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{{Infobox NFL season
{{short description|NFL team season}}
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{{Infobox NFL team season
| logo = 1969-giants-mediaguide.jpg
| team = New York Giants
| team = New York Giants
| year = 1969
| year = 1969
| record = 6–8
| record = 6–8
| division_place = 2nd in Century Division
| division_place = 2nd [[National Football League Century Division|NFL Century]]
| coach = [[Alex Webster]]
| coach = [[Alex Webster (American football)|Alex Webster]]
| stadium = [[Yankee Stadium]]
| owner = [[Wellington Mara]]
| stadium = [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| shortnavlink = Giants seasons
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The '''1969 New York Giants season''' was the [[List of New York Giants seasons|franchise's 45th season]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). The [[New York Giants|Giants]] moved back to the Century Division in [[1969 NFL season|1969]], after one season in the Capitol Division.<ref>{{cite news | title = Pro Football Owners Mum On Money Talk Strategy | work = Observer-Reporter | agency = Associated Press | date = May 18, 1968 | url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lMZdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W14NAAAAIBAJ&pg=5008,2751512 | page = B5 }}</ref> They finished with a 6–8 record, and had one victory less than the previous year.<ref name="pfr">{{cite web | title = 1969 New York Giants | publisher = [[Pro Football Reference]] | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1969.htm | access-date = May 6, 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090430050316/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1969.htm| archive-date= April 30, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia | publisher = Pro Football Reference | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/ | access-date = May 6, 2009 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090429033049/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/| archive-date= April 29, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> New York placed second in the Century Division, four-and-a-half games behind the [[Cleveland Browns]].<ref>{{cite web|title=1969 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics |publisher=Pro Football Reference |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1969/ |access-date=June 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090422162455/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1969/ |archive-date=April 22, 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The '''1969 New York Giants season''' was the 45th season for the club in the [[National Football League]]. The [[New York Giants|Giants]] finished with a 6–8 record, and had one victory less than the previous year. New York placed second in the Century Division, four-and-a-half games behind the [[Cleveland Browns]].


Before the [[1969 NFL season|season]], the Giants selected [[Fred Dryer]] in the first round of the [[1969 NFL/AFL Draft]], with the thirteenth overall pick,<ref>{{cite web | title = 1969 NFL/AFL Draft | publisher = Pro Football Reference | url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1969/draft.htm | access-date = October 31, 2011 }}</ref> and traded with the [[1969 Atlanta Falcons season|Atlanta Falcons]] for running back [[Junior Coffey]] in late October.<ref name=gafcf>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gYMsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d80EAAAAIBAJ&pg=5529%2C5060534 |newspaper=Spartanburg Herald |publisher=Associated Press |location=South Carolina |title=Giants acquire Falcons' Coffey |date=October 29, 1969 |page=14}}</ref> New York lost all of its [[National Football League preseason|preseason]] games, including a 37–14 rout by the [[1969 New York Jets season|New York Jets]] at the [[Yale Bowl]] in [[New Haven, Connecticut|New Haven]], leading the team to fire head coach [[Allie Sherman]] in mid-September, a week before the regular season began.<ref name=nlctfr>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BBJHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dfgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=961%2C1932762 |work=The Day |location=(New London, Connecticut) |agency=Associated Press |last=Moore |first=Robert |title=Sherman Fired; Webster Named Giant Coach |date=September 13, 1969 |page=17 }}</ref><ref name=ttfgbs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Q9wbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TFEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5355%2C1393179 |newspaper=The Dispatch |location=(Lexington, North Carolina) |last=Richman |first=Milton |agency=United Press International |title=Firing Sherman Tough Task For Giants' Boss |date=September 17, 1969 |page=14 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | last = Whittingham | first = Richard | title = Illustrated History of the New York Giants | publisher = Triumph Books | year = 2005 | location = Chicago | page = 151 | isbn = 1-57243-641-7 }}</ref> Offensive backfield coach [[Alex Webster (American football)|Alex Webster]] was promoted to head coach.<ref name=gsgbtal>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nuNKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rOkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=662%2C2667800 |newspaper=Schenectady Gazette |location=(New York) |agency=Associated Press |title=Giants say goodbye to Allie as coach |date=September 13, 1969 |page=18}}</ref><ref name=troffre>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=iJcuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mqEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=705%2C6058550 |newspaper=Montreal Gazette |agency=United Press International |title=Trial of fire for Alex Webster |date=September 23, 1969 |page=44 }}</ref>
==References==
*[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1969.htm 1969 New York Giants]
*[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/ New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia]


The Giants opened the season with a one-point win over the [[1969 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]], the eventual [[1969 NFL Championship Game|league champion]],<ref name=dofffd>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ChJHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dfgMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2718%2C3284491 |work=The Day |location=(New London, Connecticut) |agency=Associated Press |title=Giants Carry Alex Webster Off Field |date=September 22, 1969 |page=24}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Silverman |first=Steve |title=The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Minnesota Vikings History |publisher=Triumph Books |year=2007 |pages=31–33 |isbn=9781572439887}}</ref> and held a 3–1 record after four games. However, they went on a seven-game losing streak, then won the final three games in December to close the season.<ref name="pfr"/>
{{1969 NFL season by team}}

== Roster ==
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{{NFL season roster
| year = 1969
| team = New York Giants

| quarterbacks =
{{NFLplayer|16|Milt Plum}}
{{NFLplayer|10|Fran Tarkenton}}
{{NFLplayer|19|Gary Wood}}

| running_backs =
{{NFLplayer|34|Junior Coffey}}
{{NFLplayer|24|Tucker Frederickson}}
{{NFLplayer|29|John Fuqua|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|23|Ernie Koy Jr.|P}}
{{NFLplayer|27|Randy Minniear}}
{{NFLplayer|40|Joe Morrison}}

| wide_receivers =
{{NFLplayer|80|Dave Dunaway}}
{{NFLplayer|85|Don Herrmann|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|84|Rich Houston|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|45|Homer Jones|d=American football}}

| tight_ends =
{{NFLplayer|87|Rich Kotite}}
{{NFLplayer|88|Aaron Thomas|d=American football}}
{{NFLplayer|81|Freeman White}}
{{NFLplayer|86|Butch Wilson}}

| offensive_linemen =
{{NFLplayer|77|Rich Buzin|T}}
{{NFLplayer|65|Pete Case|G}}
{{NFLplayer|62|Darrell Dess|G}}
{{NFLplayer|61|Charlie Harper|d=American football|G}}
{{NFLplayer|53|Greg Larson|C}}
{{NFLplayer|63|Doug Van Horn|G}}
{{NFLplayer|78|Steve Wright|d=American football, born 1942|T}}
{{NFLplayer|69|Willie Young|d=offensive tackle, born 1943|T}}

| defensive_linemen =
{{NFLplayer|79|Bruce Anderson|d=American football|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|82|McKinley Boston|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|89|Fred Dryer|rookie=y|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|71|Bob Lurtsema|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|74|Tim McCann|d=American football|rookie=y|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|78|Frank Parker|d=American football|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|75|Joe Szczecko|DT}}

| linebackers =
{{NFLplayer|56|Tommy Crutcher}}
{{NFLplayer|66|Henry Davis|d=American football}}
{{NFLplayer|55|Ralph Heck}}
{{NFLplayer|57|Ray Hicki|rookie=y}}
{{NFLplayer|52|John Kirby|d=American football}}

| defensive_back =
{{NFLplayer|20|Scott Eaton|d=American football|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|49|Jim Holifield}}
{{NFLplayer|43|Spider Lockhart|S}}
{{NFLplayer|44|Tom Longo|rookie=y|SS}}
{{NFLplayer|21|Bruce Maher|S}}
{{NFLplayer|41|Willie A. Williams|d=cornerback}}

| special_teams =
{{NFLplayer|&nbsp;3|Pete Gogolak|K}}

| reserve_lists =

| practice_squad =
{{NFLplayer|47|Joe Koontz|WR}}
{{NFLplayer|26|Kenny Parker|DB}}
}}

== Schedule ==
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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1969|border=2}}"| Result
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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1969|border=2}}"| Attendance
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 1
| September 21
| [[1969 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]
| '''W''' 24–23
| 1–0
| [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]
| 62,900
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 2
| September 28
| at [[1969 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
| '''L''' 0–24
| 1–1
| [[Tiger Stadium (Detroit)|Tiger Stadium]]
| 54,358
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 3
| October 5
| [[1969 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
| '''W''' 28–24
| 2–1
| Yankee Stadium
| 62,583
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 4
| October 12
| [[1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| '''W''' 10–7
| 3–1
| Yankee Stadium
| 62,987
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 5
| October 19
| at [[1969 Washington Redskins season|Washington Redskins]]
| '''L''' 14–20
| 3–2
| [[RFK Stadium]]
| 50,352
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 6
| October 27
| at [[1969 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]
| '''L''' 3–25
| 3–3
| [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]
| 58,964
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 7
| November 2
| [[1969 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]
| '''L''' 20–23
| 3–4
| Yankee Stadium
| 62,912
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 8
| November 9
| at [[1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]]
| '''L''' 17–42
| 3–5
| [[Busch Memorial Stadium]]
| 49,194
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 9
| November 16
| [[1969 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]]
| '''L''' 24–25
| 3–6
| Yankee Stadium
| 62,927
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 10
| November 23
| at [[1969 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
| '''L''' 17–28
| 3–7
| [[Cleveland Municipal Stadium]]
| 80,595
|-style="background:#fcc"
! 11
| November 30
| at [[1969 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]
| '''L''' 10–20
| 3–8
| [[Milwaukee County Stadium]]
| 48,156
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 12
| December 7
| [[1969 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]]
| '''W''' 49–6
| 4–8
| Yankee Stadium
| 62,973
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 13
| December 14
| at [[1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| '''W''' 21–17
| 5–8
| [[Pitt Stadium]]
| 21,067
|-style="background:#cfc"
! 14
| December 21
| [[1969 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]
| '''W''' 27–14
| 6–8
| Yankee Stadium
| 62,966
|-style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|New York Giants|year=1969|border=2}}"
|colspan="8"| '''Note:''' Intra-division opponents are in '''bold''' text.
|}

== Game summaries ==

=== Week 3 vs. Steelers ===
{{See also|1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season}}
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== Standings ==
{{1969 NFL Century standings}}

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

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Latest revision as of 22:37, 3 November 2024

1969 New York Giants season
OwnerWellington Mara
Head coachAlex Webster
Home fieldYankee Stadium
Results
Record6–8
Division place2nd NFL Century
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1969 New York Giants season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Giants moved back to the Century Division in 1969, after one season in the Capitol Division.[1] They finished with a 6–8 record, and had one victory less than the previous year.[2][3] New York placed second in the Century Division, four-and-a-half games behind the Cleveland Browns.[4]

Before the season, the Giants selected Fred Dryer in the first round of the 1969 NFL/AFL Draft, with the thirteenth overall pick,[5] and traded with the Atlanta Falcons for running back Junior Coffey in late October.[6] New York lost all of its preseason games, including a 37–14 rout by the New York Jets at the Yale Bowl in New Haven, leading the team to fire head coach Allie Sherman in mid-September, a week before the regular season began.[7][8][9] Offensive backfield coach Alex Webster was promoted to head coach.[10][11]

The Giants opened the season with a one-point win over the Minnesota Vikings, the eventual league champion,[12][13] and held a 3–1 record after four games. However, they went on a seven-game losing streak, then won the final three games in December to close the season.[2]

Roster

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1969 New York Giants roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 21 Minnesota Vikings W 24–23 1–0 Yankee Stadium 62,900
2 September 28 at Detroit Lions L 0–24 1–1 Tiger Stadium 54,358
3 October 5 Chicago Bears W 28–24 2–1 Yankee Stadium 62,583
4 October 12 Pittsburgh Steelers W 10–7 3–1 Yankee Stadium 62,987
5 October 19 at Washington Redskins L 14–20 3–2 RFK Stadium 50,352
6 October 27 at Dallas Cowboys L 3–25 3–3 Cotton Bowl 58,964
7 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles L 20–23 3–4 Yankee Stadium 62,912
8 November 9 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17–42 3–5 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,194
9 November 16 New Orleans Saints L 24–25 3–6 Yankee Stadium 62,927
10 November 23 at Cleveland Browns L 17–28 3–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 80,595
11 November 30 at Green Bay Packers L 10–20 3–8 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,156
12 December 7 St. Louis Cardinals W 49–6 4–8 Yankee Stadium 62,973
13 December 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–17 5–8 Pitt Stadium 21,067
14 December 21 Cleveland Browns W 27–14 6–8 Yankee Stadium 62,966
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

[edit]

Week 3 vs. Steelers

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See also: 1969 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Pittsburgh Steelers (1–2) at New York Giants (2–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Steelers 0 0 077
Giants 7 0 0310

at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York

Game information

Standings

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NFL Century
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Cleveland Browns 10 3 1 .769 4–1–1 8–1–1 351 300 L1
New York Giants 6 8 0 .429 4–2 4–6 264 298 W3
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 1 .308 3–2–1 3–6–1 314 389 L3
Pittsburgh Steelers 1 13 0 .071 0–6 0–10 218 404 L13

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

References

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  1. ^ "Pro Football Owners Mum On Money Talk Strategy". Observer-Reporter. Associated Press. May 18, 1968. p. B5.
  2. ^ a b "1969 New York Giants". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on April 30, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  3. ^ "New York Giants Franchise Encyclopedia". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved May 6, 2009.
  4. ^ "1969 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "1969 NFL/AFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
  6. ^ "Giants acquire Falcons' Coffey". Spartanburg Herald. South Carolina: Associated Press. October 29, 1969. p. 14.
  7. ^ Moore, Robert (September 13, 1969). "Sherman Fired; Webster Named Giant Coach". The Day. (New London, Connecticut). Associated Press. p. 17.
  8. ^ Richman, Milton (September 17, 1969). "Firing Sherman Tough Task For Giants' Boss". The Dispatch. (Lexington, North Carolina). United Press International. p. 14.
  9. ^ Whittingham, Richard (2005). Illustrated History of the New York Giants. Chicago: Triumph Books. p. 151. ISBN 1-57243-641-7.
  10. ^ "Giants say goodbye to Allie as coach". Schenectady Gazette. (New York). Associated Press. September 13, 1969. p. 18.
  11. ^ "Trial of fire for Alex Webster". Montreal Gazette. United Press International. September 23, 1969. p. 44.
  12. ^ "Giants Carry Alex Webster Off Field". The Day. (New London, Connecticut). Associated Press. September 22, 1969. p. 24.
  13. ^ Silverman, Steve (2007). The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Heart-Pounding, Jaw-Dropping, and Gut-Wrenching Moments from Minnesota Vikings History. Triumph Books. pp. 31–33. ISBN 9781572439887.
  14. ^ "Giants Zonk Steelers, 10–7". The Hutchinson News. Associated Press. October 13, 1969. p. 9. Retrieved January 20, 2019.


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