Joe Domnanovich | 27 | Rook | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | Brooklyn Dodgers / 4th / 28th pick / 1943 |
| RG | Rocco Canale | 29 | 3 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 9th / 72nd pick / 1943 |
| RT | Ralph Calcagni | 24 | Rook | 5 | Boston Yanks / 31st / 324th pick / 1944 |
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| RE | Hal Crisler | 23 | Rook | 8 | 32 catches for 385 yards, 5 td, & 4 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Nick Scollard | 26 | Rook | 4 | 0 of 1 field goal & 21 of 24 extra points | Boston Yanks / 2nd / 12th pick / 1946 |
| P | Howard Maley | 25 | Rook | 0 | 60 punts for a 39.5 average, 1 blocked | Brooklyn Tigers / 17th / 166th pick / 1944 |
| PR | Bob Davis | 32 | 8 | 5 | 13 punt returns for a 10.0 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Abe Karnofsky | 24 | 1 | 7 | 21 kick returns for a 28.5 average and 1 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke Abbruzzi | 29 | HB-DB | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Rhode Island | 8/3/1917 | Rook | ||
| John Badaczewski | 24 | G-DG | 11 | 7 | 239 | 6-1 | Case Western Reserve | 1/27/1922 | Rook | ||
| Ralph Calcagni | 24 | T | 11 | 5 | 230 | 6-3 | Cornell,Pennsylvania | 2/6/1922 | Rook | Boston Yanks / 31st / 324th pick / 1944 |
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| Rocco Canale | 29 | T-G | 11 | 6 | 240 | 5-11 | Boston College | 5/1/1917 | 3 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 9th / 72nd pick / 1943 |
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| Hal Crisler | 23 | E | 11 | 8 | 215 | 6-4 | Iowa State,San Jose State | 12/31/1923 | Rook | ||
| Don Currivan | 26 | E | 11 | 3 | 193 | 6-0 | Boston College | 3/6/1920 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 18th pick / 1943 |
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| Boley Dancewicz | 22 | QB-DB | 8 | 1 | 187 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 10/3/1924 | Rook | Boston Yanks / 1st / 1st pick / 1946 |
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| Bob Davis | 32 | HB-FB-QB-P | 11 | 5 | 180 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 5/4/1914 | 8 | ||
| Tom Dean | 23 | T | 9 | 8 | 247 | 6-2 | Arkansas State,SMU | 5/27/1923 | Rook | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1945 |
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| Don Deeks | 23 | T-G | 8 | 7 | 238 | 6-4 | Washington | 2/10/1923 | 1 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 4th / 31st pick / 1945 |
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| Babe Dimancheff | 24 | HB | 8 | 6 | 178 | 5-11 | Butler,Purdue | 9/6/1922 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 3rd / 27th pick / 1944 |
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| Joe Domnanovich | 27 | C-LB | 11 | 11 | 213 | 6-1 | Alabama | 3/18/1919 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 4th / 28th pick / 1943 |
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| Don Eliason | 28 | E | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Hamline | 7/24/1918 | 4 | ||
| Gary Famiglietti | 33 | FB-HB | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Boston University | 11/28/1913 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 25th pick / 1938 |
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| Jim Gillette | 29 | HB | 11 | 4 | 185 | 6-1 | Virginia | 12/19/1917 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 18th / 169th pick / 1940 |
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| Sam Goldman | 30 | E | 11 | 11 | 228 | 6-3 | Ohio State,Samford | 11/10/1916 | 2 | ||
| Paul Governali | 25 | QB-TB | 11 | 1 | 193 | 5-11 | Columbia | 1/5/1921 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 1st / 4th pick / 1943 |
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| John Grigas | 26 | FB-HB | 11 | 9 | 204 | 6-0 | Holy Cross | 8/19/1920 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 14th pick / 1943 |
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| Joe Hoague | 28 | FB-HB | 7 | 1 | 203 | 6-2 | Colgate | 2/8/1918 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 111th pick / 1941 |
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| Rubin Juster | 23 | T | 4 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 9/9/1923 | Rook | ||
| Abe Karnofsky | 24 | QB-HB-DB | 11 | 7 | 175 | 5-10 | Arizona | 9/22/1922 | 1 | ||
| Gene Lee | 24 | C | 11 | 0 | 226 | 6-3 | Florida | 4/21/1922 | Rook | Brooklyn Dodgers / 25th / 234th pick / 1943 |
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| Tony Leon | 29 | G-LB | 10 | 1 | 203 | 5-9 | Alabama | 2/18/1917 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 70th pick / 1943 |
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| Jim Magee | 26 | C-T | 11 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Georgia,Villanova | 11/27/1920 | 2 | ||
| Howard Maley | 25 | HB | 11 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | SMU,Texas-Arlington | 12/6/1921 | Rook | Brooklyn Tigers / 17th / 166th pick / 1944 |
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| Ed McGee | 30 | T | 11 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Temple | 2/26/1916 | 6 | New York Giants / 12th / 110th pick / 1940 |
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| Mike Micka | 25 | FB-HB-QB | 11 | 6 | 188 | 6-0 | Colgate | 6/18/1921 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 8th pick / 1944 |
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| Win Pedersen | 31 | T | 10 | 2 | 223 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 6/8/1915 | 5 | New York Giants / 8th / 70th pick / 1940 |
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| Rudy Romboli | 23 | FB-LB | 3 | 0 | 213 | 5-10 | none | 5/1/1923 | Rook | ||
| Nick Scollard | 26 | E-QB | 11 | 4 | 217 | 6-4 | St. Joseph's (IN) | 4/3/1920 | Rook | Boston Yanks / 2nd / 12th pick / 1946 |
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| Steve Sierocinski | 76 | T | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | none | 0/0/0 | Rook | ||
| Joe Sulaitis | 25 | B-G-DE-E | 3 | 0 | 212 | 6-2 | none | 6/20/1921 | 3 | ||
| Joe Zeno | 27 | G-T | 11 | 8 | 234 | 5-10 | Holy Cross | 6/14/1919 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 36th pick / 1942 |
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| Team Total | 27.8 | 11 | 211.1 | 6-0.8 | 2.1 |