1949 New York Yankees Statistics

All American Football Conference (AAFC)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the AAFC
Postseason: 0-1 Lost First Round
Coach: Red Strader (8-4)
Location: New York, New York

1949 New York Yankees Roster
1949 New York Yankees Results

The New York Yankees of the All American Football Conference ended the 1949 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the AAFC. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Yankees racked up 196 points, and the defense yielded 206. Buddy Young ran for a team-best 495 yards for New York, while Bob Kennedy and Sherman Howard also contributed to the rushing attack.

Don Panciera tossed for 801 yards. Buddy Young snagged 12 passes, while Bruce Alford accumulated 213 receiving yards.

Pete Layden picked off 7 errant tosses from the opposition.

Red Strader coached the team. The 1949 New York Yankees lost in the First Round.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Don Panciera	150	51	34.0	801	5.3	5	3.3	16	10.7	0	24.2
Gil Johnson	36	12	33.3	179	5.0	0	0.0	5	13.9	0	11.0
Bob Kennedy	1	1	100.0	27	27.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	27	118.8
Pete Layden	10	2	20.0	25	2.5	0	0.0	1	10.0	0	0.0
Lou Kusserow	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Mickey Colmer	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	199	66	33.2	1032	5.2	5	2.5	22	11.1	27

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Buddy Young	76	495	6.5	71	5
Bob Kennedy	118	490	4.2	0	5
Sherman Howard	117	459	3.9	79	3
Lou Kusserow	39	136	3.5	0	0
Eddie Prokop	31	109	3.5	0	2
Mickey Colmer	36	100	2.8	0	0
Pete Layden	19	96	5.1	0	0
Tom Landry	29	91	3.1	0	0
Lowell Tew	14	65	4.6	0	1
Duke Iverson	6	50	8.3	0	0
Gil Johnson	3	21	7.0	0	0
Harmon Rowe	6	21	3.5	0	0
Noble Doss	5	15	3.0	0	0
Dewey Proctor	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Don Panciera	10	-4	-0.4	0	0
Totals	510	2143	4.2	79	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Buddy Young	12	171	14.2	0	2
Bruce Alford	11	213	19.4	0	1
Dan Garza	9	193	21.4	0	0
Jack Russell	7	130	18.6	0	1
Bob Kennedy	7	55	7.9	0	1
Tom Landry	6	109	18.2	0	0
Barney Poole	6	83	13.8	0	0
Van Davis	2	26	13.0	0	0
Mickey Colmer	2	10	5.0	0	0
Sherman Howard	1	24	24.0	24	0
Otto Schnellbacher	1	11	11.0	11	0
Eddie Prokop	1	7	7.0	7	0
Pete Layden	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	66	1032	15.6	24	5

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Harvey Johnson	25	25	100.0	15	7	46.7	46
Totals	25	25	100.0	15	7	46.7	46

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Tom Landry	51	2249	44.1
Pete Layden	15	626	41.7
Mickey Colmer	5	232	46.4
Totals	71	3107	43.8

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Pete Layden	29	287	9.9	0
Buddy Young	9	171	19.0	0
Tom Landry	3	52	17.3	0
Otto Schnellbacher	4	31	7.8	0
Paul Mitchell	1	15	15.0	15
Barney Poole	1	6	6.0	6
Totals	47	562	12.0	15

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Buddy Young	11	316	28.7	91	1
Lou Kusserow	6	136	22.7	0	0
Sherman Howard	4	95	23.8	0	0
Eddie Prokop	3	62	20.7	0	0
Tom Landry	2	39	19.5	0	0
Bruce Alford	2	31	15.5	0	0
Pete Layden	1	28	28.0	28	0
Noble Doss	1	22	22.0	22	0
Dan Garza	1	21	21.0	21	0
Duke Iverson	2	18	9.0	0	0
Lowell Tew	1	17	17.0	17	0
Mickey Colmer	1	16	16.0	16	0
Bob Kennedy	1	15	15.0	15	0
Totals	36	816	22.7	91	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Pete Layden	7	137	19.6	0	1
Otto Schnellbacher	4	26	6.5	0	0
Harmon Rowe	3	53	17.7	0	0
Bob Kennedy	2	2	1.0	0	0
Tom Landry	1	44	44.0	44	0
Sherman Howard	1	26	26.0	26	0
Martin Ruby	1	19	19.0	19	1
Duke Iverson	1	8	8.0	8	0
Jack Russell	1	5	5.0	5	0
Harvey Johnson	1	1	1.0	1	0
Ed Sharkey	1	0	0.0	0	0
Barney Poole	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	24	321	13.4	44	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Buddy Young	5	2	0	1					0	0	0			48
Harvey Johnson						0			7	25	0			46
Bob Kennedy	5	1		0		0			0	0	0			36
Sherman Howard	3	0		0		0			0	0	0			18
Jack Russell		1				0		1	0	0	0			12
Eddie Prokop	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Lowell Tew	1			0					0	0	0			6
Martin Ruby						1			0	0	0			6
Bruce Alford		1		0					0	0	0			6
Pete Layden	0	0	0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Totals	16	5	0	1	0	2	0	1	7	25	0	0	0	196