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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.
Simple Rating System: Total -9.4, Offense: -0.9, Defense: -8.5, SoS: 2.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Red Strader
Training Camp: Ripon College (Ripon, Wisconsin)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| LG | John Clowes | 30 | 3 | 0 | ||
| C | Brad Ecklund* | 29 | 2 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 20th / 181st pick / 1947 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| MLB | Ross Nagel | 28 | 9 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| K | Harvey Johnson | 32 | 5 | 0 | 6 of 14 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1943 |
| LDH | Bobbie Griffin | 23 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Yanks / 19th / 237th pick / 1950 |
| 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 |
| KR | George Taliaferro* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 27 kick returns for a 23.0 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 13th / 129th pick / 1949 |
| LH | Buddy Young | 25 | 4 | 0 | 46 rushes for 165 yards, 1 td, & 31 catches for 508 yards and 3 td | |
| KR | George Taliaferro* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 27 kick returns for a 23.0 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 13th / 129th pick / 1949 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Bennie Aldridge | 25 | RDH | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Oklahoma St. | 10/24/1926 | 1 | 0 | New York Yanks / 6th / 68th pick / 1950 |
| 12 | Bruce Alford | 29 | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | TCU | 9/12/1922 | 5 | 1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers / 8th / 62nd pick / 1943 | |
| 44 | Sisto Averno | 26 | 12 | 0 | 235 | 5-11 | Muhlenberg | 5/12/1925 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 17 | Bob Celeri | 24 | QB | 11 | 8 | 180 | 5-10 | California | 6/1/1927 | Rook | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 127th pick / 1950 |
| 35 | Jim Champion | 25 | MG | 12 | 0 | 238 | 6-0 | Mississippi St. | 1/11/1926 | 1 | 0 | New York Yanks / 18th / 224th pick / 1950 |
| 21 | John Clowes | 30 | LG | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 12/15/1921 | 3 | 5 | |
| 36 | Don Colo | 26 | RDT | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-3 | Brown | 1/5/1925 | 1 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 28th pick / 1950 |
| 3 | Paul Crowe | 27 | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | St. Mary's (CA) | 10/23/1924 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 24 | Jim Cullom | 26 | 2 | 0 | 235 | 5-11 | California | 11/5/1925 | Rook | 2 | Washington Redskins / 17th / 214th pick / 1950 | |
| 34 | Joe Domnanovich | 32 | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Alabama | 3/18/1919 | 5 | 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 4th / 28th pick / 1943 | |
| 39 | Art Donovan | 26 | LDT | 12 | 0 | 263 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Boston Col. | 6/5/1925 | 1 | 4 | New York Giants / 22nd / 204th pick / 1947 |
| 22 | Brad Ecklund* | 29 | C | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Oregon | 5/9/1922 | 2 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 20th / 181st pick / 1947 |
| 4 | Dan Edwards | 25 | RE | 10 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Georgia | 7/18/1926 | 3 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 9th pick / 1948 |
| 7 | Dan Garza | 27 | LE | 11 | 0 | 203 | 6-3 | North Texas,Central Missouri St.,Oregon | 2/21/1924 | 2 | 9 | New York Giants / 15th / 126th pick / 1948 |
| 10 | Joe Golding | 30 | S | 11 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 2/26/1921 | 4 | 16 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 31st pick / 1946 |
| 61 | Bobbie Griffin | 23 | LDH | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Baylor | 5/27/1928 | Rook | 0 | New York Yanks / 19th / 237th pick / 1950 |
| 46 | Sherman Howard | 27 | RH | 12 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Iowa,Nevada-Reno | 11/28/1924 | 2 | 7 | |
| 15 | Duke Iverson | 31 | LLB | 9 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Oregon | 2/26/1920 | 4 | 4 | New York Giants / 7th / 54th pick / 1947 |
| 62 | Harvey Johnson | 32 | K | 12 | 0 | 212 | 5-11 | William & Mary | 6/22/1919 | 5 | 7 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 43rd pick / 1943 |
| 71 | Mike McCormack* | 21 | RT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Kansas | 6/21/1930 | Rook | 5 | New York Yanks / 3rd / 34th pick / 1951 |
| 33 | Darrel Meisenheimer | 24 | 9 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Oklahoma St. | 4/30/1927 | Rook | 10 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 200th pick / 1951 | |
| 47 | Paul Mitchell | 31 | LT | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 8/10/1920 | 5 | 5 | Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1944 |
| 45 | Ross Nagel | 28 | MLB | 9 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | St. Louis | 6/12/1923 | 9 | 4 | |
| 66 | Bill O'Connor | 25 | 12 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 5/2/1926 | 3 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 160th pick / 1948 | |
| 56 | Al Pollard | 23 | 6 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Loyola Marymount,Army | 9/7/1928 | Rook | 0 | New York Yanks / 21st / 251st pick / 1951 | |
| 84 | Barney Poole | 28 | RDE | 11 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Mississippi,North Carolina,Army | 10/29/1923 | 2 | 4 | New York Giants / 6th / 53rd pick / 1945 |
| 25 | George Ratterman | 25 | qb | 6 | 1 | 192 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 11/12/1926 | 4 | 1 | Boston Yanks / 16th / 139th pick / 1948 |
| 18 | John Rauch | 24 | qb | 6 | 3 | 195 | 6-1 | Georgia | 8/20/1927 | 2 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 2nd pick / 1949 |
| 24 | Wayne Siegert | 22 | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Illinois | 3/24/1929 | Rook | 3 | Detroit Lions / 13th / 153rd pick / 1951 | |
| 24 | Joe Soboleski | 25 | 2 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/22/1926 | 2 | 2 | New York Giants / 9th / 86th pick / 1949 | |
| 16 | James Stroschein | 22 | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | UCLA | 4/3/1929 | Rook | 2 | New York Yanks / 24th / 287th pick / 1951 | |
| 1 | Art Tait | 22 | LDE | 12 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Mississippi St. | 2/8/1929 | Rook | 5 | |
| 20 | George Taliaferro* | 24 | KR | 12 | 0 | 196 | 5-11 | Indiana | 1/8/1927 | 2 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 129th pick / 1949 |
| 86 | Zollie Toth | 27 | FB | 10 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/26/1924 | 1 | 6 | New York Yanks / 4th / 42nd pick / 1950 |
| 53 | Bev Wallace | 28 | 1 | 0 | 180 | 6-2 | Compton CC (CA) | 3/7/1923 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 65 | John Wozniak | 30 | RG | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Alabama | 8/2/1921 | 3 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 34th pick / 1948 |
| 76 | Buddy Young | 25 | LH | 12 | 0 | 175 | 5-4 | Illinois | 1/5/1926 | 4 | 9 | |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 12 | 210.9 | 6-0.7 | 2.3 |
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