1964 New York Giants season

1964 New York Giants season
Owner	Jack Mara Wellington Mara
Head coach	Allie Sherman
Home field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	2–10–2
Division place	7th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1964 New York Giants season was the franchise's 40th season in the National Football League. The resulting record of 2–10–2, was the worst record in the league that year, after being Eastern Conference Champions just a year prior. This was the team's first losing season since 1953.

Offseason

Offseason Trades and Signings

The New York Giants decided to trade their star defensive player, Sam Huff, a middle linebacker, to the Washington Redskins. They receive young players, being defensive end Andy Stynchula, and halfback Dick James in return. This trade had easily become one of the most controversial and shocking trades in Giants history. The two young players had brought youth but made little impact to the team.

NFL Draft

The New York Giants have selected 20 draft picks in 20 rounds, with only 12 of them playing at all during their careers. All 12 players would be considered rookies their first year playing. One of the rookies, Lou Slaby, inherited the Middle Linebacker position that was left by Sam Huff only starting for 1 of his few years in the league.

Roster

1964 New York Giants roster

	Quarterbacks 14 Y. A. Tittle 19 Gary Wood Running backs 40 Joe Morrison 30 Ernie Wheelwright Wide receivers 45 Homer Jones 85 Del Shofner Tight ends 88 Aaron Thomas		Offensive linemen 53 Greg Larson C Defensive linemen 75 Jim Katcavage DE		Linebackers 87 Jerry Hillebrand Defensive backs Special teams		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}} Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 13	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–38	0–1	Franklin Field	60,671	Recap
2	September 20	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–27	0–2	Pitt Stadium	33,053	Recap
3	September 25	Washington Redskins	W 13–10	1–2	Yankee Stadium	62,996	Recap
4	October 4	at Detroit Lions	L 3–26	1–3	Tiger Stadium	54,836	Recap
5	October 11	at Dallas Cowboys	T 13–13	1–3–1	Cotton Bowl	33,324	Recap
6	October 18	Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–23	1–4–1	Yankee Stadium	62,978	Recap
7	October 25	at Cleveland Browns	L 20–42	1–5–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	81,050	Recap
8	November 1	St. Louis Cardinals	W 34–17	2–5–1	Yankee Stadium	63,072	Recap
9	November 8	Dallas Cowboys	L 21–31	2–6–1	Yankee Stadium	63,061	Recap
10	November 15	at St. Louis Cardinals	T 10–10	2–6–2	Busch Stadium I	29,608	Recap
11	November 22	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–44	2–7–2	Yankee Stadium	62,691	Recap
12	November 29	at Washington Redskins	L 21–36	2–8–2	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
13	December 6	Minnesota Vikings	L 21–30	2–9–2	Yankee Stadium	62,802	Recap
14	December 12	Cleveland Browns	L 20–52	2–10–2	Yankee Stadium	63,007	Recap

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 7: at Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 42, New York Giants 20

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	6	0	7	7	20
Browns	0	7	7	28	42

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 1:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), relative humidity 57%, wind 14 mph
• Game attendance: 81,050
• Referee: Norm Schachter
• TV announcers (CBS): Chris Schenkel (NY) (second half) and Ken Coleman (CLE) (first half) (play-by-play), Pat Summerall (NY) (second half) and Warren Lahr (CLE) (first half) (color commentators)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter NY - Dick James 1 yard rush - (kick failed) Giants 6-0 Second Quarter CLE - Leroy Kelly 68 yard punt return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 7-6 Third Quarter CLE - Paul Warfield 11 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 14-6 NY - Y. A. Tittle 7 yard rush - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 14-13 Fourth Quarter CLE - Paul Wiggin 2 yard fumble return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 21-13 CLE - Gary Collins 9 yard pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) Browns 28-13 CLE - Charley Scales 23 yard fumble return - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 35-13 NY - Ernie Wheelwright 20 yard pass from Gary Wood - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 35-20 CLE - Johnny Brewer 11 yard pass from Jim Ninowski - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 42-20 Giants Browns

Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns 52, New York Giants 20

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	3	21	21	7	52
Giants	0	7	0	13	20

at Yankee Stadium (I), Bronx, New York

• Date: December 12
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C), relative humidity 98%, wind 6.8 mph
• Game attendance: 63,007
• TV announcers (CBS): Ken Coleman (CLE) (second half) and Chris Schenkel (NY) (first half) (play-by-play), Warren Lahr (CLE) (second half) and Pat Summerall (NY) (first half) (color commentators)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First Quarter CLE - Lou Groza 39 yard field goal - Browns 3-0 Second Quarter NY - Dick James 7 yard pass from Y. A. Tittle - (Don Chandler kick) Giants 7-3 CLE - Frank Ryan 13 yard run - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 10-7 CLE - Gary Collins 11 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 17-7 CLE - Ernie Green 1 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 24-7 Third Quarter CLE - Ernie Green 25 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 31-7 CLE - Paul Warfield 8 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 38-7 CLE - Jim Brown 8 yard pass from Frank Ryan - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 45-7 Fourth Quarter NY - Aaron Thomas 10 yard pass from Gary Wood - (Don Chandler kick) Browns 45-14 CLE - Walter Roberts 24 yard pass from Jim Ninowski - (Lou Groza kick) Browns 52-14 NY - Aaron Thomas 1 yard pass from Gary Wood - (kick failed) Browns 52-20 Browns Giants

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	10	3	1	.769	9–2–1	415	293	W1
St. Louis Cardinals	9	3	2	.750	8–2–2	357	331	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	6	8	0	.429	6–6	312	313	L1
Washington Redskins	6	8	0	.429	5–7	307	305	L2
Dallas Cowboys	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	250	289	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	9	0	.357	5–7	253	315	L1
New York Giants	2	10	2	.167	2–8–2	241	399	L4

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

See also

• List of New York Giants seasons

References

• Schmitt, Larry (August 7, 2016). "The Wilderness Years - New York Giants 1964-1978". Big Blue Interactive. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
• "1964 NFL Standings & Team Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
• "1964 New York Giants Starters, Roster, & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.