1949 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1949, see 1949 New York Giants (MLB) season.
1949 New York Giants season
Head coachSteve Owen
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
Results
Record6–6
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1949 New York Giants season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League. The Giants finished in sole possession of 3rd place with a record of 6 wins and 6 losses.

NFL draft

Round Pick Player Position School
1 4 Paul Page Halfback Southern Methodist
2 14 Al DeRogatis Defensive Tackle Duke
16 155 Jerry Morrical Tackle
17 166 Wally Teninga Back Michigan

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Regular season

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 25 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–28 0–1 Forbes Field 20,957 Recap
2 September 30 at New York Bulldogs W 38–14 1–1 Polo Grounds 17,704 Recap
3 October 9 at Washington Redskins W 45–35 2–1 Griffith Stadium 30,073 Recap
4 October 16 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–21 2–2 Polo Grounds 29,911 Recap
5 October 23 Chicago Bears W 35–28 3–2 Polo Grounds 30,587 Recap
6 October 30 at Chicago Cardinals W 41–38 4–2 Comiskey Park 21,339 Recap
7 November 6 New York Bulldogs L 24–31 4–3 Polo Grounds 23,222 Recap
8 November 13 at Green Bay Packers W 30–10 5–3 City Stadium 20,151 Recap
9 November 20 Detroit Lions L 21–45 5–4 Polo Grounds 21,338 Recap
10 November 27 Washington Redskins W 23–7 6–4 Polo Grounds 12,985 Recap
11 December 4 Philadelphia Eagles L 3–24 6–5 Polo Grounds 25,446 Recap
12 December 11 at Philadelphia Eagles L 3–17 6–6 Shibe Park 21,022 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 11 1 0 .917 8–0 364 134 W8
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5 1 .545 4–4 224 214 W1
6 6 0 .500 3–5 287 298 L2
Washington Redskins 4 7 1 .364 3–4–1 268 339 L1
New York Bulldogs 1 10 1 .091 1–6–1 153 368 L5
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 8 2 2 .800 6–1–1 360 239 W1
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 6–2 332 218 W6
Chicago Cardinals 6 5 1 .545 4–3–1 360 301 L1
Detroit Lions 4 8 0 .333 2–6 237 259 W2
Green Bay Packers 2 10 0 .167 1–7 114 329 L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

See also

References

  1. ^ "Reference at www.pro-football-reference.com". Archived from the original on October 30, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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