1946 AAFC season

1946 All-America Football Conference season

Preseason	n/a
Regular Season	September 18-December 11, 1946
Postseason	December 18, 1946
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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.

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