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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== | ||
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! Venue | ! Venue | ||
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! rowspan= | ! rowspan=5| Preseason | ||
| [ | | [[Chicago Rockets intrasquad game (August 2, 1946)|August 2, 1946]] | ||
| [[Chicago Rockets]] intrasquad game | | [[Chicago Rockets]] intrasquad game | ||
| Bailey Field | | [[Bailey Field]] | ||
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| [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]] | ||
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! rowspan= | ! 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]] | ||
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| [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 Browns]] vs. [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]] | | [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[New York Yankees (AAFC)|New York Yankees]] | ||
| Cleveland Stadium | | Cleveland Stadium | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:33, 4 March 2024
| Preseason | n/a |
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| 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 |
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| Eastern Division |
| Brooklyn Dodgers • Buffalo Bisons • New York Yankees • Miami Seahawks |
| Western Division |
| Chicago Rockets • Cleveland Browns • Los Angeles Dons • San Francisco 49ers |
Publications
| All-America Football Conference | |
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| 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 |
