1949 New York Giants season

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1949 New York Giants season
Head coachSteve Owen
Home fieldPolo Grounds
Local radioWMGM
Results
Record6–6
Division place3rd NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1949 New York Giants season was the franchise's 25th season in the National Football League.

NFL Draft[edit]

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[edit]

Schedule[edit]

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

Standings[edit]

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
New York Giants 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.

Roster[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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