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1951 New York Yanks
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Record: 1-9-2, Finished 6th in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 241 points (20.1/g), 8th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 382 points (31.8/g), 12th.
Differential of -141 points (-11.8/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 3.0-9.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.2/g), 7th.
Coached by Red Strader (1-9-2)
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1951 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Bob Celeri | 24 | Rook | 8 | 102 for 238, 1,797 yards, 12 td, 15 int, & 36 rushes for 107 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 127th pick / 1950 |
| FB | Zollie Toth | 27 | 1 | 0 | 119 rushes for 384 yards, 4 td, & 10 catches for 100 yards and 0 td | New York Yanks / 4th / 42nd pick / 1950 |
| LH | Buddy Young | 25 | 4 | 0 | 46 rushes for 165 yards, 1 td, & 31 catches for 508 yards and 3 td | |
| LH | George Taliaferro* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 62 rushes for 330 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 230 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 13th / 129th pick / 1949 |
| RH | Sherman Howard | 27 | 2 | 0 | 94 rushes for 343 yards, 4 td, & 21 catches for 447 yards and 3 td | |
| LE | Dan Garza | 27 | 2 | 0 | 31 catches for 470 yards, 4 td | New York Giants / 15th / 126th pick / 1948 |
| LT | Paul Mitchell | 31 | 5 | 0 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1944 |
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| LG | John Clowes | 30 | 3 | 0 | ||
| C | Brad Ecklund* | 29 | 2 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 20th / 181st pick / 1947 |
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| C | Joe Domnanovich | 32 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Brooklyn Dodgers / 4th / 28th pick / 1943 |
| RG | John Wozniak | 30 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 34th pick / 1948 |
| RT | Mike McCormack* | 21 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951 |
| RE | Dan Edwards | 25 | 3 | 0 | 39 catches for 509 yards, 3 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1948 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Art Tait | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Art Donovan | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
| MG | Jim Champion | 25 | 1 | 0 | New York Yanks / 18th / 224th pick / 1950 |
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| RDT | Don Colo | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| RDE | Barney Poole | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 53rd pick / 1945 |
| LLB | Duke Iverson | 31 | 4 | 0 | New York Giants / 7th / 54th pick / 1947 |
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| MLB | Ross Nagel | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Harvey Johnson | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1943 |
| LDH | Bobbie Griffin | 23 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Yanks / 19th / 237th pick / 1950 |
| LDH | Paul Crowe | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDH | Bennie Aldridge | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Yanks / 6th / 68th pick / 1950 |
| S | Joe Golding | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 31st pick / 1946 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Harvey Johnson | 32 | 5 | 0 | 6 of 14 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1943 |
| P | George Taliaferro* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 76 punts for a 37.9 average, 1 blocked | Chicago Bears / 13th / 129th pick / 1949 |
| PR | Buddy Young | 25 | 4 | 0 | 12 punt returns for a 19.2 average and 1 td | |
| KR | George Taliaferro* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 27 kick returns for a 23.0 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 13th / 129th pick / 1949 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bennie Aldridge | 25 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 10/24/1926 | 1 | New York Yanks / 6th / 68th pick / 1950 |
| Bruce Alford | 29 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | TCU | 9/12/1922 | 5 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 8th / 62nd pick / 1943 |
| Sisto Averno | 26 | LB-MG-G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 5-11 | Muhlenberg | 5/12/1925 | 1 | |
| Bob Celeri | 24 | QB | 11 | 8 | 180 | 5-10 | California | 6/1/1927 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 127th pick / 1950 |
| Jim Champion | 25 | LB-T-DT | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-0 | Mississippi State | 1/11/1926 | 1 | New York Yanks / 18th / 224th pick / 1950 |
| John Clowes | 30 | T-G-DT | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 12/15/1921 | 3 | |
| Don Colo | 26 | DT | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/5/1925 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| Paul Crowe | 27 | B | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | St. Mary's (CA) | 10/23/1924 | 3 | |
| Jim Cullom | 26 | G | 2 | 0 | 235 | 5-11 | California | 11/5/1925 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 17th / 214th pick / 1950 |
| Joe Domnanovich | 32 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Alabama | 3/18/1919 | 5 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 4th / 28th pick / 1943 |
| Art Donovan | 26 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 263 | 6-2 | Boston College,Notre Dame | 6/5/1925 | 1 | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
| Brad Ecklund* | 29 | C-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Oregon | 5/9/1922 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 20th / 181st pick / 1947 |
| Dan Edwards | 25 | E | 10 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Georgia | 7/18/1926 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1948 |
| Dan Garza | 27 | E | 11 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | Central Missouri State,North Texas,Oregon | 2/21/1924 | 2 | New York Giants / 15th / 126th pick / 1948 |
| Joe Golding | 30 | HB-DB | 11 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 2/26/1921 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 31st pick / 1946 |
| Bobbie Griffin | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Baylor | 5/27/1928 | Rook | New York Yanks / 19th / 237th pick / 1950 |
| Sherman Howard | 27 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Iowa,Nevada-Reno | 11/28/1924 | 2 | |
| Duke Iverson | 31 | B | 9 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Oregon | 2/26/1920 | 4 | New York Giants / 7th / 54th pick / 1947 |
| Harvey Johnson | 32 | T-LB-BB-FB-G | 12 | 0 | 212 | 5-11 | William & Mary | 6/22/1919 | 5 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1943 |
| Mike McCormack* | 21 | T-DG-DT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/21/1930 | Rook | New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951 |
| Darrel Meisenheimer | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Oklahoma State | 4/30/1927 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 17th / 200th pick / 1951 |
| Paul Mitchell | 31 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 8/10/1920 | 5 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1944 |
| Ross Nagel | 28 | DT-T | 9 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | St. Louis | 6/12/1923 | 9 | |
| Bill O'Connor | 25 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 5/2/1926 | 3 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 160th pick / 1948 |
| Al Pollard | 23 | HB-FB | 6 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Army,Loyola Marymount | 9/7/1928 | Rook | New York Yanks / 21st / 251st pick / 1951 |
| Barney Poole | 28 | DE-E | 11 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Army,Mississippi,North Carolina | 10/29/1923 | 2 | New York Giants / 6th / 53rd pick / 1945 |
| George Ratterman | 25 | QB | 6 | 1 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 11/12/1926 | 4 | Boston Yanks / 16th / 139th pick / 1948 |
| John Rauch | 24 | QB-DB | 6 | 3 | 195 | 6-1 | Georgia | 8/20/1927 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 2nd pick / 1949 |
| Wayne Siegert | 22 | T-LB-G | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Illinois | 3/24/1929 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 13th / 153rd pick / 1951 |
| Joe Soboleski | 25 | G-T-DT | 2 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/22/1926 | 2 | New York Giants / 9th / 86th pick / 1949 |
| James Stroschein | 22 | DE | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | UCLA | 4/3/1929 | Rook | New York Yanks / 24th / 287th pick / 1951 |
| Art Tait | 22 | DE | 12 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 2/8/1929 | Rook | |
| George Taliaferro* | 24 | HB-TB-QB-DB | 12 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Indiana | 1/8/1927 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 129th pick / 1949 |
| Zollie Toth | 27 | FB | 10 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/26/1924 | 1 | New York Yanks / 4th / 42nd pick / 1950 |
| Bev Wallace | 28 | QB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Compton Community College (CA) | 3/7/1923 | 4 | |
| John Wozniak | 30 | G-LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Alabama | 8/2/1921 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 34th pick / 1948 |
| Buddy Young | 25 | HB-FB-DB | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-4 | Illinois | 1/5/1926 | 4 | |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 12 | 210.9 | 6-0.7 | 2.3 |