1954 New York Giants season

This article is about the football team. For the baseball team of the same name in 1954, see 1954 New York Giants (MLB) season.

1954 New York Giants season
OwnerTim Mara
Head coachJim Lee Howell
Home stadiumPolo Grounds
Results
Record7–5
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1954 New York Giants season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League. The Giants saw an improvement of four games by finishing with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources
1 August 8 vs. Los Angeles Rams L 7–30 0–1 Multnomah Stadium 25,261
2 August 15 at San Francisco 49ers L 35–43 0–2 Kezar Stadium 29,296
3 August 21 vs. Chicago Cardinals W 26–0 1–2 Memorial Stadium 10,000
4 September 4 vs. Detroit Lions L 13–28 1–3 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium 25,000
5 September 12 at Chicago Bears L 24–28 1–4 Wrigley Field 22,334
6 September 18 at Green Bay Packers W 38–27 2–4 Marquette Stadium 17,000

Schedule

Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 26 at Chicago Cardinals W 41–10 1–0 Comiskey Park 16,780 Recap
2 October 2 at Baltimore Colts L 14–20 1–1 Memorial Stadium 27,088 Recap
3 October 10 at Washington Redskins W 51–21 2–1 Griffith Stadium 21,217 Recap
4 October 17 Chicago Cardinals W 31–17 3–1 Polo Grounds 31,256 Recap
5 October 24 Washington Redskins W 24–7 4–1 Polo Grounds 22,597 Recap
6 October 31 at Cleveland Browns L 14–24 4–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 30,448 Recap
7 November 7 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–6 5–2 Forbes Field 25,158 Recap
8 November 14 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–14 6–2 Polo Grounds 46,565 Recap
9 November 21 Los Angeles Rams L 16–17 6–3 Polo Grounds 27,077 Recap
10 November 28 Cleveland Browns L 7–16 6–4 Polo Grounds 45,936 Recap
11 December 5 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–3 7–4 Polo Grounds 16,856 Recap
12 December 12 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–29 7–5 Connie Mack Stadium 28,449 Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 9 3 0 .750 8–2 336 162 L1
Philadelphia Eagles 7 4 1 .636 7–3 284 230 W1
7 5 0 .583 7–3 293 184 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417 4–6 219 263 L2
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 2–8 207 432 W1
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 2–8 183 347 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 9 2 1 .818 8–2 337 189 W1
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 7–3 301 279 W4
San Francisco 49ers 7 4 1 .636 5–4–1 313 251 W2
Los Angeles Rams 6 5 1 .545 4–5–1 314 285 W1
Green Bay Packers 4 8 0 .333 3–7 234 251 L4
Baltimore Colts 3 9 0 .250 2–8 131 279 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

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