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The '''1946 AAFC season''' was the first season of the [[All-America Football Conference]], a new professional league established to challenge the market dominance of the established [[National Football League]]. The league included eight teams, broken up into Eastern and Western divisions, which played a 14-game official schedule, culminating in a league championship game. The [[Cleveland Browns]] defeated the New York Yankees in the title game, 14-9.
The '''1946 AAFC season''' was the first season of the [[All-America Football Conference]], a new professional league established to challenge the market dominance of the established [[National Football League]]. The league included eight teams, broken up into Eastern and Western divisions, which played a 14-game official schedule, culminating in a league championship game. The [[Cleveland Browns]] defeated the New York Yankees in the title game, 14-9.
{{1946 AAFC season by team}}


==Publications==
==Publications==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:50%; font-size:90%;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
|-
! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Programs
! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Programs
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! Venue
! Venue
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=7|'''Preseason'''
! rowspan=5| Preseason
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/08-02_chi-intrasquad.html August 2, 1946]
| [[Chicago Rockets intrasquad game (August 2, 1946)|August 2, 1946]]
| [[Chicago Rockets]] intrasquad game  
| [[Chicago Rockets]] intrasquad game  
| Bailey Field
| [[Bailey Field]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/08-16_la-intrasquad_1.html August 16, 1946]
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] intrasquad game
| Ventura Junior College Stadium
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/08-20_la-intrasquad_1.html August 20, 1946]
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] intrasquad game
| Mustang Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/08-24_bkn-ny.html August 24, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/08-24_bkn-ny.html August 24, 1946]
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| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|'''Week 1'''
! rowspan=1|'''Week 1'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-06_mia-cle.html September 6, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-06_mia-cle.html September 6, 1946]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Miami Seahawks]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Miami Seahawks]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| Cleveland Stadium
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 2'''
! rowspan=3| Week 2
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-13_bkn-la.html September 13, 1946]
| [[Los Angeles Dons vs. Brooklyn Dodgers (September 13, 1946)|September 13, 1946]]
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-14_buf-ny.html September 14, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-14_buf-ny.html September 14, 1946]
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| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 3'''
! rowspan=3| Week 3
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-20_mia-la.html September 20, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-20_mia-la.html September 20, 1946]
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[Miami Seahawks]]
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[Miami Seahawks]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-20_ny-chi.html September 20, 1946]
| [[Chicago Rockets vs. New York Yankees (September 20, 1946)|September 20, 1946]]
| [[Chicago Rockets]] vs. [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]]
| [[Chicago Rockets]] vs. [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
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| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 4'''
! rowspan=2|'''Week 4'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-28_bkn-mia.html September 28, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-28_bkn-mia.html September 28, 1946]
| [[Miami Seahawks]] vs. [[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| [[Miami Seahawks]] vs. [[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| [[Grant Field]]
| [[Grant Field]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-29_la-buf.html September 29, 1946]
| [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bisons]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| Civic Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-29_ny-cle.html September 29, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/09-29_ny-cle.html September 29, 1946]
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| Cleveland Stadium
| Cleveland Stadium
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|'''Week 5'''
! rowspan=2| Week 5
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-04_ny-buf.html October 4, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-04_ny-buf.html October 4, 1946]
| [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bisons]] vs. [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]]
| [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bisons]] vs. [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]]
| Civic Stadium
| [[Civic Stadium (Buffalo)|Civic Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-05_la-chi.html October 5, 1946]
| [[Chicago Rockets vs. Los Angeles Dons (October 5, 1946)|October 5, 1946]]
| [[Chicago Rockets]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| [[Chicago Rockets]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|'''Week 6'''
! rowspan=2|'''Week 6'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-06_bkn-cle.html October 6, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-06_bkn-cle.html October 6, 1946]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-07_sf-mia.html October 7, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-07_sf-mia.html October 7, 1946]
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| [[Burdine Stadium]]
| [[Burdine Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 7'''
! rowspan=3| Week 7
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-11_mia-buf.html October 11, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-11_mia-buf.html October 11, 1946]
| [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bisons]] vs. [[Miami Seahawks]]
| [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bisons]] vs. [[Miami Seahawks]]
| Civic Stadium
| [[Civic Stadium (Buffalo)|Civic Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-12_cle-ny.html October 12, 1946]
| [[New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Browns (October 12, 1946)|October 12, 1946]]
| [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| Yankee Stadium
| [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-12_sf-la.html October 12, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-12_sf-la.html October 12, 1946]
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 8'''
! rowspan=3|'''Week 8'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-18_mia-chi.html October 18, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-18_mia-chi.html October 18, 1946]
| [[Chicago Rockets]] vs. [[Miami Seahawks]]
| [[Chicago Rockets]] vs. [[Miami Seahawks]]
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-18_sf-buf.html October 18, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-18_sf-buf.html October 18, 1946]
| [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bisons]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bisons]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Civic Stadium
| [[Civic Stadium (Buffalo)|Civic Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-20_la-cle.html October 20, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-20_la-cle.html October 20, 1946]
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| Cleveland Stadium
| Cleveland Stadium
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 9'''
! rowspan=3|'''Week 9'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-25_mia-bkn.html October 25, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/10-25_mia-bkn.html October 25, 1946]
| [[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] vs. [[Miami Seahawks]]
| [[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] vs. [[Miami Seahawks]]
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| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|'''Week 10'''
! rowspan=4|'''Week 10'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-01_bkn-chi.html November 1, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-01_bkn-chi.html November 1, 1946]
| [[Chicago Rockets]] vs. [[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
| [[Chicago Rockets]] vs. [[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]
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| Yankee Stadium
| Yankee Stadium
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 11'''
! rowspan=3|'''Week 11'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-10_cle-sf.html November 10, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-10_cle-sf.html November 10, 1946]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
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| [[Burdine Stadium]]
| [[Burdine Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 12'''
! rowspan=3| Week 12
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-17_chi-cle.html November 17, 1946]
| [[Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Rockets (November 17, 1946)|November 17, 1946]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Chicago Rockets]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Chicago Rockets]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| Cleveland Stadium
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-17_la-bkn.html November 17, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-17_la-bkn.html November 17, 1946]
| [[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| [[Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC)|Brooklyn Dodgers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| Ebbets Field
| [[Ebbets Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-18_buf-mia.html November 18, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-18_buf-mia.html November 18, 1946]
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| [[Burdine Stadium]]
| [[Burdine Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 13'''
! rowspan=3|'''Week 13'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-24_buf-cle.html November 24, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-24_buf-cle.html November 24, 1946]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bisons]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bisons]]
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| Yankee Stadium
| Yankee Stadium
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|'''Week 14'''
! rowspan=2| Week 14
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/11-30_chi-sf.html November 30, 1946]
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Rockets (November 30, 1946)|November 30, 1946]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Chicago Rockets]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Chicago Rockets]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
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| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|'''Week 15'''
! rowspan=1|'''Week 15'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/12-08_la-sf.html December 8, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/12-08_la-sf.html December 8, 1946]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Dons]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|'''Week 16'''
! rowspan=1|'''Week 16'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/12-15_chi-la.html December 15, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/12-15_chi-la.html December 15, 1946]
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[Chicago Rockets]]
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] vs. [[Chicago Rockets]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|Postseason'''
! rowspan=1|Postseason'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/12-22_ny-cle.html December 22, 1946]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/aafc/seasons/1946/12-22_ny-cle.html December 22, 1946]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| Cleveland Stadium
|-
! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Media Guides and Yearbooks
|-
! Media Guides
| colspan=3|
|-
! Yearbooks
| colspan=3|
|}
|}



Latest revision as of 12:33, 4 March 2024

1946 All-America Football Conference season
Preseason n/a
Regular Season September 18-December 11, 1946
Postseason December 18, 1946
← n/a • other seasons • 1947


The 1946 AAFC season was the first season of the All-America Football Conference, a new professional league established to challenge the market dominance of the established National Football League. The league included eight teams, broken up into Eastern and Western divisions, which played a 14-game official schedule, culminating in a league championship game. The Cleveland Browns defeated the New York Yankees in the title game, 14-9.

1946 AAFC season by team
Eastern Division
Brooklyn Dodgers • Buffalo Bisons • New York Yankees • Miami Seahawks
Western Division
Chicago Rockets • Cleveland Browns • Los Angeles Dons • San Francisco 49ers


Publications

Programs
Week Date Teams Venue
Preseason August 2, 1946 Chicago Rockets intrasquad game Bailey Field
August 24, 1946 New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Gonzaga Stadium
August 30, 1946 Cleveland Browns vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Rubber Bowl
August 30, 1946 Los Angeles Dons vs. New York Yankees Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 1, 1946 San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Rockets Kezar Stadium
Week 1 September 6, 1946 Cleveland Browns vs. Miami Seahawks Cleveland Stadium
Week 2 September 13, 1946 Los Angeles Dons vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 14, 1946 New York Yankees vs. Buffalo Bisons Yankee Stadium
September 15, 1946 San Francisco 49ers vs. Miami Seahawks Kezar Stadium
Week 3 September 20, 1946 Los Angeles Dons vs. Miami Seahawks Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 20, 1946 Chicago Rockets vs. New York Yankees Soldier Field
September 22, 1946 San Francisco 49ers vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Kezar Stadium
Week 4 September 28, 1946 Miami Seahawks vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Grant Field
September 29, 1946 Cleveland Browns vs. New York Yankees Cleveland Stadium
Week 5 October 4, 1946 Buffalo Bisons vs. New York Yankees Civic Stadium
October 5, 1946 Chicago Rockets vs. Los Angeles Dons Soldier Field
Week 6 October 6, 1946 Cleveland Browns vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Cleveland Stadium
October 7, 1946 Miami Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers Burdine Stadium
Week 7 October 11, 1946 Buffalo Bisons vs. Miami Seahawks Civic Stadium
October 12, 1946 New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Browns Yankee Stadium
October 12, 1946 Los Angeles Dons vs. San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 8 October 18, 1946 Chicago Rockets vs. Miami Seahawks Soldier Field
October 18, 1946 Buffalo Bisons vs. San Francisco 49ers Civic Stadium
October 20, 1946 Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Dons Cleveland Stadium
Week 9 October 25, 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Miami Seahawks Ebbets Field
October 27, 1946 Cleveland Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers Cleveland Stadium
October 27, 1946 Los Angeles Dons vs. New York Yankees Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 10 November 1, 1946 Chicago Rockets vs. Brooklyn Dodgers Soldier Field
November 2, 1946 San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bisons Kezar Stadium
November 3, 1946 Los Angeles Dons vs. Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 3, 1946 New York Yankees vs. Miami Seahawks Yankee Stadium
Week 11 November 10, 1946 San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns Kezar Stadium
November 10, 1946 New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dons Yankee Stadium
November 11, 1946 Miami Seahawks vs. Chicago Rockets Burdine Stadium
Week 12 November 17, 1946 Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Rockets Cleveland Stadium
November 17, 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers vs. Los Angeles Dons Ebbets Field
November 18, 1946 Miami Seahawks vs. Buffalo Bisons Burdine Stadium
Week 13 November 24, 1946 Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bisons Cleveland Stadium
November 24, 1946 Brooklyn Dodgers vs. San Francisco 49ers Ebbets Field
November 24, 1946 New York Yankees vs. Chicago Rockets Yankee Stadium
Week 14 November 30, 1946 San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Rockets Kezar Stadium
December 1, 1946 Los Angeles Dons vs. Buffalo Bisons Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 15 December 8, 1946 San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Dons Kezar Stadium
Week 16 December 15, 1946 Los Angeles Dons vs. Chicago Rockets Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Postseason December 22, 1946 Cleveland Browns vs. New York Yankees Cleveland Stadium
All-America Football Conference
Teams Baltimore Colts • Brooklyn-New York Yankees • Buffalo Bills • Chicago Hornets • Cleveland Browns • Los Angeles Dons • San Francisco 49ers
Seasons 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949
Venues Burdine Stadium • Civic Stadium • Ebbets Field • Kezar Stadium • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Soldier Field • Yankee Stadium
Related League publications