On September 9, 1925, announcement was made that the National Professional Football League of America would once again try to field a team in New York City. The team would be called both the New York All-Collegians and the New York Giants.
Home fields: The Polo Grounds 1925-1955; Yankee Stadium (1956-1973); the Yale Bowl 1973-1974; Shea Stadium 1975; Giants Stadium 1976 to 2009; Met Life Stadium, 2010-present.
Nicknames: “Maramen”, “Mara University”, “Big Blue”
1945 coach: Steve Owens 10/14 T 13-13 at Brooklyn-Boston Yanks, Yankee Stadium 33,113 [Brooklyn-Boston Yanks were a one year merger of Brooklyn Dodgers with Boston Yanks, this was their only game in New York..][Game tied on Ken Strong 38 yd. FG.] 1951 coach: Steve Owens 12/16 W 27-17 at New York Yanks, Yankee Stadium 6,658 [“Icicle Bowl”]
The Football Giants left The Polo Grounds following the 1955 season. The Yankee Stadium became their new home field in 1956.
1956 (8-3-1 1st NFL Eastern Division) (9-3-1 champions) coach: Jim Lee Howell • Training camp: Winooski, Vt. (St. Michael's College) [YS= Yankee Stadium] 8/20 W 28-10 Baltimore Colts, at Nickerson Field, Boston (night) [pre-season game] 8/25 L 13-17 at Green Bay Packers, at City Stadium 16,448 [pre-season game] 9/1 W 20-10 Los Angeles Rams, at Husky Stadium, Seattle (night) 25,000 [pre-season game] 9/8 W 21-14 San Francisco 49ers, at Multnomah Stadium, Portland, Ore. (night) 28,448 [pre-season game] 9/15 L 16-21 Chicago Bears, at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas (night) 25,000 [pre-season game] [Frank Gifford 3 field goals] 9/21 W 42-7 Chicago Cardinals, at Crump Stadium, Memphis, Tenn. [pre-season game] 9/30 W 39-21 at San Francisco 49ers 41,751 10/7 L 27-35 at Chicago Cardinals, at Comiskey Park 10/14 W 21-9 at Cleveland Browns, at Municipal Stadium 60,042 10/21 W 38-21 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 48,108 10/28 W 20-3 Philadelphia Eagles YS 40,960 11/4 W 17-14 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Forbes Field 31,240 11/11 W 23-10 Chicago Cardinals YS 62,410 11/18 L 7-33 at Washington Redskins, Griffith Stadium 26,261 11/25 T 17-17 Chicago Bears YS 55,191 12/2 W 28-14 Eashington Redskins YS 46,351 12/9 L 7-24 Cleveland Browns YS 24,000 [snow] 12/15 W 21-7 at Philadelphia Eagles, Connie Mack Stadium 16,562 •Championship Game• 12/30 W 47-7 Chicago Bears YS 56,836 Champions! 1957 (7-5-0 2nd, NFL Eastern Division) Coach: Jim Lee Howell Training camp: Winooski, Vermont 8/9 W 22-12 College All-Stars, at Soldier Field, Chicago (night) 75,000 [pre-season game] 8/18 L 15-24 at San Francisco 49ers, Kezar Stadium 33,673 [pre-season game] 8/23 W 24-7 at Los Angeles Rams, Memorial Coliseum (night) 60,094 [pre-season game] 8/30 W 24-17 Chicago Bears, at the Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Tex. (night) 32,000 [pre-season game] 9/7 L 10-13 Green Bay Packers, at Nickerson Field, Boston (night) 20,000 (benefit) [pre-season game] 9/22 W 17-0 at Detroit Lions 30,159 [pre-season game] 9/29 L 3-6 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 58,095 10/5 W 24-20 at Philadelphia Eagle, Connie Mack Stadium (night) 28,342 10/13 W 24-20 at Washington Redskins, Griffith Stadium 30,086 10/20 W 35-0 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 52,589 10/27 L 14-31 Washington Redskins YS 40,416 11/3 W 31-17 at Green Bay Packers, at new City Stadium 32,070 11/10 W 27-14 Chicago Cardinals YS 46,402 11/17 W 13-0 Philadelphia Eagles YS 42,845 11/24 W 28-21 at Chicago Cardinals, Comiskey Park 19,200 12/1 L 17-27 San Francisco 49ers YS 54,121 12/7 L 10-21 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Forbes Field 19,772 12/15 L 28-34 Cleveland Browns YS 54,294 1958 (10-3-0 1st NFL Eastern Division) (10-4-1) Coach: Jim Lee Howell • Training camp: Salem, Oregon 8/17 W 19-10) at San Francisco 49ers, Kezar Stadium 25,657 [pre-season game] 8/23 L 10-38 at Los Angeles Rams, Memorial Coliseum 44,021 [pre-season game] 8/29 L 7-26 at Detroit Lions (night) [pre-season game] 9/6 L 20-41 Green Bay Packers, at Nickerson Field, Boston 27,013 [pre-season game] 9/14 L 21-27 at Baltimore Colts, Memorial Stadium 11,111 [pre-season game] 9/21 L 21-42 Baltimore Colts, at the Fairgrounds, Louisville, Kentucky 18,474 [pre-season game] 9/28 W 37-7 Chicago Cardinals, at Civic Stadium, Buffalo, N.Y. 21,923 10/5 L 24-27 at Philadelphia Eagles, at Franklin Field 23,178 10/12 W 21-14 at Washington Redskins, Griffith Stadium 30,348 10/19 L 6-23 Chicago Cardinals YS 52,684 10/26 W 17-6 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 25,007 11/2 W 21-17 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 78,404 11/9 W 24-21 Baltimore Colts YS 71,163 [Pat Summerall 28-yd. FG w/2:40 to go.] 11/16 L 10-31 at Pittsburgh Steelers, at Pitt Stadium 30,000 11/23 W 30-0 Washington Redskins YS 46,752 [Pat Summerall 3 FGs & 3 PATs for 12 pts.] 11/30 W 24-10 Philadelphia Eagles YS 35,438 12/7 W 19-17 at Detroit Lions 12/14 W 13-10 Cleveland Browns YS 63,192 [Pat Summerall 49-yd. FG w/2:07 to go. Tie meant Giants finish 2nd] •Eastern Division Tie-Breaker Playoff• 12/21 W 10-0 Cleveland Browns YS 61,274 •Championship Game• 12/28 L 17-23O.T. Baltimore Colts YS 64,185 [Led 17-14 w/0:07 to go.] 1959 (10-2-0 1st NFL Eastern Conference) (10-3-0) Coach: Jim Lee Howell 8/15 L 21-27 Philadelphia Eagles, at Hershey Stadium (night) 12,199 (pre-season game) 8/21 L 3-28 Baltimore Colts, at the Cotton Bowl (night) 55,000 (pre-season game) 8/29 W 38-0 at Detroit Lions, Briggs Stadium (night_ 28,679 (pre-season game) 9/5 W 14-0 Green Bay Packers, at Garland Street Field, Bangor, Maine (night) 12,000 (pre-season game 9/11 L 6-18 at Chicago Bears, at Soldier Field (night) (pre-season game) 9/19 W 17-13 San Francisco 49ers, at University of Utah Stadium, Salt Lake City (night) 13,496 (pre-season game) 9/26 W 23-21 at Los Angeles Rams, Memorial Coliseum (night) 71,297 10/4 L 21-49 at Philadelphia Eagles, Franklin Field 10/11 W 10-6 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 65,534 10/18 W 24-7 Philadelphia Eagles YS 68,783 10/25 W 21-16 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Forbes Field 33,596 11/1 W 20-3 Green Bay Packers YS 67,837 [Pat Summerall two 49-yd. FGs &aamp; a 53-yd FG miss] 11/8 W 9-3 Chicago Cardinals YS 56,779 [Pat Summerall 3 FGs including one 49-yd FG] 11/15 L 9-14 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 66,786 11/22 W 30-20 (at)Chicago Cardinals, at Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis (Bloomington) 26,625 [This was a Cardinals Home game] 11/29 W 45-14 Washington Redskins YS 60,982 12/6 W 48-7 Cleveland Browns YS 68,436 12/13 W 24-10 at Washington Redskins, Griffith Stadium 26,196 •Championship Game• 12/27 L 16-31 at Baltimore Colts, Memorial Stadium 57,545 1960 (6-4-2 3rd, NFL Eastern Conference) Coach: Jim Lee Howell 8/15 L 7-16 Chicago Bears, at Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (night) 5,401 (pre-season game) 8/22 L 7-16 Green Bay Packers, at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, N.J. (night) 22,000 (pre-season game) [Jersey City's Tercentenery Celebration•Paul Horning 3 FGs] 8/27 L 3-14 Dallas Cowboys, at Cardinal Stadium, Louisville (night) 10,636 (pre-season game) 9/11 T 16-16 Detroit Lions, at the Yale Bowl, New Haven, Conn. 50,120 (pre-season game) [Albie Booth Memorial Game (benefit)] 9/15 W 20-6 at Los Angeles Rams, Memorial Coliseum (night) 38,373 (pre-season game) 9/25 W 21-19 at San Francisco 49ers, Kezar Stadium 44,508 10/2 W 35-14 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium 26,089 10/9 W 19-17 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Stadium 40,323 10/16 T 24-24 Washington Redskins YS 60,625 10/30 L 13-20 St. Louis Cardinals YS 58,516 11/6 W 17-13 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 82,872 [snow] 11/13 W 27-24 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 63,321 11/20 L 10-17 Philadelphia Eagles YS 63,571 [Blow 10-0 halftime lead] 11/27 L 23-31 at Philadelphia Eagles, Franklin Field 60,547 [Blow 17-0 lead] 12/4 T 31-31 Dallas Cowboys YS 55,033 12/11 W 17-3 at Washington Redskins, Griffith Stadium 14,077 [snow] 12/18 L 34-48 Cleveland Browns YS 56,517 [A win would have put Giants in the Playoff Bowl] 1961 (10-3-1 1st NFL Eastern Conference) (10-4-1) Coach: Allie Sherman • Training camp: Fairfield, Conn. 8/12 W 21-20 San Francisco 49ers, at Multnomah Stadium, Portland, Ore. (night) 24,084 (preseason game) [Dick Lynch blocks PAT for win] 8/19 T 17-17 at Los Angeles Rams, Memorial Colisum (night) 40,615 (preseason game) 8/26 W 28-10 Dallas Cowboys, at University Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M. (night) 21,520 (preseason game) 9/4 L 17-20 at Green Bay Packers, City Stadium (night) 33,452 (preseason game) 9/10 L 20-49 Baltimore Colts, at the Yale Bowl. New Haven, Conn. 50,737 (preseason game) 9/17 L 10-21 St. Louis Cardinals YS 58,059 9/24 W 17-14 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Stadium 35,587 10/1 W 24-21 at Washington Redskins, District of Columbia Stadium 36,767 [Down 21=7 after 1st qtr; QB Y.A. Tittle rallies for win] 10/8 W 24-9 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium 23,713 10/15 W 31-10 at Dallas Cowboys, the Cotton Bowl 42,500 [Erich Barnes 102 yard interception TD run] 10/22 W 24-14 Los Angeles Rams YS 63,053 [Charlie Conerly 2 TD comeback in 4th qtr.] 10/29 L 16-17 Dallas Cowboys YS 60,284 11/5 W 53-0 Washington Redskins YS 56,077 11/12 W 38-21 Philadelphia Eagles YS 62,800 11/19 W 42-21 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 62,592 11/26 W 37-21 at Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Stadium 80,455 [Y.A. Tittle 233 passing yards.] 12/3 L 17-20 Green Bay Packers, at County Stadium, Milwaulee, Wisc. 47,012 12/10 W 28-24 at Philadelphia Eagles, Franklin Field 60,671 [fog] 12/17 T 7-7 Cleveland Browns YS 61,084 •Championship Game• 12/31 L 0-37 at Green Bay Packers, City Stadium 39,029 1962 (12-2-0 1st NFL Eastern Conference) (12-3-0) Head coach: Allie Sherman • Training camp: Fairfield, Conn. 8/11 T 21-21 St. Louis Cardinals, at Fawcett Field, Canton, Ohio (night) 16,000 (preseason game) [Pro-Football Hall of Fame Dedication • 1st pro game in Canton in 36 years] 8/19 L 10-42 at San Francisco 49ers, Kezar Stadium (night) 38,392 (preseason game) 8/25 W 31-24 at Los Angeles Rams, Memorial Coliseum (night) 43,107 (preseason game) [Alan Webb 48-yd. interception TD for winning points] 9/3 L 17-20 at Green Bay Packers, City Stadium (night) 38,669 (preseason game) 9/8 W 27-10 Philadelphia Eagles, at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N.J. 44,966 (preseason game) 9/16 L 7-17 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 81,115 9/23 W 29-13 at Philadelphia Eagles, Franklin Field 60,671 [Sonny Jurgenson 33 completions in 57 attempts] 9/30 W 31-27 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Stadium 40,916 [Y.A.Tittle 4 TD passes] 10/7 W 31-14 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium 20,627 10/14 L 17-20 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 62,808 [upset] 10/21 W 17-14 Detroit Lions YS 62,856 [upset • Dick Lynch blocks FG & interception to set up winning FG] 10/28 W 49-34 Washington Redskins YS 62,844 [Y.A. Tittle 7 TD passes • 506 yards] 11/4 W 31-28 St. Louis Cardinals YS 62,755 [35 pts. scored in 4th qtr. • Sonny Randle 16 receptions for Cardinals] 11/11 W 41-10 at Dallas Cowboys, the Cotton Bowl 45,668 11/18 W 19-14 Philadelphia Eagles YS 62,705 [Don Chandler 4 FGs] 11/25 W 42-24 at Washington Redskins, D.C. Stadium 49,219 [Giants' Johnny Counts 90 yard opening kickoff TD return] 12/2 W 26-24 at Chicago Bears, Wrigley Field 49,043 [Don Chandler 4 FGs] 12/9 W 17-13 Cleveland Browns YS 62,794 12/16 W 41-31 Dallas Cowboys YS 62,694 •Championship Game• 12/30 L 7-16 Green Bay Packers YS 64,892 1963 (11-3-0 1st NFL Eastern Conference) (11-4-0) Coach: Allie Sherman • Training campL Fairfield, Conn. 8/10 L 7-17 Chicago Bears, at Schoellkopf Crescent, Cornell, Ithaca, N.Y, 21,000 (preseason game) 8/17 W 24-21 Detroit Lions, at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio (night) 83,218 [1st half of doubleheader, 2nd game: Baltimore Colts 21-7 Cleveland Browns] (preseason game) 8/25 L 16-17 at Minnesota Vikings, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington 29,815 (preseason game) 9/2 L 17-24 at Green Bay Packers, City Stadium (night) 42,327 (preseason game) 9/7 W 34-10 Philadelphia Eagles, at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N.J. 45,010 (preseason game) 9/15 W 37-28 at Baltimore Colts, Municipal Stadium 60,029 9/22 L 0-31 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Stadium 44,068 9/29 W 37-14 at Philadelphia Eagles, Franklin Field 60,671 [Giants 5 interceptions] 10/6 W 24-14 at Washington Redskins, D.C. Stadium 47,219 10/13 L 24-35 Cleveland Browns YS 62,986 10/20 W 37-21 Dallas Cowboys YS 62,889 [Giants 20-0 in 2nd half] 10/27 W 33-6 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 84,213 [Hold Jimmy Brown to 40 yds. on 9 carries] 11/3 W 38-21 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium 29,482 11/10 W 42-14 Philadelphia Eagles YS 62,936 11/17 W 48-14 San Francisco 49ers YS 62,983 [Giants 568 yards] 11/24 L 17-24 St. Louis Cardinals YS 63,800 12/1 W 34-27 at Dallas Cowboys, the Cotton Bowl 29,653 12/8 W 44-14 Washington Redskins YS 62,992 12/15 W 33-17 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 63,240 [Beat Steelers for conference title] •Championship Game• 12/29 L 10-14 at Chicago Bears, Wrigley Field 45,801 [Y.A. Tittle 5 interceptions.] 1964 (2-10-2 7th, last, NFL Eastern Conference) Coach: Allie Sherman • Training Camp: Fairfield, Connecticut 8/8 L 7-21 at Minnesota Vikings, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington (night) 31,581 (preseason game) 8/15 L 10-34 at Green Bay Packers, City Stadium (night) 42,327 (preseason game) 8/22 L 24-27 Washington Redskins, at Schoellkopf Crescent, Ithaca, N.Y. 19,000 (preseason game) 8/29 W 28-17 Philadelphia Eagles, at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N.J. 43,439 (preseason game) [Gary Wood 3 TD passes] 9/5 L 10-24 Detroit Lions, at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio (night) 83,736 (preseason game) [1st game of doubleheader, 2nd game: Cleveland Browns 20-17 Green Bay Packers] 9/13 L 7-38 at Philadelphia Eagles, Franklin Field 60,671 9/20 L 24-27 at Pittsvurgh Steelers, Pitt Stadium 35,053 9/25 W 13-10 Washington Redskins YS (night) 62,996 [Gary Wood QB sneak for TD with 39 seconds left to win.] 10/4 L 3-26 at Detroit Lions, Tiger Stadium 54,836 10/11 T 13-13 at Dallas Cowboys, the Cotton Bowl 33,224 10/18 L 17-23 Philadelphia Eagles YS 62,987 10/25 L 20-42 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 81,050 11/1 W 34-17 St. Louis Cardinals YS 63,012 [Y.A. Tittle 4 TD passes] 11/8 L 21-31 Dallas Cowboys YS 63,031 11/15 T 10-10 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium 29,508 [mud] 11/22 L 17-44 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 62,961 11/29 L 21-36 at Washington Redskins, D.C. Stadium 49,219 12/6 L 21-30 Minnesota vikings YS 62,802 12/12 L 20-52 Cleveland Browns YS 53,007 1965 (7-7-0 2nd (tie) NFL Eastern Conference [3rd w/tie-breaker]) Coach: Allie Sherman • Training camp: Fairfield, Conn. & N.Y. Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, N.Y. 7/31 Giants Defense (W 18-9) Giants Offense, Alumini Field, University of Fairfield 9,000 (preseason scrimmage) 8/7 Giants Offense (W 12-9) Giants Defense, University of Fairfield 12,000 (preseason scrimmage) 8/14 L 7-44 at Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field (night) 50,837 (preseason game) 8/22 W 16-7 Pittsburgh Steelers, at the Yale Bowl, New Haven, Conn. 35,381 (preseason game) [benefit game] 8/28 L 13-34 Philadelphia Eagles, at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N.J. 31,712 (preseason game) 9/4 L 21-25 Detroit Lions, at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio (night) 83,118 (preseason game) [Doubleheader, 2nd game: Green Bay Packers 30-14 Cleveland Browns] 9/11 L 9-24 Minnesota Vikings, at Rosenblatt Stadium, Omaha, Nebraska 14,250 (preseason game) 9/19 L 2-31 at Dallas Cowboys, the Cotton Bowl 59,366 9/26 W 16-14 at Philadelphia Eagles, Franklin Field 57,154 [Andy Stynchulaa winning FG with 11 seconds left.] 10/3 W 23-13 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Stadium 31,071 10/9 L 14-40 at Minnesota Vikings, Metropolitan Stadium (night) 44,283 10/17 W 35-27 Philadelphia Eagles YS 62,815 [Earl Morrall 4 TD passes•89 yard pass reception TD by Homer Jones] 10/24 L 14-38 Cleveland Browns YS 62,864 [Jim Brown TD pass, TD reception, 177 yards rushing] 10/31 W 14-10 St. Louis Cardinals YS 62,807 11/7 L 7-23 Washington Redskins YS 62,788 11/14 L 21-34 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 82,126 11/21 W 28-15 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium 31,742 11/28 L 14-35 Chicago Bears YS 62,933 12/5 W 35-10 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 62,735 [Tucker Frederickson 3 TDs in 3½ minutes.] 12/12 W 27-10 at Washington Redskins, D.C. Stadium 50,373 12/19 L 20-38 Dallas Cowboys YS 62,871 [lose Playoff Bowl (runner-up bowl) on tie breaker to Dallas] 1966 (1-12-1 8th, last, NFL Eastern Conference) Coach: Allie Sherman • Training camp: Fairfield, Conn. & N.Y. Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, N.Y. 8/5 W 16-14 Pittsburgh Steelers, at Schoellkopf Crescent, Cornell, Ithaca, N.Y. 21,000 (preseason game) 8/13 W 14-7 Atlanta Falcons, at Dudley Field, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. (night) 20,945 (preseason game) 8/21 W 17-7 Detroit Lions, at the Yale Bowl, New Haven, Conn. 46,811 (preseason game) 8/27 L 23-24 Philadelphia Eagles, at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N.J. 45,162 [benefit game] (preseason game) 9/3 L 10-37 Green Bay Packers, at County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisc. (night) 48,500 (preseason game) 9/11 T 34-34 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Stadium 37,692 [Earl Morrall to Homer Jones 98 yard TD pass] 9/18 L 7-52 at Dallas Cowboys, the Cotton Bowl 60,010 9/25 L 17-35 at Philadelphia Eagles, Franklin Field 60,177 10/2 L 7-28 Cleveland Browns YS 62,916 10/9 L 19-24 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium 43,893 10/16 W 13-10 Washington Redskins YS 62,865 10/23 L 3-31 Philadelphia Eagles YS 63,010 11/6 L 17-20 St. Louis Cardinals YS 62,967 11/13 L 14-55 at Los Angeles Rams, Memorial Coliseum 34,746 11/20 L 16-27 Atlanta Falcons YS 62,746 [Falcons' first NFL win] 11/27 L 41-72 at Washington Redskins, D.C. Stadium 50,439 [record total points, Skins' Charlie Gogolak 9 of 10 PATs•Washington 10 TDs] 12/4 L 40-49 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 61,357 [blow 20 pt. lead] 12/11 L 28-47 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 62,658 12/18 L 7-17 Dallas Cowboys YS 62,735 1967 (8-6-0 2nd Capitol Division, 3rd NFL Eastern Conference) Coach: Allie Sherman • Training camp: Fairfield, Conn. & N.Y. Maritime College, Fort Schuyler, N.Y. 8/12 T 10-10 Atlanta Falcons, at Schoellkopf Crescent, Cornell. Ithaca. N.Y. 20,000 (preseason game) 8/19 L 13-31 Washington Redskins, at Carter Stadium, North Carolina State, Raleigh, N.C. (night) 33,529 (preseason game) 8/27 W 21-3 Minnesota Vikings, at the Yale Bowl 43,584 [benefit game] (preseason game) 9/2 L 3-24 Philadelphia Eagles, at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N.J. 45,092 (preseason game) 9/9 L 14-31 at Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field (night) 50,861 (preseason game) 9/17 W 37-20 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Memorial Stadium 40,801 [Fran Tarkenton 3 TD passes] 9/24 L 24-38 at Dallas Cowboys, the Cotton Bowl 66,209 10/1 L 34-38 at Washington Redskins, D.C. Stadium 50,266 [Inside 2 minutes, Giant Spider Lockhart intercepts a pass but as he falls to ground on his back, the ball pops into the air, and into the hands of Redskins' John Love, also on his back, for the winning touchdown.] 10/8 W 27-21 New Orleans Saints YS 62,670 [Giants had 535 total yards and had no punts.] 10/15 W 27-24 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Stadium 39,782 [Giants come from down 10 in 4th quarter. Win game on the “Well Special” a play that owner wellington mara suggested be put in the playbook, and that after the game, would be called a "high school play" by the Steelers head coach. A triple reverse flea flicker 59 yard touchdown pass play. Inside two minutes, Clarence Childs recovers a Steelers fumble at the Giants 41. First and ten, a Tarkenton toss to Ernie Koy who sweeps outside, then laterals it back to Homer Jones heading the other way. This double reverse had worked well earlier games but Pittsburgh had that covered. They didn't expect another lateral back to Tarkenton who threw it to wide open Joe Morrison who ran it in for the winning TD. Earlier 4th qtr. TD was from the two, a handoff to Ernie Koy who finds no room and tosses it back to Tarkenton who runs into the end zone.] 10/22 L 21-48 Green Bay Packers YS 62,585 10/29 W 38-34 Cleveland Browns YS 62,903 [Fran Tarkenton 3 TD passes, 1 TD run] 11/5 L 24-27 at Minnesota Vikings, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington 44,960 [Giants led 24-7] 11/12 L 7-34 at Chicago Bears, Wrigley Field 46,223 11/19 W 28-20 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 62,892 11/26 W 44-7 Philadelphia Eagles YS 63,027 12/3 L 14-24 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 78,594 12/10 L 7-30 Detroit Lions YS 63,011 12/17 W 37-14 St. Louis Cardinals YS 62,955 1968 (7-7-0 2nd Capital Division, 4th NFL Eastern Conference) Coach: Allie Sherman • Training camp: Fairfield, Conn. & C.W. Post, Brookville, L.I., N.Y. 8/10 W 15-14 at Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field (night) 50,861 (preseason game) 8/17 W 17-13 Atlanta Falcons, at Dudley Field, Vanderilt University, Nashville, tenn. (night) 14,455 (preseason game) 8/25 L 10-18 St. Louis Cardinals, at the Yale Bowl, New Haven, Conn. 53,766 (preseason game) [benefit game] 9/7 L 7-21 Philadelphia Eagles, at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N.J. 45,211 (preseason game) 9/15 W 34-20 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Stadium 45,698 9/22 W 34-25 at Philadelphia Eagles, Franklin Field 60,858 [Giants block 3 Eagles PATs] 9/29 W 48-21 Washington Redskins YS 62,979 10/6 W 38-21 New Orleans Saints YS 62,967 10/13 L 21-24 at Atlanta Falcons, Fulton County Stadium 49,962 [upset, Tarkenton intercepted in end zone from 2, with 1:30 to go.] 10/20 L 10-26 San Francisco 49ers YS 62,958 [upset] 10/27 W 13-10 at Washington Redskins, D.C. Stadium 50,839 [upset] 11/3 L 0-26 Baltimore Colts YS 62,973 11/10 W 27-21 at Dallas Cowboys, the Cotton Bowl 72,163 [upset] 11/17 W 7-6 Philadelphia Eagles YS 62,896 11/24 L 21-24 at Los Angeles Rams, Memorial Coliseum 68,534 12/1 L 10-45 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 83,193 12/8 L 21-28 St. Louis Cardinals YS 62,907 12/15 L 10-28 Dallas Cowboys YS 62,617 1969 (6-8-0 2nd Century Division, 4th NFL Eastern Conference) Head coaches: Allie Sherman, Alex Webster (from 9/12) • Training camp: Fairfield, Conn. 8/9 L 21-22 at Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field (night) 50,861 (preseason game) 8/17 L 14-37 New York Jets (A.F.L.), at the Yale Bowl, New Haven, Conn. 70,874 [benefit game] (interleague preseason game) 8/30 L 17-24 Philadelphia Eagles, at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N.J. 45,112 (preseason game) 9/6 L 27-28 at Minnesota Vikings, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington (night) 47,900 (preseason game) 9/11 L 13-17 Pittsburgh Steelers, at Jarry Park, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (night) 12,724 (preseason game) 9/21 W 24-23 Minnesota Vikings YS 62,920 [score in last 59 seconds] 9/28 L 0-24 at Detroit Lions, Tiger Stadium 54,358 10/5 W 28-24 Chicago Bears YS 62,583 [score with 59 seconds left] 10/12 W 10-7 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 62,987 10/19 L 14-20 at Washington Redskins, Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium 50,352 10/27 L 3-25 at Dallas Cowboys, the Cotton Bowl (night) 58,946 [CBS-TV] 11/2 L 20-23 Philadelphia Eagles YS 62,962 11/9 L 17-42 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium 49,094 11/16 L 24-25 New Orleans Saints YS 62,927 11/23 L 17-28 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 80,595 11/30 L 10-20 Green Bay Packers, at County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisc. 48,156 12/7 W 42-17 St. Louis Cardinals YS 62,973 12/14 W 21-17 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Pitt Stadium 21,067 12/21 W 27-24 Cleveland Browns YS 62,966 1970 (9-5-0 2nd Eastern Division, 6th NFL National Conference) Coach: Alex Webster • Training camp: C.W. Post, Brookville, Long Island, N.Y. 8/8 T 31-31 at Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field (night) 56,263 (preseason game) 8/15 L 27-30 at San Diego Chargers, San Diego Stadium (night) 35,579 (preseason game) [Marty Domres wins with TD pass under 2 minutes] 8/23 W 28-24 New York Jets, at the Yale Bowl, New Haven, Conn. 70,854 (preseason game) 8/28 L 6-21 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Three Rivers Stadium (night) 35,951 (preseason game) 9/5 W 27-7 Philadelphia Eagles, at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N.J. 42,907 (preseason game) 9/12 L 29-30 Cleveland Browns YS (night) 62,461 (preseason game) 9/19 L 16-24 Chicago Bears YS (night) 62,936 9/27 L 10-28 at Dallas Cowboys, the Cotton Bowl 57,236 ;'blew 10-0 lead] 10/4 L 10-14 at New Orleans Saints, the Sugar Bowl 69,126 [blow 10-0 lead] 10/11 W 30-23 Philadelphia Eagles, Franklin Field 62,620 [Ron Johnson 142 yards rushing] 10/18 W 16-0 Boston Patriots, at Haarvard Stadium, Cambridge, Mass. 39,091 10/25 W 35-17 St. Louis Cardinals YS 62,984 [upset, Fran tarkenton 15 of 18, 5 TDs] 11/1 W 22-10 at New York Jets, Shea Stadium 63,903 [16 pts. in 1:54] 11/8 W 23-20 Dallas Cowboys YS 62,838 [upset] 11/15 W 35-33 Washington Redskins YS 62,915 [21 pts. in 4th qtr.] 11/23 L 20-23 at Philadelphia Eagles, Franklin Field (night) 59,117 [ABC-TV•upset] 11/29 W 27-24 at Washington Redskins, R.F.K. Memorial Stadium 50,415 [Pete Gogolak FG 2 1:52 left] 12/6 W 20-6 Buffalo Bills YS 62,870 12/13 W 34-17 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium 50,845 12/20 L 3-31 Los Angeles Rams YS 62,870 [A win would have given Giants 1st place in Eastern Division, and a playoff berth.] 1971 (4-10-0 5th, last, Eastern Division, 13th, last NFL National Conference) coach: Alex Webster • Training Camp: C.W. Post, Brookville, L.I., N.Y. 8/9 L 6-35 at Houston Oilers, the Astrodome (night) 45,411 (preseason game) 8/15 L 14-20 at New England Patriots, Schaefer Stadium, Foxborough, Mass. (night) 60,423 (preseason game) 8/22 L 14-27 New York Jets, at the Yale Bowl, New Haven, Conn. 70,874 (preseason game) 8/28 L 14-26 Philadelphia Eagles, at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N.J. (preseason game) 9/4 L 7-27 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium )night) 82,710 [2nd game of doubleheader] (preseason game) 9/12 L 3-20 Pittsburgh Steelers YS 62,093 (preseason game) 9/19 W 42-40 at Green Bay Packers, Lambeau Field 56,263 9/26 L 3-30 Washington Redskins YS 62,795 10/3 W 21-20 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Memorial Stadium 49,571 [upset] 10/11 L 13-20 at Dallas Cowboys, the Cotton Bowl (night) 68,378 10/17 L 7-31 Baltimore Colts YS 62,860 10/24 L 7-23 at Philadelphia Eagles, Veterans Stadium 65,358 [upset•5 Giants fumbles] 10/31 L 10-17 Minnesota Vikings YS 62,829 11/7 W 35-17 San Diego Chargers YS 62,905 11/14 W 21-17 at Atlanta Falcons, Fulton County Stadium 58,050 [Fran Tarkenton TD run with 35 seconds left] 11/21 L 17-21 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Three Rivers Stadium 50,008 11/28 L 7-24 St. Louis Cardinals YS 62,878 12/5 L 7-23 at Washington Redskins, R.F.K. Memorial Stadium 53,941 12/12 L 14-42 Dallas Cowboys YS 62,815 12/19L 28-41 Philadelphia Eagles 62,774 1972 (8-6-0 3rd Eastern Division, 6th NFL National Conference) Coach: Alex Webster Training Camp: Monmouth College, West Long Branch, N.J. 7/29 L 17-23 Kansas City Chiefs, Fawcett Stadium, Canton, Ohio [Hall of Fame Game] 19,304 (preseason game) 8/5 L 10-28 at Pittsburgh Steelers, Three Rivers Stadium (night) 34,715 (preseason game) 8/20 T 31-31 New York Jets, at the Yale Bowl 67,945 [benefit game] (preseason game) 8/27 W 31-10 at New England Patriots, Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro, Mass. 51,470 (preseason game) 9/2 W 27-12 Philadelphia Eagles, at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N.J. 36,198 [benefit game] (preseason game) 9/10 W 28-21 Cleveland Browns YS 60,152 (preseason game) 9/17 L 16-30 at Detroit Lions, Tiger Stadium 54,418 [Rocky Thompson 92 yd kickoff return TD] 9/24 L 14-23 Dallas Cowboys YS 62,725 10/2 W 27-12 at Philadelphia Eagles, Veterans Stadium (night) 65,720 [Ron Johnson 4 TDs] 10/8 W 45-21 New Orleans Saints YS 62,057 10/15 W 23-17 at San Francisco 49ers, Candlestick Park 58,606 [upset] 10/22 W 27-21 St. Louis Cardinals YS 62,258 [Behind 21-7, score 20 in 2nd half] 10/29 L 16-23 Washington Redskins YS 62,867 11/5 W 29-17 Denver Broncos YS 62,689 11/12 L 13-27 at Washington Redskins, R.F.K. Stadium 53,039 11/19 W 13-7 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Memorial Stadium 48,014 11/26 W 62-10 Philadelphia Eagles YS 62,586 [Pete Gogolak 8 PATs, Bob Tucker 8 receptions for 100 yards] 12/3 L 10-13 at Cincinnati Bengals, Riverfront Stadium 59,523 12/10 L 13-23 Miami Dolphins YS 62,728 12/17 W 23-3 at Dallas Cowboys, Texas Stadium, Irving, Tex. 64,602 1973 (2-11-1, 5th & last, NFL East) Home Fields: Yankee Stadium & the Yale Bowl Coach: Alex Webster; Training camp: Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City 8/5 W 28-3 at San Diego Chargers, 43,054 [preseason game] 8/12 W 13-7 at New England Patriots, at Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro (night) 49,209 (preseason game) 8/19 W 45-30 New York Jets, at Yale Bowl, New Haven, Conn. 70,874 (Mayor's Bowl) (preseason game) 8/26 W 29-24 Pittsburg Steelers, YS 51,529 (preseason game) 9/1 W 42-21 Philadelphia Eagles, at Palmer Stadium, Princeton, N.J. 41,768 [benefit] (preseason game) 9/8 W 21-10 Cleveland Browns, at the Rubber Bowl, Akron, Ohio 30,751 (preseason game) 9/16 W 31-14 Houston Oilers, YS 57,979 [First non-sellout of home game since 1960.] 9/23 T 23-23 Philadelphia Eagles, YS 57,138 9/30 L 10-12 at Cleveland Browns, Municipal Stadium 76,065 10/7 L 14-16 Green Bay Packers, at the Yale Bowl 70,050 10/14 L 3-21 Washington Redskins, at the Yale Bowl 70,168 10/21 L 28-45 at Dallas Cowboys, Texas Stadium, Irving, Tex. 58,741 10/28 L 27-35 at St. Louis Cardinals, Busch Stadium 47,589 11/4 L 0-42 at Oakland Raiders, Oakland Coliseum 51,220 11/11 L 10-23 Dallas Cowboys, at the Yale Bowl 70,128 11/18 W 24-13 St. Louis Cardinals, at the Yale Bowl 65,795 11/25 L 16-20 at Philadelphia Eagles, Veterans Stadium 60,215 12/2 L 24-27 at Washington Redskins, RFK Stadium 53,590 12/10 L 6-20 at Los Angeles Rams, Los Angeles Coliseum 73,328 12/16 L 7-31 Minnesota Vikings, at the Yale Bowl 55,000
The Football Giants left Yankee Stadium following the 9/23/1973 game, afterwards using the Yale Bowl as their home field for 1973.
1976 coach: 8/11 W 16-14 at New York Jets, Yankee Stadium (night) 35,000 [pre-season game]
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